CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Maryland’s 8th District For Immediate Release February 1, 2016 CONTACT: Ian Jannetta – 202-225-1527 Van Hollen Calls on Treasury Department to Put Harriet Tubman on New $10 Bill Tubman was native of Dorchester County, Maryland Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew […]
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Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Sunday, January 24, 2016
For immediate release: January 23, 2016 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Public Schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Sunday, January 24, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD – The public schedule for Governor Larry Hogan for Sunday, January 24, 2016 includes the following: 11:00 AM: Governor Hogan to hold press conference on Winter Storm Jonas […]
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Enoch Pratt Free Library, Southeast Anchor Branch: Hopkins’ Caregiver Cafe
John Hopkins’ Caregiver Cafés are “pop-up” support programs and information centers for caregivers. The cafésprovide a supportive environment for caregivers to relieve stress, have informal conversations with health care providers, obtain helpful resources from human service professionals and interact with other caregivers. No registration is required. The next one will be on Dec. 18. from […]
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Slain Civil Rights Couple among Bethune-Cookman Honorees
Civil Rights Couple Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore (Photos Courtesy of harryharriettemoore.org) Florida HBCU Bethune-Cookman University will recognize four people who make a difference with the school’s highest designation, an honorary doctorate degree, during this year’s fall commencement on Dec. 12. Most notable are the posthumously awarded degrees to Harry and Harriette Moore, two […]
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Reminder: Media Advisory: Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Salisbury Mayor and City Council Swearing-In Ceremony
Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Salisbury Mayor and City Council Swearing-In Ceremony -Comptroller to Congratulate New Mayor and Members of City Council- WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will speak at the swearing-in ceremony this evening for Salisbury’s new Mayor Jake Day, who will become the city’s 28th mayor serving his first term, […]
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How to Increase the Number of Blacks in Engineering
Continuing its campaign to increase the number of Black engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers partnered with the U.S. Army to share educational and career opportunities with Black students at the 2015 NSBE Maryland Fall Regional Conference. Earlier this year, the organization set a goal to produce 10,000 bachelor’s degree recipients in engineering annually, […]
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Keshia Knight Pulliam Defends Legacy of ‘The Cosby Show’
Keshia Knight Pulliam Keshia Knight Pulliam, former star of “The Cosby Show” said despite the numerous allegations surrounding Bill Cosby, 78, the legacy of the seminal series is still important. In a recent interview with theGrio.com, while she was discussing her new role in a romantic comedy entitled Will to Love, she defended the impact […]
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Best-Seller Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing Comic Book Series
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Photo: Eduardo Montes-Bradley via Wikimedia Commons) (Updated 9/22/2015) NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country’s top writers about race, Ta-Nehisi Coates, has signed up with Marvel Comics for a Black Panther series. Coates, whose open letter to his son “Between the World and Me” is a best-seller and National Book Award nominee, […]
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces Final Detainee Transfer from Baltimore City Detention Center
For immediate release: August 25, 2015 Contact: Erin Montgomery erin.montgomery@maryland.gov Eric Shirk eric.shirk@maryland.gov Governor Larry Hogan Announces Final Detainee Transfer from Baltimore City Detention Center Last man to be transferred from BCDC by close of business today ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services […]
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Forest Whitaker to Make Broadway Debut this Spring
In this June 8, 2015 file photo, Forest Whitaker, producer of “Dope,” arrives at the premiere of the film at the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles. Whitaker will make his Broadway debut next spring as a drunken, small time hustler in a revival of Eugene O’Neills Hughie. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) NEW […]
