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...
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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...
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SOURCE: Baltimore Sun Thank you to all of those who called Speaker of the House Michael Busch concerning his decision to silence Delegate Jill Carter (D-41) by moving her to a committee other than the Judiciary Committee. Your calls worked and reports are coming out of Annapolis that Del. Carter will remain on the...
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On this 2nd day of the Maryland General Assembly and incidently the birthday of Dr. Martin L. King, those who work against the interests of our community are already busy. I just received information that Del. Jill Carter (D-41) is being moved from the House Judiciary Committee to the Environmental Committee as punishment for...
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According to the Baltimore City NAACP’s report card on the city delegation, Del. Jill P. Carter received a 95 out of 100 – the highest grade of all of her colleagues! Without a doubt she is the principled freedom fighter that society usually celebrates only after they leave the scene. However, I opt to...
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Hat Tip: Baltimore Examiner By BRIAN WITTE, The Associated Press 2008-03-18 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A measure to expand the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for violent crimes and burglary has run into strong resistance from the NAACP and members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, who walked out of a House caucus...
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This has been a long day of phone calling, emailing, and article writing. I have done everything that I could do today to pressure elected officials who “serve” on the Judiciary Committee to VOTE NO on Governor Martin O’Malley’s Statewide DNA Database legislation. This bill will authorize the state to take DNA samples from...
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On Friday, August 24, 2007, the brothers of BrothaSpeak and members of Young Clergy for Social Change went on location in an East Baltimore community where a firebomb attack occurred just days before. We went to the scene late in the evening (10PM – 12:30AM) to see for ourselves what was going on there...
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I’ve been quite active over the past couple of days. On Wednesday night, I spoke at a Back to School Rally in Turners Station. There was a good sized crowd out at the Fleming Center to hear motivating words about school and to receive school supplies. I received the invitation to this event on...
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A whole lot of people’s gas and electric got cut off yesterday. A mother with a newborn. A senior couple on fixed income. A middle class family trying to make ends meet. Del. Jill P. Carter called for a special session to address the rate increases, but Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley wasn’t having it. That’s...
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