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U.S. Senate Hopeful, Rev. C. Anthony Muse, Makes Case For Clergy Support

December 7, 2011
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On the same day that Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was being formerly inaugurated into the office of Mayor of Baltimore, State Senator C. Anthony Muse met with Baltimore clergy at First Apostolic Faith Church to share his ideas related to a potential run for U.S. Senate. The Baltimore-native and and Prince George’s County Pastor currently is...

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Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired: “Die-Vestment” in Black Baltimore

November 18, 2011
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“I think I have some sense of what neighborhoods in Baltimore are like and what they need.”-M.J. “Jay” Brodie, President, Baltimore Development Corporation “I think I have some sense of what neighborhoods in Baltimore are like and what they need.” That was, in part, M.J. Brodie’s response to my critique of his agency’s impact...

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Palestinian Freedom Riders To Ride Settler Buses to Jerusalem: Baltimore Plans Solidarity Action

November 14, 2011
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FROM: Baltimore Solidarity with Palestine Facebook Event Page: On November 15, 2011, young Palestinian activists are planning a bold new assertion of their human rights in the face of Israeli state-instituted segregation, and they are reaching out to American allies for support, especially in cities like Baltimore which know segregation and anti-segregation activism. On...

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Another Baltimore Development Corporation is Possible

November 7, 2011
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MEETING TONIGHT ON THE STEPS OF THE BALTIMORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’S OFFICE AT 5:00PM (EST) LOCATED: 36 S Charles St # 1600 Baltimore, MD 21201-3015 To brush up on what the Baltimore Development Corporation is and explore it’s role in Baltimore click here to read: “The Baltimore Development Corporation: A Case Study of Economic Development...

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You Can Do Something To Help Maryland’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Today: FREE MARSHALL “EDDIE” CONWAY!

October 30, 2011
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You Can Do Something To Help Maryland’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Today: FREE MARSHALL “EDDIE” CONWAY!

Mr. Marshall “Eddie” Conway is a true servant of his community. Imprisoned for more than four decades for the crime of murdering a Baltimore City Police Officer – a crime for which he maintains his innocence – Mr. Conway has not allowed the prison cell to suppress his spirit and will to organize his...

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Kathleen Cleaver in Baltimore for “Cointelpro 101″ Event: Morgan State, November 2, 2011 6PM

October 27, 2011
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Rev. Heber Brown, III with Former Black Panther, Kathleen Cleaver

The first time I met Kathleen Cleaver was a November 2007 Black Panther Rank & File Symposium that the Maryland Institute College of Art put on. As my blog article from that day reveals; I was touched by the continuing flame of Cleaver’s passion for the same issues she put her body on the...

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Day of Protest in Baltimore: March Against Youth Jail & #OccupyBaltimore Set To Begin Today

October 4, 2011
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200 people show up for inaugural meeting of #OccupyBaltimore

If all goes as planned. Today – October, 4, 2011 – will be a day that is remembered and perhaps even recorded in the “People’s History of Baltimore City.” For the past couple of years a committed group of activists have been challenging Maryland state plans to build a multi-million dollar youth jail in...

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State Slots Commission Responds to MBE/WBE Controversy

August 24, 2011
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In response to an article in the Baltimore Business Journal and public outcry from multiple community activists, the State Slots Commission provided the following letter about the Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise goals related to Maryland’s casino construction projects – stating that the inclusionary goals remain intact. Click this link to read...

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Good Ol’ Boys Win Big On City Slots Project: Lines of MBE/WBE “Requirement” Blurred

August 22, 2011
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WHAT DO YOU CALL A REQUIREMENT THAT IS NOT REALLY REQUIRED? That’s the question I would ask Donald Fry (pictured), head of the influential Greater Baltimore Committee and Governor-appointed Chair of the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission. The Baltimore Business Journal reported last week that the 7 member commission voted to “ease” ...

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IMA Endorsement Should Be Thrown Out: Alliance Has Lost Its Way

July 12, 2011
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The recent political endorsement of current Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, by the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance has caused quite a stir and rightly so. Mayoral candidate, Senator Cathy Pugh in disrupting the endorsement forum last week at Friendship Baptist Church did more than reveal an egregious departure from tradition and fair process that would have allowed...

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