Black farmers were again denied a $1.25 billion settlement in a racial bias case against the federal government, when Senate Republicans on August 5 failed to support a unanimous consent on the measure. With Congress now in recess, those farmers have been put on hold again after waiting for more than a decade. “The Black […]
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Saint Paul’s College Receives Largest Gift in School History
Saint Paul’s College a historically Black college located in Lawrenceville, Va. recently received the largest donation in the school’s history from the estate of former D.C. Councilwoman Hilda Mason and Charles N. Mason, Jr. The $1.4 million endowment will be used to create a scholarship fund available to students pursuing a degree in any major […]
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D.C. Metro Brawl Leaves Four Injured, Three Arrested
More than 70 people were involved in a massive brawl on the Washington, D.C. Metro system’s Green Line in both the Gallery Place-Chinatown and L’Enfant Plaza stations on Friday evening, August 6. D.C. Metro Police responded to a report of disorderly conduct at the Gallery Place-Chinatown station at about 11 p.m. The crowd dispersed but […]
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Elena Kagan Confirmed 112th Supreme Court Justice
The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice of the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Members of the Senate voted 63-37 for Kagan, President Barack Obama’s nominee, to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens. Only five Republicans supported Kagan and one Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson […]
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Missouri Voters Reject Obama Health Policy
Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a measure that blocks the government from forcing people to buy health insurance and penalizing those who don’t. Proposition C, one of several challenges to the Obama administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was supported by 71.1 percent of voters in the state’s Aug. 3 primary election. The […]
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Baltimore Woman Welcomes 104th Year of Life
Alice Colbert, born Aug. 3, 1906, in Baltimore, is living an exceptionally full life. The spry centenarian has watched her family flourish with five generations and she has traveled to Panama, Mexico, Italy and England. At 104 years old, Colbert still holds fast to traditions she garnered as a young woman – attending church, baking […]
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Baltimore Meets 50 Million-Pound (of Waste) Challenge
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake recently visited Edmondson Village to celebrate Baltimoreans who have recycled 50,000,000 pounds of waste since the start of One PLUS ONE collections last July. Flanked by huge pallets of recycled materials at the Edgewood/Lyndhurst Recreation Center, Mayor Rawlings-Blake praised residents who helped the city reach this impressive achievement. “We could not have […]
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Daughter Honors Mother’s Years of Teaching Nurses with Peggy Jordan Scholarship
BALTIMORE – All it took Tumara Jordan was a few seconds to decide what to get her mother Peggy as a retirement gift for 35 years as a nurse educator at Baltimore City Community College. “Education has always mattered to everyone in our family,” Tumara said. “It’s been one of the single most important things.” […]
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D.C. Youths Lead Green Revolution
Communities east of the Anacostia River are going “green” thanks to the efforts of Project Dream Green, a group of local youths dedicated to environmental conservation. Ranging from 14 to 21 years old, the 72 young people—who come from Northeast Washington communities most impacted by pollution and other environmental degradation—are distributing energy-efficient light bulbs throughout […]
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Fall Voting Process Marked by Change
Same-day voter registration, early voting and touch screen voting machines are among a series of new options that Washington, D.C. voters have at their disposal during and leading up to the Sept. 14 primary election. “The district decided that it’s time we become a model for the nation and implement the kind of reforms that […]
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Who Will Be the Voice for the Black District on the Council
Baltimore County Council of Maryland is divided into seven districts of roughly 108,000 residents each. The Fourth District was created eight years ago as a majority minority district after the 2000 Census count. It includes the Liberty Road communities – Woodlawn, Lochearn, Milford Mill, Windsor Mill, Randallstown, Granite, Woodstock, Reisterstown – and the New Town […]
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Local ACLU Files Information Request for FBI Records
Offices of the American Civil Liberties Union in 29 states, including Maryland and the District of Columbia, filed Freedom of Information Act requests on July 27 to have access to records compiled by the FBI in accordance with its Domestic Intelligence and Operations Guide issued to agents. The ACLU says the collection of race and […]