By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com When she was a little girl Danielle McCray was part of what was once a ubiquitous Baltimore tradition. Her great grandmother lived at 1612 Gilmor Street in West Baltimore and McCray and her siblings used to scrub the white marble steps of her great grandmother’s home. “It taught us how […]
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Proposed Bill Honors Parren Mitchell Legacy
By Afro Staff Last week Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) introduced the Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019. The Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act will facilitate federal partnerships between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The bill requires that the SBA distribute […]
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New Law Enables SAO to Pursue “Justice Over Convictions”
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The State’s Attorney office of Baltimore City (SAO) is celebrating a victory with the passing of a “much needed” vacatur law earlier this week on Tuesday. “We are extremely pleased this much needed legislation will finally become law, giving prosecutors across the state the procedural right to […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Speaker Adrienne Jones: ‘Only Through Him
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com During the days of Jim Crow in Southern states like Maryland, Black people were often forced to sit in the balcony or gallery of public gathering spaces like moviehouses, theatres, or courtrooms. So, it may have been even more surreal for Del. Adrienne Jones of Baltimore County when she closed […]
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Scott Ascends to Baltimore City Council President
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO East Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott earned unanimous support from his colleagues on May 6, to become president of the city’s legislative body. The vote came shortly after his sole opponent, Council Vice President Sharon Green Middleton, threw her support behind Scott. Baltimore City Council President, Brandon Scott. (Courtesy […]
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3 More Maryland Medical Board Members Resign Amid Scandal
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Three members of the University of Maryland Medical System’s board resigned, the system announced Tuesday, in the ongoing aftermath of a scandal involving financial arrangements that recently led Baltimore’s mayor to resign. The medical system announced that board chairman Stephen Burch is resigning effective July 1. […]
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Baltimore Congressional Delegation Expresses Ongoing Commitment to Baltimore City, Mayor Jack Young
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes released the following joint statement following the resignation of Mayor Catherine E. Pugh. “As Baltimore’s federal delegation, we are focused on supporting Baltimore City and its federal priorities. We recently met with Jack Young […]
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Cummings Statement on Resignation of Baltimore Mayor Pugh
Baltimore, MD (May 2, 2019)—Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) issued the following statement on the resignation of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh: “I wish Mayor Pugh the best as she continues to restore her health. No one ever questioned her passion for Baltimore City and its citizens, and I commend her for making this decision […]
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Mayor Young Releases Statement of Catherine Pugh’s Resignation
I was informed today at 3:35 p.m. by City Solicitor Andre Davis of Catherine Pugh’s resignation as Mayor of Baltimore. The resignation is effective immediately. I believe this action is in the best interest of the City of Baltimore. In accordance with the city’s Charter, I will serve as Baltimore’s 51st Mayor. Baltimore Ex-Officio Mayor […]
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Council Moves to Diminish Mayor’s Power
By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO With mayor Catherine Pugh still on leave and questions surrounding a series of book deals she made with a variety of institutions subject to criminal investigation, the city council announced a flurry of proposals to rebalance power at City Hall. Calling the latest round of scandals […]
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A Hallowed Baltimore Prepares for Census
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The US Census Bureau released troubling population estimates for Baltimore City, Thursday. Figures gathered through July 1, 2018 reveal that Baltimore’s population now hovers just above 600,000 citizens. It is a low not seen since before the first Great Migration. Baltimore City, once a prosperous port and […]
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FBI, IRS Agents Search Baltimore Mayor’s Homes, City Hall
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI and IRS agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore’s embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children’s books to disguise government kickbacks. Dave Fitz, an FBI spokesman in the agency’s Baltimore office, said agents with the FBI […]