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May 15, 2013 -
Diversion programs for youth offenders are blooming within area jurisdictions and are having a positive impact on the criminal justice system and on society, some officials and other experts said.more
May 15, 2013 -
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) —A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death Wednesday evening.more
May 15, 2013 -
On May 10, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) received the 2013 Robert C. Weaver Housing Champion Award from the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett presented the award.more
May 15, 2013 -
Award-winning journalist Doug Smith was recognized as a 2013 Montaigne Medal finalist for his first novel, Same Same. The Montaigne Medal is given in honor of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who influenced people such as William Shakespeare, Rene Descartes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Eric Hoffer. It is awarded to the most thought-provoking titles each year that either illuminate, progress, or redirect thought, and is a special distinction beneath the Eric Hoffer Award umbrella.more
May 15, 2013 -
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed in 2005 by attorney James J. Walker of Walker and Associates, a Black-owned, Atlanta-based law firm that represents gospel artists. After almost a decade of litigation, the settlement is a major win in the battle for the rights of urban artists, the attorney said.more
May 15, 2013 -
(NAPSI)—It’s a common occurrence these days—one of your friends recently had an online account hacked but doesn’t have a clue how it happened. We’ve all heard tech advice from a tech-savvy sister or the IT guy at work, but what’s the truth? When it comes to online security, it’s sometimes difficult to discern between perception and reality.more
May 10, 2013 -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill, authorities said Friday. He was 28.more
May 10, 2013 -
A federal grand jury has indicted 18 alleged members of the Bloods gang on racketeering charges and five others face drug charges in Howard County.more
May 10, 2013 -
The House Judiciary Committee this week approved a new, bipartisan task force aimed at streamlining the federal criminal code.more
May 10, 2013 -
Women’s rights group UltraViolet filed a petition calling for online retailer Amazon to pull shooting target “The Ex” from its site stating it promotes domestic violence against women.more
May 10, 2013 -
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case.more
May 09, 2013 -
PHILADELPHIA— Wet Seal Inc. has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit filed by three of the retailer's former employees.more
May 09, 2013 -
WASHINGTON— Thirty people have been deported from the District of Columbia under a program that requires states and localities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.more
May 08, 2013 -
Thanks to American Cancer Society volunteer and breast cancer survivor Barbara Palmer, Baltimore’s ACS Hope Lodge is receiving a $10,000 gift from Exelon as part of the company’s Employee Volunteer Awards program. Barbara is an employee of BGE, an Exelon company. more
May 08, 2013 -
The once-towering stature of the Black bank has diminished. After almost 125 years of serving the underserved, the Black banking community has been brought low by a shrinking clientele, questions of relevance, competition from big banks and the fluctuating fortunes of its traditional client base—churches, small businesses and lower- and middle-income Blacks, who have borne the brunt of the economic recession.more
May 08, 2013 -
C. Diane Wallace Booker, Executive Director of the U.S. Dream Academy, has been named to The Daily Record’s 2013 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. more
May 08, 2013 -
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen extends an invitation to celebrate Annapolis at the City Dock this weekend.more
May 08, 2013 -
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents.more
May 08, 2013 -
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath.more
May 08, 2013 -
Award-winning journalist Doug Smith was recognized as a 2013 Montaigne Medal finalist for his first novel, Same Same. The Montaigne Medal is given in honor of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who influenced people such as William Shakespeare, Rene Descartes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Eric Hoffer. It is awarded to the most thought-provoking titles each year that either illuminate, progress, or redirect thought, and is a special distinction beneath the Eric Hoffer Award umbrella.more
May 08, 2013 -
Annapolis, Maryland- May 8, 2013- Carl O. Snowden, chairman of the non-profit community based Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, announced that May 31 will be the last day that citizens can submit names of living or deceased members of the community to be inscribed on the Civil Rights Foot Soldiers Memorial, which will be dedicated on August 28.more
May 08, 2013 -
Charles Ramsey never imagined he'd be thrust into the national spotlight from the yard of his Cleveland home, much less labeled “hero” for, of all things, rescuing three women from their alleged captors. more
May 08, 2013 -
Victor McTeer, a retired trial lawyer and one of the first African-American graduates of the college, has been named to the McDaniel College board of trustees. more
May 07, 2013 -
Morgan State University’s board of regents elected Kweisi Mfume, former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president and former Maryland congressman, chairman of the board of regents May 7.more
May 07, 2013 -
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer while robbing him outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was executed Tuesday evening.more
May 04, 2013 -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Though the Alabama Legislature has cleared the way for posthumous pardons of the Scottsboro Boys, much work — from legal documents to public hearings — remains before the names of the nine Black teens wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago are officially cleared.more
May 03, 2013 -
President Obama has nominated former Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.more
May 03, 2013 -
Fifty years ago, Birmingham leaders used fire hoses, police dogs and jailings to stop waves of children who marched out of a church and on to downtown streets seeking equal rights for blacks.more
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