(March 10, 2010) – COLLEGE PARK – State Sen. Mike Lenett, D-Montgomery, once took his two sons, David and Aaron, to a Baltimore Orioles game. As Lenett and the boys crossed a street on their way from the stadium to a downtown-parking garage, he spotted a woman driving her car and using her cellular phone […]
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Non-Profit Groups Join the Census Fight
Census Bureau officials are working towards 100 percent participation in the 2010 census and they’re seeking help from myriad and innovative sources—including the non-profit sector. “It is really important that we get the word out any way we can,” said Cheryl Harrington, head of Prince George’s Complete Count Committee. “We need to make sure we […]
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Barry, Fenty ‘Good Meat’ for Media
(March 10, 2010) – Councilman Marion Barry’s supporters questioned the fairness of the District of Columbia Council’s censure of their Ward 8 peer last week. While Barry was taken to task for awarding $15,000 of taxpayer money to a former girlfriend, they say, Mayor Adrian Fenty hadn’t been held accountable for the $86 million he […]
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Howard Students Raise Money to Help Others
Scores of Howard University students took to the streets and local celebrities lent their support at WHUR 96.3 radio during a 12-hour radiothon to raise money to finance the students’ Alternative Spring Break of helping others in cities across America. The students raised $25,350 to fund their efforts in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and […]
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Wells Fargo Touts Commitment to Blacks
(March 10, 2010) – In advance of its merger with Wachovia, Wells Fargo is re-affirming its commitment to African Americans by kicking off its National African American Media Tour in Washington, D.C., during Black Press Week, March 17-19. “The goal of the event is really to start to talk about Wells Fargo and the work […]
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Great Gathering Conference: Black Methodists Present African American Male Investment Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 7, 2010) – The African Methodist Episcopal, AME Zion and Christian Methodist Episcopal churches presented their plan to address the plight of African-American males on March 3, the last day of their Great Gathering conference. Called the Male Investment Plan (MIP), the initiative’s goal is “to dramatically change the lives of participants […]
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National Urban League Supports Affordable Health Care as Today’s Civil Rights Issue
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial visited the Washington, D.C. area on March 3 to tout the organization’s new four-pillar pledge to empower people of color. That pledge states that by 2025 every American child will have an opportunity at a quality education and access to jobs […]
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Economy Shows Strength, as Retail Sales Increase
The U.S. economy is showing renewed strength thanks to an increase in retail sales and orders to goods manufacturers, but it remains unclear whether that growth will lead to more hiring soon, the Associated Press reported. Sales rose in February by the largest amount since November 2007, retailers reported during the week of March 1. […]
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Black Methodists Meeting a Family Reunion
COLUMBIA, S.C. – It had been more than 45 years since the nation’s three Black Methodist churches came together for one shared purpose, organizers said, making this month’s Great Gathering a historic reunion. The three-day conclave from March 1 to March 3 in Columbia was intended to both find solutions to the plight of African-American […]
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D.C. Named Finalist for Federal Education Funding
Washington, D.C. was named on March 4, a finalist in Race to the Top, a competition for a portion of the $4.35 billion President Obama has dedicated to fund education. The nation’s capital faces 15 states nationwide for the funds. District Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and D.C. charter school leaders plan to reduce the […]
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Towson U. Professor Fired for Racial Slur
Towson University has fired Professor Allen Zaruba for using the “N-word” during class. Zaruba, 58, used the racial slur in referencing himself as a worker on a “corporate plantation.” He said he takes full responsibility for using the word, but thinks the university may have gone overboard in his firing. “Yes, I made a mistake. […]
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ACLU Rallies for City’s Education Budget
Around 600 students, parents and advocates rallied for education funding in Annapolis on March 1. Led by the Baltimore Education Coalition, protesters demonstrated against a proposed $60 million cut to Baltimore City’s education budget as well as a drop in the amount of money allocated by the state to individual schools based on student enrollment. […]