By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO All options are still on the table for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin as the days wind down before the start of early voting on June 14 and Maryland’s primary June 26. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge William C. Mulford II, handed down a decision this week denying the […]
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Larry Young Hosts Gubernatorial Debate
WOLB radio host Larry Young hosted a gubernatorial debate between Democrats on June 5. From left: Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, Jim Shea, Rich Madaleno, Alec Ross, Rushern Baker, Valerie Ervin and Ben Jealous (not pictured). (Twitter photo)
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Bill Pushes for Greater Racial Equity in Baltimore
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Baltimore is one small step closer to addressing generations of inequity inherent in how city government does business, thanks to legislation currently moving through City Council. The Equity Assessment Program (CCB #18-0223) was unanimously approved by the Baltimore Planning Commission this week. The legislation is a super-sized municipal equity […]
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Ervin Sues to Get on the Ballot
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections to get the ticket of her and running mate Marisol Johnson on the ballot in time for the Democratic Primary on June 26. Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin (right) and running mate, Marisol Johnson […]
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Is There More to the De Sousa Exit Than Taxes?
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO On the surface, the resignation of Baltimore police commissioner Darryl De Sousa seems like just another chapter in the sullied history of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD); the city’s top cop tarnished by charges that he failed to file tax returns for three years stepping aside to face federal […]
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Race Heats Up
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Ivan Bates, the defense attorney, former prosecutor and candidate for Baltimore City State’s Attorney, has been on the campaign stump incessantly attacking State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her record. Mosby says her office’s 92 percent felony conviction rate speaks volumes about her record. Mosby, Bates and former Maryland Deputy Attorney […]
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`Ceasefire’s’ Bridgeford Laments De Sousa Resignation
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com After a little more than two months in the chair, Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa resigned this week in the wake of three federal misdemeanor charges of not filing income taxes in 2013, 2014 and 2015. However, it seems abundantly clear to many that there is much more connected […]
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Mosby Announces Debate Schedule, Defends Record
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Veteran defense attorney Ivan Bates and former Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah, both vying to unseat Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, have both accused her of ducking them on the debate stage. Mosby replied to those accusations by releasing the dates and venues for debates she says she […]
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Balt. Co. Executive, Gubernatorial Candidate Kamenetz Dies Suddenly
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Kevin Kamenetz, the two-term Baltimore County Executive and gubernatorial candidate died early this morning of cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves across the state. He was 60. According to a press release by Baltimore County Police, Kamenetz was at his home in Owings Mills when he awoke around 2 a.m. saying that […]
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Eastside Races Heating Up
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Two Maryland Senate races in East Baltimore have aligned two venerable Eastside politicians; Sen. Joan Carter Conway (D-43) and Sen. Nathaniel McFadden (D-45), against Del. Mary Washington (D-43) and Del. Cory McCray (D-45), two challengers. Here is how the battle for the 43rd and 45th District Senate seats lines up. […]
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Exclusive: Hogan Appoints Carter to 41st Dist. Senate Seat
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Jill P. Carter, director of Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights, has been appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan take over the 41st District Senate seat, recently vacated by Nathaniel Oaks. Oaks resigned the West Baltimore senate seat last month after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. Jill P. Carter, director […]