The Baltimore Times

Donna Brazile, guest speaker at Weinberg Family Center Y

The Singing Sensations Youth Choir performed for a sold-out crowd at the Weinberg Family Center Y located 900 E. 33rd Street on February 7, 2012 for the Y’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Noted political strategist, author and journali...

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A.A. County Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. holds annual “100 Women in Red” Celebration

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The Anne Arundel County Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. held the annual “100 Women in Red” celebration on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at ...

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Hampton National Historic Site: Former Slave Plantation and Ridgely Family Estate

The month of February is a time to recognize the contributions of black Americans. The Hampton National Historical Site in Towson gives us the opportunity to see first hand how slaves lived and died in Maryland before emancipation.

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Matters of the Heart: Women and Heart Disease

There is emerging awareness and concern today, as more women now die from coronary disease in this country each year than do men. In fact, when women show up with their first heart attack, 52 percent of them die from sudden cardiac death. Men 42 perc...

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U.S. Marine Corps Celebrates ‘Places Marines Call Home’ in honor of Black History Month

Campaign creates tributes for first African American Marines

Quantico, Virginia— February 1, 2012 – In celebration of Black History Month, the United States Marine Corps is honoring the communities Marines proudly call home with the launch of the 2012...

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Local Entrepreneur is making a fashion statement in the healthcare industry

Tayo Adeagbo, who is an OB/GYN Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, recalled the day she went to work and saw one of her co-workers wearing the same scrub top that she was wearing. “We both knew that we had gotten our scrub tops from the same store,” s...

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Celebrating Black History Month

Hello everyone, I hope everything is good with you. This has been a hell-lu-va month so far. Mainly because in the past four weeks, I have gone to five funerals; and they keep on coming. I just got word last Friday that my friend, Danny Henson’s moth...

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Thomas Gospel Choir celebrates 70 years

The Thomas Gospel Choir celebrated its 70th Anniversary at Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church in Severna Park, Maryland on Sunday, February 5, 2012. There are currently 31 members in the choir— three men and twenty-eight women.

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Seeking Seniors for Study on Exceptional Aging

Annapolis— The Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities is seeking seniors age 80 and older who are mentally sharp and in great health as possible candidates for the National Institute on Aging’s IDEAL study. The Department is coopera...

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Remembering Whitney Houston 1963 - 2012

On the night of Saturday, February 11, 2012 as I watched history in the making, when pioneers in Hip-Hop Music and Culture, Salt-N-Pepa, Kid-N-Play and Chubb Rock performed for a crowd of about 1,000 people, my cell phone started blowing up about the...

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Spotlight: Sherry W.

Most people have dreams but very few of us ever get to pursue them. Then there are those of us who throw caution to the wind and do whatever it takes to follow our dreams. Sherry W. is part of the second group of people.

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2012 Motor Trend International Auto Show – Baltimore

The 2012 Motor Trend International Auto Show rolled into the Baltimore Convention Center this past week with the newest cars, trucks, SUVs and some of the most innovative technology to impact consumer transportation in years.

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First female executive director to lead largest network of minority lawyers

Demetris Cheatham Brings New Perspectives, Legal and Technical Expertise to the Top Staff Position at the National Bar Association

Washington, D.C. —The National Bar Association (NBA) has appointed Demetris W. Cheatham the first female executive direc...

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Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis Youth enjoy Black History Month Event

On Tuesday February 7, 2012 the youth of Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) traveled to the Cheverly, Public Playhouse Theater to take in a show, courtesy of Councilman Chris Trumbauer, District 6. During the “Pathways to Opportunitie...

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Comptroller Honors Schaefer with Creation of Helping People Award

Award will recognize individuals and organizations across the State

ANNAPOLIS— On February 10, 2012 Comptroller Peter Franchot announced the creation of a new award program called the “William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award.”

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Seen & Heard: Maryland’s Civil Rights Era in Photographs and Oral Histories

February 23rd Civil Rights Photo Exhibition and Panel Discussion at MdHS

*Panelists Will Include 1955 Read’s Drugstore Sit-In Participant,
*Black Panther Party Defense Lawyer, and Writer for TV’s “The Wire.”
*Civil Rights Era Photos by Paul Henderson of...

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Raising Resilient Teen Girls: Five Tips to Combat Effects of Sexual Abuse

One in five girls in the United States is sexually abused each year. Some do not disclose sexual abuse until they are much older. These children find themselves in foster care if their parent does not protect them from ongoing harm. The most common p...

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