Complete with live performances, historical exhibits and art that highlights Baltimore’s rich Black influence, this year’s African American Heritage Festival is sure to give families across the area the perfect Father’s Day weekend. Kicking off on June 18, R&B crooner Ryan Leslie will open for the blue-eyed soul balladeer Robin Thicke. On June 19, various […]
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Through My Father’s Eyes
Marty Henson wants to be a good father. A rough-and-tumble past and a series of poor decisions made it difficult for him to be a nurturing parent, but he now recognizes his shortcomings. It took several prison stays and a strained relationship with his two daughters for him to reevaluate his life and change. Shortly […]
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Coppin State Cuts Energy Costs with New Solar Installations
Coppin State University will install energy-saving solar systems on eight campus rooftops in efforts to reduce energy costs. The final project is expected to be completed by April 2011. The project, funded by the Maryland Energy Administration’s Sunburst Program, will provide nearly three to five percent of Coppin’s total annual consumption and will cut annual […]
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BCCC Bids Farewell to Walter Dean and Harry Smith
As the 2010 academic year draws to a close, Baltimore City Community College says goodbye to two pillars of its scholastic community. These men, who forged excellence and demonstrated their ability to change lives are: Walter Dean, 40-year educator, Baltimore area civil rights pioneer and member of the Maryland House of Delegates, who implored people […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Local Church Finds its “Sanctuary” in Business
Pastor Anthony G. Maclin and the Sanctuary at Kingdom Square has a model for success many other churches in the area just don’t have. It has its own mall. “I think it’s a good thing that people know that they can come somewhere where they can trust you,” said Shelley McClain, owner of Just 4 […]
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Union Workers Push for Beverage Tax
Kenny Tarrant said he never saw it coming. After working with the Baltimore City Animal Control for years, he recently became a victim of the city’s desperate measures to seal the historic deficit. With nothing else to lose, he joined union workers as they rallied before City Hall on June 14 to convince City Council […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
P.G. Council Budget not as Bad as Feared, Still Falls Short
The Prince George’s County Council recently approved the county’s $2.6 billion budget. The budget will eliminate some of the furloughs county officials expected, but it’s still not enough to completely bail the county out of it’s financial hole. Overall, fiscal year 2011 budget provides $4.3 million more in funding for Prince George’s County than FY […]
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Dr. Otis Thomas Receives Milton Wilson Award
Otis A. Thomas, Ph.D., dean, Earl Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University, was awarded the Milton Wilson Award at the Eighth Annual National HBCU Business Schools Deans’ Roundtable Summit, held in Houston, Texas, on June 4. The award was presented by Barron H. Harvey, Ph.D., dean, Howard University School of Business […]
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Parents Concerned about Proposed School Transfer
Parents at Whitehall Elementary School in Bowie are upset about a proposed transfer of students to Kenilworth Elementary next school year. Roughly 140 students would be transferred and parents say they aren’t confident the county has done its due diligence. ” is going with old numbers and inaccurate numbers and they really didn’t consider the […]
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City Council Approves Vacant Housing Bill
An ordinance that will charge owners of vacant houses additional fees was passed by the City Council on June 14 and is likely to be signed into law by the mayor. Council President Jack Young introduced the Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings and Vacant Structures Bill on May 24 to generate more than $1 million in new revenue. […]
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Federal Workers Union Endorses Gray
City Council Chairman Vincent Gray, a candidate in this year’s mayoral race, poses with members of the American Federation of Government Employees, which has endorsed Gray. See story on Afro.com.
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Two Men Charged in the Murder of Maryland State Trooper
Two men are being held in connection with the murder of Maryland State Police Trooper First Class Wesley W. Brown. Cyril Williams, 27, of Seat Pleasant, Md., was identified from surveillance photos as the man Brown escorted out of the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar on the 3400 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville. Police […]