By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott officially signed the formerly stalled CB 23-0195, “Inclusionary Housing for Baltimore City” and the CB 23-0369, “High-Performance Inclusionary Tax Credit” into law on Jan. 22. Both laws will ensure there are more affordable homes available in Baltimore as soon as next year. […]
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Thiru Vignarajah announces his candidacy, plan to run on public financing
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com Thiruvendran “Thiru” Vignarajah, former deputy attorney general of Maryland, is running for mayor of Baltimore City yet again. “I hope the people of Baltimore understand that I love running, but I love running for Baltimore,” said Vignarajah on Jan. 24 to reporters outside Baltimore City Hall. Vignarajah ran an unsuccessful […]
Posted inTechnology
Baltimore’s Broadband and Digital Equity Office kicks off monthly digital inclusion meetings for residents
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writer Baltimore City’s Office of Broadband and Digital Equity (BDE) hosted the first in a series of monthly meetings on digital inclusion for 2024 on Jan. 9. The session invited community members to learn more about the resources in Baltimore’s digital ecosystem and to share feedback on technology accessibility and affordability […]
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Mayor Brandon M. Scott touts crime reduction strategies and continued efforts in 2024
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott, alongside legislators and public safety officials, reflected on the city’s public safety strategies, accomplishments and shortcomings from 2023 and shared the city’s plans for 2024. “When I took office, Baltimore was grappling with high rates of violence that have crippled our city for nearly a decade,” […]
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Baltimore activist Doc Cheatham calls on Black men to take action against youth crime
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com As youth crime rates rise, Baltimore leaders are bringing the stakeholders together to try and find a community-level solution. Homicides are at 251 in Baltimore City as of Dec. 15, which means the city is on track to break its 300 annual homicide record after nine years, but auto thefts […]
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, BUILD and GBC announce landmark agreement and $3 billion plan to tackle city’s vacant property crisis
By Special Release Baltimore City Office of the Mayor Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, BUILD and the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) announced a landmark agreement on Dec. 11 to aggressively combat Baltimore City’s vacant and abandoned properties over the next 15 years. The agreement calls for strategic public investment to redevelop a minimum of 37,500 properties, […]
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Baltimore City, County leaders hold joint town hall on public safety
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com In a room full of Baltimore City and Baltimore County residents, community leaders and public officials, many shared what concerns them the most about the state of public safety in Baltimore, and demanded answers. The joint public safety town hall was held in Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries […]
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Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving Dinner to take place at Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center
By Catherine PughSpecial to the AFRO Cynthia Brooks is a woman not easily shaken by a challenge, she takes after her mother, the fearless activist and former Baltimore City Councilwoman, Beatrice “Bea” Gaddy. For the last 21 years Brooks has run the Bea Gaddy Family Center’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless, offering a chance for […]
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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), welcomes Anthony McCarthy to fill the position of Special Agent of Communications and Equity
Anthony McCarthy The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is committed to our mission to stop financial fraud, waste, and abuse within Baltimore City Government and vendors doing business with the city. Complaints are received from government officials, employees, and concerned citizens via the hotline or in person. The complaints are evaluated and may result in […]
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State of the city: Mayor Scott’s first 100 days
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com When Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott took his oath of office in December he was immediately confronted with dual crises: the city’s towering murder rate and a global pandemic that had killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. On March 18, at the 100 […]