In Part I: With the Murray appeal still pending, Marshall and Houston were engaged in two very important Maryland battles simultaneously, the equal pay for Colored teachers case that was burgeoning in Anne Arundel County in 1936 and the Baltimore County school desegregation case in 1935. There were about 40 enclaves in Baltimore County with […]
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Ex-Detroit Mayor Jailed For Probation Violation
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison on May 25 for violating terms of his probation, The Associated Press reported. According to officials, Kilpatrick is required to serve at least one-and-a-half years in prison, but will be granted a 120-day credit for the time he served from his […]
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HU Eyes Walter Reed Land
Howard University officials have announced their interest in purchasing 62 acres of prime real estate that will be vacated by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center once it consolidates with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in September 2011. The university’s interest has been spawned by the need to expand its own hospital, […]
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New Shiloh Pastor Talks Faith, Future
When he has a spare minute he reads MacLean magazine. When he needs to hear good preaching he leans toward “country” preachers who have a certain bent toward the basics, what he calls “raw religion.” And every chance he gets he enjoys a hearty laugh from a good joke and he doesn’t think people know […]
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Students Feed Peers Through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide students healthier food options. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for their peers who lack access to a healthy supper at home. The program is the first of its kind in the country. “These kids are making […]
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Law Signed to Curb Violence at County Nightclubs
On May 21, Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill that would require all nightclubs in Prince George’s County to provide security plans before being issued any entertainment permits. House Bill 558 was sponsored by Del. Michael Vaughn, D-Dist.24, and Melony Ghee Griffith, D-Dist. 25, to curb the violence which has plagued Prince George’s […]
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East Baltimore Biotech Park Remains in Limbo After 10 Years
BALTIMORE – Construction of the biotech park linked to the $1.8 billion redevelopment project north of the Johns Hopkins Hospital has stalled, with leaders of the plan looking for another economic anchor nearly 10 years into the venture. Five high-tech lab buildings are on site maps for East Baltimore Development Inc., the non-profit corporation overseeing […]
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Remembering Black Wall Street
The day after 1921’s Decoration Day – now Memorial Day – stands as a dark day in Oklahoma and American history. A mere 58 years after emancipation, and 89 years ago, racial tensions in Tulsa, Okla., ignited. The result: One of the most successful Black townships in the country, the Greenwood area of Tulsa, was […]
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District’s Census Returns Good
Nationwide, the mail-back response rate since the 2010 Census forms found their way into the postal system in early April has been 72 percent. For the District of Columbia, the count was 69 percent, which according to Census officials, has made for a good response. “D.C.’s mail-back rate was 3 percent higher this year than […]
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Daycon Strike Wears On
For the past month, Daycon Products, a leading janitorial service with headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Md., has turned a deaf ear to workers who’ve been protesting the company’s uneven pay scale. “It’s about dignity and respect,” Doug Webber, business agent for Local Teamsters 639, told the AFRO. “The problem is that their wage structure is […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Haitian Native Perseveres through Tragedy
During the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) student Jemima Pierre-Jacques was powerless to help any family or friends affected by the disaster in her homeland. The death of her father and over eight other family members shook her too her core, but she never stopped. A highly religious […]
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Ehrlich to Halt Purple Line Project if Re-Elected
Robert Ehrlich (R), former governor of Maryland, recently made comments that have ruffled the feathers of many officials in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. Ehrlich, who announced a bid for the state’s top office last August, opposes the Purple Line light rail project that many local and statewide politicians have worked hard to bring to […]