By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore housing policy drew fire March 22 from the city’s leading civil rights and housing advocates who are threatening to complain to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development unless inclusionary housing is created here. The Baltimore branch of the NAACP and the Inclusionary Housing Coalition want […]
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Baltimore City Council special committee confirms Faith Leach as chief administrative officer
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO It took the Baltimore City Council’s Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee less than 20 minutes to approve the nomination of Faith Leach as Baltimore City Administrator. The March 13 unanimous vote marked an abrupt reversal of the special committee’s March 9 rejection of the nomination. Leach has been […]
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Baltimore Gas and Electric conduit deal brings calls for transparency and lawsuit by former Black workers to forefront
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com and Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Baltimore City Council’s Legislative Investigations Committee held a public hearing on Feb. 23 to discuss control and maintenance of the city’s underground conduit system and a recent deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). Council members Eric T. Costello, Sharon […]
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Cathy explains it all: Baltimore City officials continue to haggle over the conduit system– but what does it really mean?
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO In an October 2022 interview with the AFRO- American Newspapers, Mayor Brandon Scott told Ralph Moore that Baltimore City was not selling its conduit system. And it has not. “No,” he said. “What I have before the board is a study to determine what is best for the […]
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Gov. Wes Moore announces $17 million state funding to reduce crime in Baltimore City
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Gov. Wes Moore announced a $17 million investment in Baltimore City towards crime reduction on Feb. 23. “This is not just a Baltimore problem, it’s a Maryland problem,” said Gov. Moore. “Statewide violent crime and its drivers span every jurisdiction in Maryland, and our state has fueled a […]
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#ThingsILoveAboutBaltimore: Paul Taylor and the beauty of Baltimore
By Beverly Richards “Baltimore is a unique, approachable, eclectic, and culturally rich city,” said Paul Taylor, director, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses, and “advanced amateur” photographer. “You can see it in the architecture, the people, the neighborhoods, the parks. You can see it in the public spaces, anywhere you go. There are […]
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The City of Baltimore Reaches Conduit Agreement with Baltimore Gas & Electric
BALTIMORE, MD. (Tuesday, February 7, 2023) – The City of Baltimore has reached an agreement with Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) for the next iteration of BGE’s conduit occupancy agreement. The City’s 700-mile conduit system is an underground network of critical electric and fiber-optic cables that powers a majority of the city. The agreement would […]
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City of Baltimore battles cigarette manufacturers in first-of-its-kind lawsuit for million-dollar cleanup costs associated with toxic cigarette litter
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The City of Baltimore recently launched a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against cigarette manufacturers. Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Law Department are suing six major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA, Altria Group, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, British American Tobacco P.L.C, Liggett Group LLC and The George […]
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We Our Us: a movement of consistent and collective action, moving boys and men to excellence
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Though Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet, his work is continued through organizations and leaders across the world that have taken up his cause. The Mayor’s Office of African American Male Engagement (MOAAME), under the leadership of Dr. Andrey Bundley, has developed […]
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Mayor Scott announces legislative priorities for 445th session of Maryland General Assembly
By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott wants help from the Maryland General Assembly in addressing the city’s public safety, environment and quality of life. On Jan. 5, he unveiled his legislative and budget priorities for 2023. Scott announced he is seeking $20.25 million in state aid for Police Protection […]
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Ivan Bates officially sworn in as State’s Attorney of Baltimore City
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com Prominent leader and Army veteran Ivan Bates is officially the Baltimore City State’s Attorney. On Jan. 3, Bates took the oath of office at the War Memorial Building in downtown Baltimore. “I am humbled and honored that you, the people of Baltimore, have […]
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Mayor Brandon Scott kicks off new year with feedback requests on city’s 2024 fiscal budget
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Baltimoreans will have an opportunity to take part in the city’s budget-planning process for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2023. Mayor Brandon Scott and the Bureau of the Budget and Management Research (BBMR) launched a series of information sessions in December for residents to […]
