It has been more than three years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted into law, yet health care experts say many Americans remain unsure about how the law impacts their lives. As part of its ongoing effort to clear up that confusion, the AARP this month launched a suite of new […]
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Councilman Mosby Wants Baltimore to Sever Financial Connections with Florida
In light of the July acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin one Baltimore city councilman wants the city to sever any financial connections with the state of Florida. During an Aug. 13 city council meeting, 7th District Councilman Nick Mosby proposed a measure that would limit the city’s commercial […]
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Washington D.C. Introduces Mobile Phone App Tool for Sexual Assault Victims
Washington D.C.— The Mayor’s Office of Victim Services recently joined with community service providers, leading sexual assault prevention experts and law enforcement officials throughout the Washington, D.C. area to launch a pioneering resource for targets and victims of assault. The District-wide initiative addresses sexual assault and dating violence through the use of technology, and is […]
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Young, Familiar Sex Partners Likely to Skip Condoms, Study Finds
Teens engaging in sexual intercourse are less likely to use condoms with partners with whom they think they have a more in-depth relationship with and deem “familiar,” according to a just-released health study. In the August 2013 edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health, health researchers released the findings from a 2008 survey of 1,469 […]
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Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino Names Recruitment Coordinator
Kanika Feaster, an African-American Baltimore City resident and program manager for LIFE, a local nonprofit, was recently hired as the recruitment coordinator for Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and CBAC Gaming, the owners of Horseshoe Casino, announced feaster’s appointment at a Board of Estimates meeting on Aug. 14. At LIFE, Feaster’s responsibilities included job […]
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Network Linking HIV Patients with Permanent Care Coming to Nation’s Capital
Black residents of the nation’s capital will soon have an entire network of resources catering specifically to the needs of African Americans with HIV and AIDS. With a focus on education initiatives led by the Community Education Group (CEG), the Black AIDS Institute has partnered with Merck, a leading U.S. drug maker, to create the […]
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Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on TV’s, restaurant dinners, an expensive watch and other costly personal items. His wife received a sentence of one year. Jackson, the 48-year-old son of […]
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Murder of Charles Flowers Senior Amber Stanley Remains Unsolved
It was the kind of crime that leaves people feeling that no place is safe, that the one space where everbody should feel safe—home—is vulnerable to invasion at any time. It was Aug. 22, 2012, a Wednesday—warm, as summer nights are in suburban Maryland in late summer. Amber D. Stanley, an honor student at Charles […]
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Event Draws More Than 40,000 to Inner Harbor
Madeline Porter is a self-confessed nerd and while being a nerd has at times left her feeling like an outsider, that was not the case recently. She was among more than 40,000 nerds at the Baltimore Convention Center for Otakon 2013, the 20th annual celebration of Far East Asian popular culture. For three days, Aug. […]
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Prince George’s Foreclosures Surge
A group of 16 housing advocacy organizations want the Prince George’s County Foreclosure Task Force to find ways to stem an alarming rise in housing foreclosures recently. Maryland is third in the nation for homes in foreclosure actions, lead largely by a flurry of foreclosure activity in Baltimore City and Prince George’s and Charles counties, […]
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Harbor Point Deal Reaches a Preliminary Decision
Following weeks of protests and rallies against city backing of a private real estate development, the Baltimore city council voted Aug. 12 to fund needed infrastructure for Harbor Point, a development that is slated to rest on a portion of the city’s waterfront. The planned mix of residences and commercial businesses, which is to include […]
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New Schools CEO Chatted up at Duval
Prince George’s County Public School CEO Dr. Kevin Maxwell held the third and final pre-school year meet and greet since he was hired at DuVal High School in Lanham, Md. on Aug. 13 Maxwell held the previous two meet and greet events at Crossland High School and G James Gholson Middle School. DuVal’s High School […]