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Maryland’s comptroller want to penalize Alabama for its strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban. He’s urging the state’s pension system to divest itself from Alabama-based companies. In a Facebook post Thursday, Comptroller Peter Franchot said the law was “a malicious assault on the rights and protections of women everywhere.” See Also: Anti-Abortion Bill Could Give The Death Penalty As Punishment […]
Johns Hopkins Hospital is looking to collect money its owed. According to the Baltimore Sun, a large portion of the lawsuits target residents of low-income neighborhoods around the hospital’s East Baltimore campus. Hopkins has been pursing this type of litigation since 2009. But, they’re not the only ones. In 2008 dozens of Maryland hospitals filed […]
May 12th through the 18th is National Police Week. There have been a lot of activities like Memorial Services, 5k and a Law Enforcement United Bike Ride throughout the week. This is a time to honor and educate. Angie knows that within our community especially amoungst Black Men, the relationship between the police and community […]
A Maryland measure that’s the first of its kind could help people without health insurance find out if they qualify for free or low-cost insurance after they file their taxes. It will create a box for people to check on state income tax returns. If selected, the state’s health care exchange will see if the […]
The 2019 AFRAM Festival artist lineup was announced Friday. It will be held Saturday Aug. 10 and Sunday Aug. 11 at Druid Hill Park. Set to take the stage this year are Sevyn Streeter and Rick Ross and R&B legends Teddy Riley plus Guy and Wreckx-n-Effect and Baltimore’s own, Dru Hill. “The AFRAM Festival remains […]
Author Natasha Tynes is enduring a dragging of immense proportions after she took time out of her commute in Washington, D.C.’s Metro system to bother a Black woman. Tynes was miffed that an employee for the transit authority was eating breakfast on a train and took to social media to blast the woman, but folks […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxP4-d4BLH2/?igshid=9b50mb2uwkps Montgomery County police are investigating a video that may show a white police officer saying the N-Word. The incident takes place during a traffic stop in the Silver Spring, Maryland area. It’s unclear who she was talking to in the video. MoCo police released a statement from their official Twitter acknowledging the video. […]
Gentrifiers have been trying to whitewash Black communities all over the country for decades now. However, one store in Washington, D.C., has unwittingly caused an uprising and now residents in the nation’s capital are fighting back in the best way ever.
Dozens of officers are at Johns Hopkins University Wednesday morning, where students have been protesting the college’s decision to create its own police force. The students were given three exterior warnings by police on the bull horn, and then the fire department cut through the locks that were chaining the administration building shut. See Also: Maryland […]
Baltimore City Hall government servers have been infected by a ransomware virus that government officials said is spreading throughout their network. Due to the current network issues, the Director of Public Works has suspended late water bill fees for City and County customers. https://twitter.com/ElectRyanDorsey/status/1126081638943940608 Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For The Latest News: Source:Fox Baltimore
After 15 years on the air, WJZ anchorwoman Mary Bubala has been fired. Bubala came under fire last Thursday (May 2) for a question she asked about the race, gender and leadership of Baltimore’s past three mayors. In a clip that’s circulating around social media, Bubala said to Loyola University Maryland Professor Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, “We’ve […]
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming announced that gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos were $145,236,133 in April 2019. The total is an increase compared to the April 2018 total of $143,491,191. Contributions to the State of Maryland from April 2019 casino gaming revenue totaled $60,237,473, including $45,205,542 for the Education Trust Fund. Casino gaming […]
