The Washington, D.C. mayoral election between incumbent Adrian Fenty and City Council Chairman Vincent Gray has already been a bumpy ride—and things may have just gotten bumpier. Another disagreement between the pair emerged during the week of June 7 when both were slated to address the 2010 graduating class of Dunbar Senior High School. According […]
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La. Sheriff Prompts to Illegal Alien Probe Amid Oil Spill Cleanup
The sheriff of Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish and federal officials have admitted to conducting an unlawful probe for illegal aliens working at clean-up stations for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Sheriff Jack Stephens initially denied any involvement and federal authorities said they were conducting a training exercise, not a raid, according […]
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S.C. Man Jailed for Killing Black Man and Dragging Him Behind Truck
A White man from South Carolina is in jail for allegedly killing his Black co-worker and dragging him for more than 10 miles with his truck, according to the Associated Press. Authorities believe the murder may have been a possible hate crime. “We’ve not been able to rule that out,” Reggie Lloyd, chief of the […]
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District 6 County Council Candidates Searching for Change
In central Prince George’s County, the District Six County Council race is shaping up to be one of the key races in local politics. “I talk to residents and I think it’s time for us to get bang for every buck,” said county educational administrator and chair of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF), Derrick […]
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Off-Duty Cop Kills Veteran Marine
Tyrone Brown was days away from attending his son’s eighth-grade graduation in San Diego and a month away from walking one of his sisters down the aisle on her wedding day. He lived with his wife and 8-year-old daughter in Baltimore and was fatally shot nine times by an off-duty cop on June 5. The […]
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Joyner Shooting Handed over to Philadelphia Prosecutors
The federal attorney who was assigned to oversee last year’s fatal shooting of Trey Joyner has passed the case over to prosecutors in Philadelphia. Ron Machen had been under heat to solve the June 8, 2009 shooting, in which six U.S. Park Police officers were accused of shooting the 24-year-old in the back. The officers […]
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Black Officers File Complaints Against Hyattsville Police Department
The Hyattsville Police Department is under increased scrutiny as a retired police lieutenant and a current officer have filed EEOC complaints alleging racism and sexism. Ret. Lt. Gary Blakes and officer Barbara Smith both say they were punished for speaking out against the department’s wrongdoings. Blake, who was subject to an internal affairs investigation, was […]
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Baltimore Mourns Loss of MD General Assembly Member
Michael Dobson, who represented Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly from 1998 – 2003, died on May 29 after a multi-year struggle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old. After unsuccessful runs for Congress and the Baltimore City Council, Dobson was appointed to his first public office — appointed by the 43rd Legislative District […]
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Fenty Appoints Interim HIV/AIDS Director
Mayor Adrian Fenty recently teamed up with Department of Health Director Dr. Pierre Vigilance to announce the interim appointment of Dr. Nnemdi Kamanu Elias as a senior deputy director for the District’s HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Tuberculosis and STD Administration. Prior to assuming the post, Dr. Elias was the chief medical director for HAHSTA. She will serve […]
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Morgan Honors Judge Bell
On April 28, Morgan renamed its Center for Civil Rights in Education to honor Judge Robert M. Bell, a Morgan alumnus and the first African American to serve as chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, his current position. In a ceremony that included presentations by retiring President Earl Richardson and Morgan Board of […]
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Coppin Welcomes New Provost
On July 1, Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond will assume the position as the new provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for Coppin State University (CSU). The Louisiana native comes to CSU from Winston Salem State University where she served as dean of the School of Education and Human Performance. There, she oversaw the administration of […]
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Residents Say Boulevard is ‘Failing’
When the Boulevard at the Capital Center was opened in 2003, it was promoted as the first major retail hub in Prince George’s County. Just seven years later, people everywhere are questioning its viability as business after business continues to close. “That area has shows a consistent history of failed retail services,” said Duane Henderson, […]