The history of African Americans does not begin with slavery. However, that’s what African American students are likely to believe while matriculating through many of this nation’s public schools. Their miseducation instills in them the view that they are an inferior people whose historical heritage starts in slavery. Their miseducation proliferates while at the...
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I was on the Marc Steiner show on WEAA 88.9FM (Baltimore) Monday evening talking about the prospect of Maryland expanding its gaming options to include casinos. As predicted by many of us who were decrying slots in Maryland; state lawmakers are now teasing the idea of casinos in an effort to deal with the...
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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 a call...
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Greetings Family, Some of you know by now that I’m working on an initiative in Park Heights to close the liquor stores in that community. Research shows that there is a direct connection between the abundance of liquor establishments and crime in a particular neighborhood. The more liquor – the more crime. The brothers...
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