After nearly two years of investigation, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will face a public hearing before the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the start of a House process to determine if he violated ethics rules and, if so, to impose sanctions on the 20-term congressman. The committee, more often referred to as […]
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Black Farmers Wait for Discrimination Settlement Funds
Black farmers continue to wait for funds promised to them as settlement of a discrimination case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to CNN, nearly 30,000 Black farmers should have been granted $1.25 billion after it was found that they were denied loans by the Agriculture Department because of the color of their skin. […]
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Congress Votes to Ban Cell Phones in Prison
Inmates in federal prisons will have a tougher time using cell phones and wireless devices in prison after both chambers of Congress recently voted in favor of a bill restricting their use behind bars. According to the Associated Press, Congress voted July 20 to close a loophole in federal law by restricting the use or […]
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First African-American Woman Appointed to Maryland Appellate Court
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has appointed Michele D. Hotten to the Court of Special Appeals for the Fourth Appellate Circuit in Prince George’s County, making her the first African-American woman to be appointed to an appellate court in that state. Hotten was born on April 20, 1954 in Washington, D.C., where she also grew […]
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Obama Signs Major Financial Overhaul and Reform Bill into Law
In an effort to reform the way big banks and other major investment houses conduct business, President Obama on July 21 signed into law a bill aimed at protecting consumers and ensuring economic stability all the way from Main Street to Wall Street. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection financial overhaul bill promises […]
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The Numbers Game (Pt. 1)
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley began his political ascendancy during the 1990s by challenging the crime numbers of the Baltimore City Police Department when he was one of three councilmen in the old Third District of Baltimore City. O’Malley argued the department’s crime statistics, specifically homicides and shootings, just didn’t add up and the burgeoning politician […]
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Four Arrested in Rape Investigation
Four Morgan State University students and alumni have been identified as the alleged rapists of an unidentified woman on June 30. Police arrested Renard James, 30, Dante Green, 24, Dale Lawton, 23, and Howard Cook Smith, 21, on July 19. They are charged with eight counts of sex offense, assault, perverted practice and conspiracy charges […]
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Ideal Bank Closes
The collapse of Wall Street, which spurred an epic economic recession, has claimed its 88th victim in the banking industry. Baltimore’s Ideal Federal Savings Bank was closed on July 9 by the Office of Thrift Supervision and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was appointed receiver. The Black-owned institution, which opened its doors in 1920 and was […]
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The House That ‘Extreme Makeover’ Built
Thousands of volunteers toiled in the sweltering Baltimore heat. Vendors and contractors donated supplies, raw materials, food and water. And within a week the television show Extreme Makeover Home Edition in partnership with Excel Homes and the Maryland Community Builders Foundation completed the largest home ever built on the series for eight deserving and grateful […]
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Baltimore Youth Fare Well in NAACP ACT-SO Competition
Eight Baltimore City students participated in the NAACP’s national ACT-SO (Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics). Two 2010 graduates of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute won National Silver Medals, Eberechi Ihezie (earth and space science) and Vaughn Midder (biology/microbiology.) ACT-SO students from Maryland were recognized with a total of four national medals. Maia Bedford performed during […]
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Lochearn Family Sends Two Children to Graduate School
Proud parents Earl Lowe and Janet Blount load the van that will take their son Benjamin Lowe (third from left) to the University of Delaware Graduate School where he will study education. In addition, their son Jonathan (far right) is headed to Ohio State University Graduate School of Business to earn his MBA. Ben is […]
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Black Law Enforcement Group, Local University Partner
Walden University and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) recently announced a partnership that will allow NOBLE members to enroll in online higher education programs at a reduced rate. According to a press release, Walden’s School of Public Policy and Administration has also created six new certificate programs designed to meet the […]