Stanice Anderson remembers the sensation of floating that came after she injected heroin. She also remembers the agony of trying to quit—the stomach cramps, nausea, the feeling of desperation that she would never be free. “The rush is euphoric. It felt like I was really light,” Anderson, of the District, told the AFRO. “There were no […]
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Black Baltimore Leaders Need to Urge African Americans to Vote
African-American voters in Baltimore City will likely trickle to the polls in June if Black leaders do not ramp up efforts to educate and mobilize those voters, election experts say. “Black politicians are obligated to register and educate Black voters you don’t see Black politicians in Baltimore aggressively turning out the vote,” said Raymond Winbush, […]
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Mayoral Candidates Lock Horns on Top Issues
Ramping up to the April 1 Democratic primary, the Missionary Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity hosted a debate forum Feb. 17 at Zion Baptist Church in Northwest. Clergymen, residents, and even out-of-towners came out to hear the candidates discuss several issues including poverty, affordable housing, parking, and education. Democrats running for mayor […]
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New Baltimore Schools CEO Introduced
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, along with the Baltimore City School Board, introduced new CEO of the Baltimore Public Schools, Dr. Gregory Thornton, during a news conference Feb. 18 at John Eager Howard Elementary School. A life-long educator who once turned down an opportunity to study medicine free of charge because he was committed to becoming […]
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Minimum Wage is Going Up
Efforts to raise both the federal and state minimum wage continued this month. At the federal level, information from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported a change could have wide-reaching positive and negative effects. “The $10.10 option would have substantially larger effects on employment and income than the $9.00 option would – because more […]
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Gregory Kane Dies at 62
Gregory Kane, a provocative former columnist for the Baltimore Sun died of cancer on Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 62. Kane, a native of Baltimore once described himself as, “liberal on some issues, conservative on others, a veritable fascist on the topic of crime.” That often mercurial style thrilled and infuriated readers of […]
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Jordan Davis Case Shows Lack of Respect for Young Black Men’s Lives, Young Men Say
To many young Black men in the Washington-Baltimore area, the failure of a Florida jury to convict a White man who fatally shot unarmed 17 year-old Jordan Davis for murder said a lot about the way the nation thinks about the value of the lives of its young Black men. To several young Black men […]
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Christopher’s Law Would Require Additional Police Training
A controversial measure that would require police officers to receive annual training on issues pertaining to proper use of force, sensitivity to cultural and gender diversity, and training in lifesaving techniques such as CPR, is currently under consideration in the Maryland House of Delegates. Christopher’s Law is named for Christopher Brown, the Randallstown teenager who […]
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Friendship Collegiate Students Receives Surprise Scholarship
It was the surprise of a lifetime for three Friendship Collegiate Academy seniors who received scholarships to further their education at Hanover College in Indiana. Associate director of admissions and director of the Templeton Scholars Program, Monica Green from Hanover College visited the school, Feb. 28, to make the presentations to Takima Johnson, Cora Smallwood […]
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D.C. Mayor to Make Annual Pitch to Rating Agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) – District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and other city leaders are making their annual trip to New York to meet with the three bond rating agencies. The city’s bond ratings have improved steadily since the mid-1990s, when Congress was forced to take over the bankrupt district government. Gray will argue that the […]
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Smoke to Clear on Baltimore Playgrounds, Athletic Fields
Smokers puffing within Baltimore City limits have roughly six months left to enjoy their nicotine rush while on playgrounds, schoolyards, and city athletic fields. If Baltimore City council members have their way, with a bill banning the use of tobacco products in these venues, the air will clear. With the Councilman William H. Cole IV’s […]
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Ravens Await Details on Ray Rice Arrest
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens intend to talk to Ray Rice before deciding how to deal with the running back’s arrest in a New Jersey casino. Atlantic City police say Rice was arrested early Saturday morning after an argument with his fiancee turned physical. Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said Monday that […]
