The United Food and Commercial Workers Union – advocate for workers in retail food, meatpacking and poultry, food processing and manufacturing, and retail stores across the country – will announce the findings of a poll conducted by pollster David Meriman of Lake Research, Wed., July 21. Merriman who surveyed communities in Baltimore, Washington D.C., and […]
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100 Years of the Urban League Movement
WASHINGTON — At 100 years old, the National Urban League Movement is as vital as it’s ever been, President/CEO Marc Morial said. “The National Urban League may be 100 years old but we don’t have any gray hair,” he stated. “We are more energetic, more focused and more determined than ever before to create a […]
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Labor Group Wants Social Workers Reinstated
Labor union leaders are calling on Mayor Adrian Fenty to reinstate three Children and Family Service Agency social workers who were fired in the wake of the Banita Jacks case, in which the mummified bodies of her four young daughters were found in the family’s home. The leaders, led by George Johnson, president of the […]
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Black Police Officers Win Discrimination Suit
Five Black District of Columbia police officers, who filed a racial discrimination complaint two years ago against department officials, have been awarded $900,000 in compensatory damages by a federal jury. The verdict was reached earlier this month following 11 days of testimony in U. S. District Court after a jury panel determined that the officials […]
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Black Doctor to Head Public Health Association
The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems recently announced the hiring of Dr. Bruce Siegel as the organization’s new chief executive officer. Siegel, the first African American to head a major hospital association, will lead NAPH as they continue to address many of the current issues in health care as well as those in the future. “He […]
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Possible Breakthrough in AIDS Prevention
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman’s chances of getting HIV from an infected partner. The results need to be confirmed, and scientists disagree about whether this amount of protection is enough to justify using the gel now. But it […]
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First Lady of Prince George’s Joins the Family Business
Leslie Johnson, wife of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson and candidate for the Prince George’s County Council seat in District 6, has never held public office in Maryland, but she heads into the race as the candidate with the highest profile. However, she’s ready to let people know that behind that profile, is a […]
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Anacostia Graduate Aims to be Role Model for Young Black Males
At 17, Jordan Smiley already knows exactly what he wants out of life: to be counted among the Black men teaching in the nation’s classrooms, where most will also serve as role models for their younger counterparts. “I’ve never actually thought about being anything else,” said Jordan, valedictorian of Anacostia Senior High School’s Class of […]
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Two Longtime Legislators Vie for District 24 Seat
Two legends in the Maryland General Assembly will go head-to-head in the state Senate race for District 24. Joanne C. Benson and Nathaniel Exum bring close to 55 years of legislative experience between the two of them. It’s a race that, according to the candidates, matches record vs. progress. Exum, who is seeking his fourth […]
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Baker Vows to Improve Pr. George’s Schools
Prince George’s County executive candidate Rushern Baker used a personal anecdote to illustrate his family’s commitment to public education July 17 at a “Women to Elect Baker” luncheon in Fort Washington. Baker, an attorney and former Maryland state delegate, spoke of a time when one of his three children was struggling in school, in part […]
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Predatory Lenders Found Their Prey in Prince George’s Residents
When the foreclosure rate went up in Prince George’s County, the ensuing crisis was created by many things. A main contributing factor was predatory lending, which took advantage of many homeowners in the county. “Certainly there were irresponsible lenders in the market that were qualifying lenders for way above what they should have,” said Michael […]
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Tea Party Group Expelled over Controversial Letter
The war of words between the NAACP and the tea party reached new heights this past week when Tea Party Express member Mark Williams, posing as NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, wrote a satirical blog post addressed to Abraham Lincoln. Williams referenced Jealous as “Tom’s Nephew” and called slavery “a great gig.” “We Colored People,” the […]