baltimore politics
You can’t pray for the Mayor, but you can pray for the City Council?
PHOTO CREDIT: CITY FARMER.INFO
Call it serendipity. Call it providential. Call it a second chance. Who knows what it is. All I know is that one day after pushing the “publish” button on my article about receiving an invitation to pray for the Mayor, (an invitation that I eventually declined), I received [...]
The Mayor of Baltimore wants ME to pray for her?
PHOTO CREDIT: The Right Perspective.org
At the last Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) meeting a representative from the Mayor’s office attended to inform us about an upcoming Prayer Breakfast in support of the Mayor of Baltimore City, Sheila Dixon. For those outside of our area, Mayor Dixon is currently working under the cloud of corruption charges. [...]
The B’more Fair was simply amazing
As I type this it’s 2:00AM. My body is begging for rest, however, I can’t retreat to what will be deep slumber without at least beginning to comment on the B’more Fair and Human Rights Zone March that took place this past Saturday here in Baltimore. Without exaggeration, this was the most organized, [...]
The B’more Fair is coming!
I just hung up with Ashley over at the United Workers and I must say that I am excited about Saturday, April 18, 2009. That’s the day of the B’more Fair which will conclude with a Human Rights Zone March. It’s going to be a day of celebration, solidarity, and social justice. [...]
An Irony-laced Honor in Annapolis
There I was. Standing on the House Floor at the State Capital with Speaker Michael Busch…yes that Michael Busch. How did I get there?
Well, it all started with a call from Delegate Jill Carter inviting me to come and accept an award on behalf of one of the greatest clergy/activists that Baltimore has [...]
Open Letter to The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
SOURCE: Congress of Racial Equality/www.core-online.org
Dear Mr. Roy Innis,
Last night, I arrived at my church for an evening meeting and before it began I went to our mailbox to gather the day’s correspondence. Mixed in with other mail, I found a copy of your organization’s national newsletter entitled “CORE Freedoms” which had the byline: [...]
Who Owns Baltimore’s Inner Harbor? Police block workers from delivering notices to three worst employers
On March 6, 2009, the United Workers put the three worst employers on notice for violating the economic human rights of Harbor workers, but were blocked from delivering notices to the Baltimore Inner Harbor businesses.
Workers held a press conference across from the Inner Harbor and planned to deliver “notices” to the three employers. But police [...]
March 3, 2009: A Really Important Day for Energy Re-Regulation In Maryland
Ask most Marylanders today which of their bills most quickly drives their blood pressure to its boiling point and there is a great likelihood that they’ll talk to you about their energy bill – probably using very colorful 4-letter words.
Well, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, many activists are hoping that residents will direct some of that [...]
Giving The People A Break – Not Just The Banks!
I am thankful for activists here in Baltimore who have shouldered the responsibility of urging the Baltimore City Council to provide support for homeowners here in the city facing the threat of foreclosure. As banks and billionaires receive support from Federal Gov’t funding; the question has been raised by many, “What about regular people?” [...]
Jack Hits The Road: Head of Baltimore Gentrification Project Bails
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.
And for six years, Jack Shannon, head of East Baltimore Development Inc. has been trying to sell a pig to the residents of the beleagured community surrounding the megalith known as Johns Hopkins. A pig with nice, pretty, bright red lipstick that came [...]
