During the General Election, many Marylanders – consumed with the selection of the state’s next governor – ignored the first statewide ballot question that gave voters the option to rewrite the Maryland constitution. Although the majority of the electorate said yes to a Maryland Constitutional Convention—about 142,000 more than those that said no—more than 164, […]
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Posted inWashington D.C. News
Fenty’s Future Remains Uncertain
The dismantling of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration, prompted by his 53-46 percent loss to City Council Chairman Vincent Gray in September’s Democratic mayoral primary, is continuing apace. Gray named the team that would facilitate his transition to the city’s helm late last week. And in recent days, hundreds of Fenty hires were given their walking […]
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Gun Buyback Whittling Away at Crime
Fifteen fewer guns are on the streets of Washington, D.C., thanks to Got Guns?, a Metropolitan Police Department program that offers cash rewards to anonymous callers who give police tips on where they can find illegal firearms. According to the program’s records, obtained by the AFRO through a Freedom of Information Act request, in its […]
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Howard Psychiatry Department and Bermuda Sign Landmark Medical Agreement
WASHINGTON – The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital has entered into a landmark agreement with Bermuda to provide psychiatric services to the island’s residents. Bermuda has aggressively sought to improve on-island patient care by partnering with top U.S. medical schools, said Bermuda Premier Dr. […]
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Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray, Philanthropist Jeff Thompson Inducted by Continentals
Mayor-elect Vincent Gray, surrounded by members of his family got a special treat for his Nov. 8 birthday by being inducted during an historic ceremony as an honorary board member of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Continentals Society. Gray, who takes office Jan. 2, told the beaming crowd that gathered for the lavish induction […]
Posted inHealth
Don’t Be a Wimp, Get a Check-Up
I started exercising about 15 years ago. I’ve been pretty healthy. I would go to the doctor to get my annual checkup, but not get the PSA (prostate early detection screening test). It was my wife’s insistence that made me go and get a PSA test. The first time, there were some numbers. I returned […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
New County Council Members Prepare for Office
With five new members of the Prince George’s County Council, the transition into office will have to be made as smooth as possible. The new members have already starting working to make sure they hit the ground running in December. The main thing new council members are doing now is listening to residents. All the […]
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Racial Profiling Case Reaches Maryland’s Highest Court
A Maryland state trooper’s traffic stop of a Black family returning from a funeral 18 years ago is at the core of an important racial profiling case before the state’s highest court. The Maryland Court of Appeals heard arguments on Nov. 5 as to whether or not the Maryland State Police must turn over records […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Attorney General Files Suit Against Henson and Associates
An Election Day robocall sent to Democratic voters in the state of Maryland telling them to “relax” and that the election was over – an apparent attempt to get them to stay home and not vote – has been traced back to Universal Elections, a company hired by Republican Robert Ehrlich’s gubernatorial campaign. Maryland’s State’s […]
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Community Corner
PIKESVILLE Erlene Wilson Receives Business Award Erlene B. Wilson, founder and president of EWC pr+mktg (dba E. Wilson Communications Inc.) and longtime Pikesville resident, has been recognized as one of the region’s outstanding women/minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia and was awarded a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise […]
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Support Organization Accepts Responsibility for Baltimore Women in Crisis
In 1988, 27-year-old Wanda Savage discovered she was HIV positive and pregnant. Unable to find services or housing, she struggled financially until she succumbed to the disease in January 1993, leaving behind a young daughter. Her mother Bernice Tucker, embattled by devastation and the need to help others, vowed to seek out better services for […]
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Coppin Pays Tribute to Student Shooting Victim
While Coppin State track star, honors scholar Dale Dunn, recovers from a shooting stemming from an armed robbery in the Mondawmin neighborhood, his fellow students and loved ones congregated for a moving ceremony in his honor Nov. 3. A picture of Dunn at his best, during a recent Coppin State track meet, graced a sign-in […]
