State Slots Commission Responds to MBE/WBE Controversy
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...
Good Ol’ Boys Win Big On City Slots Project: Lines of MBE/WBE “Requirement” Blurred
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” ...
IMA Endorsement Should Be Thrown Out: Alliance Has Lost Its Way
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...
Bishop Paul Morton Sends Message to Eddie Long: “Repent!”
For the past maybe 15 years, those of us in the Black Church tradition have jointly witnessed the rise of ecclesial bodies and newly ordained bishops in denominations that theretofore did not engage in such practice. I still remember being a host of a Baltimore-based, two-way talk radio show some years ago and engaging...
Baltimore City Budget Makes Clear Its Stance With City Residents: “Lock ‘em up, Don’t Lift ‘em up!”
It’s said that a budget is a moral document which lets others know how much or how little you value something. And if that holds true, then the Mayor of Baltimore has some serious problems with city youth. In her FY’12 budget proposal, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has allocated more than $260 Million on crime...
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