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 […]
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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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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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Brown Announces Transition Team
City-Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown has announced the transition team that will be instrumental in analyzing procedures and implementing recommendations concerning the governing body’s operations after he assumes office on Jan. 2. The formal launching of the seven-member team took place Nov. 8 during a press conference held at the John A. Wilson Building. Members include […]
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Spingarn High School Student Killed
A 17-year-old Spingarn High School student has been killed as the result of a shooting that occurred in the 1300 block of Holbrook St., in Northeast Washington. The shooting site is in the Trinidad a community, more than a mile away from the school. According to District of Columbia Public Schools spokesman Frederick Lewis, Joseph […]
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Gray announces Transition Team
Mayor-elect Vincent Gray has announced the 16-member transition team that will be vital in helping him develop the framework to tackle some of the city’s most pressing concerns – including ongoing education reform and balancing the budget. Rounding out a list of local and national leaders who will offer insight and guidance for smoothing over […]
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Roundtable to Focus on Black Males and Crime
The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is partnering with the Commission on Black Men and Boys to hold a roundtable hearing entitled Youth Violence: Helping Young Boys Become Young Men. The event takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in downtown Washington. Panelists will include […]
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Obama Supporter Forced to Sell Handwritten Letter to Pay Bills
A woman, who received a handwritten letter from President Obama regarding her financial woes, has reportedly sold the correspondence to pay for her home and medical bills. Jennifer Cline of Monroe, Mich., a wife and mother of two, wrote a three-page letter on notebook paper to Obama in December 2009. “I lost my job, my […]
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California Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana Legalization
Amid the debate over its pros, cons, and ramifications, California voters rejected Proposition 19, which would have legalized recreational marijuana use for people over the age of 21 in the state. The measure only received 46 percent of the vote, denying it this time around. But proponents believe that the number of favorable votes is […]
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Sentencing of Oakland Transit Cop Sparks Protests
Protesters rioted in Oakland late Nov. 5 and early Nov. 6 in the wake of the two-year minimum prison sentence given to an ex-transit officer who killed an unarmed African-American man. Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant while trying to arrest him on an Oakland train platform two years ago. Since then, the case […]
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Obama to America: ‘I’m Responsible’
WASHINGTON (November 4, 2010) – A somber President Obama took the podium on the State Floor of the White House on Nov. 3 to discuss the election nightmare Democrats face in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives. The press conference lacked the charm and clever rhetoric the president has displayed […]
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Community Choir to Sing Black Sacred Music at its Best
Our grandmothers propelled themselves on “church” music as they tackled the often manual and challenging tasks of the day. They hummed “Father I Stretch My Hands to Thee,” while ironing shirts so perfectly they threatened to stand on their own. They moaned “Amazing Grace” while measuring ingredients for the next pound cake. And as they […]
