Now that the emergency funding package has been approved and Detroit Public Schools are no longer in danger of coming to a grinding halt next week, the real fight is back on center stage; the fight over local control.
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Maryland Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
The Maryland Senate unanimously passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill Thursday, despite debate that amendments had limited the legislation’s scope and effect.
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Social and Civic Whirl: Black Law Students At Regent University Hosted ‘Making Black History Banquet’
The Vice Chair of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA), Brittany Tabb, Welcomed the guests to their 2nd annual Making Black History Banquet. Chelsea Mack, Chaplain of the BLSA, prayed the Opening Prayer followed by a delicious buffet dinner prepared by the dining staff of Regent’s University.
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Pan-hellenic Council Hosts 28th Annual Unsung Heroes Banquet
The South Hampton Roads Pan-Hellenic Council – SHARPC – recognized the performance of members and community leaders at a banquet held on March 19 at the Edmonds Center in Portsmouth.
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Part IV: HU’s Chaplain Breaks140-Year Tradition As First Woman In Position
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide The Old Testament’s Book of Judges, (chapters 4 and 5) reveals the story of the Priestess Deborah who held the office of Judge, tasked with helping Moses resolve disputes among the Hebrews under the shade of a palm tree. Outside the tradition of culture, Deborah […]
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Norfolk NAACP Launches Probe Into NPD Shootings
The Norfolk Branch and the State Conference of the NAACP are launching an investigation into incidents where Norfolk police officers have shot and killed two citizens in the past two weeks.
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8th St. Arts Park
Dance studio Dance Place is scheduled to host an “Arts Park at N.E. DC 8th St.” on March 31.
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Jamaican Native Named Dean of D.C.’s American U. Law School
Camille Nelson, who made history as the first Black woman to clerk for the Canada Supreme Court, has been named dean of the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. She begins her new post July 25.
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Safe Streets Opens New Location In Sandtown-Winchester
Ten safety counselors joined representatives from the mayor’s office on March 17, 2016 to open a new Safe Streets facility in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood. Located inside a former Catholic convent, it might be seen as a fitting backdrop in contrast to the gun violence that has plagued the area, which became the center of national […]
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Baltimore Black Republican Candidates Debate Immigration…
Although their numbers are small on the national level, Black Republicans are alive and well in Baltimore City.
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