Joe Madison is testifying for the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. He drops stats, facts, and figures left and right. While half of my brain is listening to him – the other half is trying to organize my thoughts and sound half way intelligent while testifying. Madison is done and Walter Fauntroy goes next. ...
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Maryland: Will You Deliver for Darfur?
As many of you know, Young Clergy for Social Change has been actively involved in the movement to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, East Africa since our beginnings in March 2005. We’ve had articles published, collected petitions, been guests on local radio stations, attended rallies in DC, and hosted a Baltimore for Darfur...
Baltimore City Councilwoman announces resignation
The Baltimore Examiner reported today that City Councilwoman, Paula Johnson Branch, is resigning from her seat effective March 3 – 10 months before her term is set to expire. This story is special to me because I used to live in the 13th district where Branch ”served”. I was extremely disappointed in her lack of community...
Gubernatorial Pressure Pushes Powers Off The Air
In a move that amounts to an act of political censorship, Governor Martin O’Malley flexed his muscles this past week and successfully pressured Morgan State University and its “public” radio station – WEAA 88.9FM to indefinitely suspend The Powers Report from its airwaves. The host of the Powers Report, Dr. Tyrone Powers, is a fearless...
Baltimore’s Black Pastors take bold steps in Maryland politics
I have always been a proponent of Faith leaders getting involved in political issues in such a way that holds elected officials accountable and encourages the wider community to get politically active. While there are those that disagree with pastors being politically involved, the reality is that in the African American community the Black...
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