Baltimore-based author A.C. Moore delves into the domain of angels and demons in Even Angels Need Miracles, taking readers on a mystical journey with protagonist Aalon, a guardian angel. After Satan accuses Aalon of murdering a human he’s been assigned to protect, the fallen angel is forced to await news of his fate in hell. […]
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Stokes Reveals Plans for 12th District
Carl Stokes is far from being the new kid on the Council. He was sworn in as 12th District representative in mid March, after taking his first seat in City Council from 1987-1995. After stepping down to run an unsuccessful mayoral campaign, he’s back with three top priorities- responding to 12th District residents, creating opportunities […]
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Committee Strikes Down Gansler Impeachment Charges
ANNAPOLIS – The House Judiciary Committee struck down articles of impeachment against Attorney General Douglas Gansler Wednesday afternoon at a hastily called hearing following a dramatic morning on the House floor. Delegate Don Dwyer, R-Anne Arundel, brought charges against Gansler during the House’s morning session, citing “willful neglect of duty” in Gansler’s February opinion recognizing […]
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District Reeling after Violent Night
According to Washington, D.C. police, four people have died after a mass shooting in Southeast, Washington, D.C. A total of 9 people were shot during a drive-by rampage, and six others remain hospitalized. Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer told WJLA that all of the victims are in their 20s and 30s, except for one person […]
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AFRO 2010 Legends & Pioneers
A native of Baltimore, George L. Russell has had an extensive career as a lawyer and has been recognized by many for his dedication to the community. Russell received his primary and secondary education from Baltimore City public schools, graduating from Frederick Douglass Senior High School in 1946. After earning a degree in economics from […]
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Today Counts: Census Encourages Participation With Fanfare
WASHINGTON – National Census Day has come and gone —the federal government’s reminder to get those census forms in post haste and save money. To promote the day and its message, the U.S Census Bureau and its community partners will sponsored a slew of events across the nation to “empower communities” and remind residents that […]
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New Policy Boosts Needy Students, HBCUs
With the signing of yet another historical piece of legislation, President Obama made good on his promise to make higher education more affordable and accessible for all Americans. The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, enacted on March 30, strengthens the Pell Grant program, invests in community colleges, extends support for historically Black colleges and […]
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New Senate Budget Raises Eyebrows
In a contentious, sometimes, emotional hearing on March 23, Maryland’s state senators wrangled over the state’s budget, trying to strike the delicate balance between funding programs and cutting the state’s deficit. However, for Prince George’s County, the hearing proved to be beneficial. Contention over the formula the state uses in calculating net-taxable income for the […]
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Group Launches Campaign Against Poverty in the District
One in five residents in the District of Columbia lives in poverty and many earn less than $11 an hour on their jobs. As a result of the recession, the gap between the haves and the have-nots has widened, which has only led to increased instances of abject poverty among the city’s 600,000 residents. Those […]
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Community Organization Assists Pr. George’s Poor
With Prince George’s County facing unprecedented economic struggles, it has turned to United Communities against Poverty (UCAP) to help serve its most desperate citizens. “What makes UCAP really unique is that it has so many avenues where it can help the client,” said Caprise Coppedge, former housing counselor with UCAP. Created in 1964, UCAP has […]
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District to Ponder Cultivating Medical Marijuana
Now that the District has given its nod to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, for those individuals that stand to benefit there’s one more hurdle to overcome: the ability to grow the drug in their own back yards. Under the new law which passed in January – more than 10 years after District […]
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District Ahead of Some Health Reform Provisions
Now that President Barack Obama has signed a law into effect that finalizes his health care overhaul, the next step is to determine how soon implementation — beginning at the state and local levels — will take place. But with legal challenges, including a slew of lawsuits already lining up in many jurisdictions, several of […]