By Jeneba Ghatt While some race to Atlanta, Charlotte and other sprouting urban hubs in the South, there’s no getting away from it: Prince George County is still the crown jewel of African American affluence. It boasts the highest concentration of middle to upper-middle income Blacks in the nation. It gained national attention via Connie […]
By Jeneba Ghatt Looking to beef up its political and constituency operations, President Obama recently tapped ex-lobbyist and former John Kerry presidential campaign senior advisor Broderick Johnson as a senior advisor to his reelection campaign. Johnson is well known within K Street and Capitol Hill circles as, first, an attorney in the House of Representatives […]
By DeVan Hankerson Did you know: Maryland (11th) and the District of Columbia (15th) are among the top 20 states with the most expensive wireless services? A special report released by Tax Analysts, a non-profit provider of tax news and analysis, offers a detailed picture of the problem. If you live in Maryland, the combined […]
There are not enough drugs in the nation. Either that, or there are some seriously overmedicated Americans who are running through drugs faster than companies can make them. President Obama heard the call on mass withdrawal, and this week signed an executive order addressing a shortage in critical prescription drugs, a problem for the past […]
Despite claims by conservatives that the U.S. military is suffering from decrepit battle gear and weapons, a new report shows the Department of Defense has spent nearly a trillion dollars on big ticket defense items with money that was supposed to be used for troops in the field. See also: Pentagon chiefs: bigger defense cuts […]
An increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left more than 5,000 children in fosters homes, a new Applied Research Center report finds. According to the report, almost one in four people deported is the parent of a United States citizen child. See also: Man Avoids Jail By Faking Illegal Immigrant Status See also: […]
Questions about the NYPD’s abilty to police itself are being raised after a host of criminal incidents involving city officers were uncovered by outside agencies rather than the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the New York Times reports. See also: NYPD Officers Should Be Fired For Shooting Death Of Sean Bell See also: Harry Belafonte & […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel paid his respect to the 260 Chicago public school students killed in the past three years at a vigil on Monday. See also: Documentary Deals With Violence On The Streets Of Chicago See also: More than Common…Extraordinary! The vigil was the first of five scheduled for the week by Urban Dolorosa, […]
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was once headed by Martin Luther King has pledged to mentor and guide the Occupy Atlanta movement, a branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The decision to mentor Occupy Atlanta came after a six hour meeting led by SCLC President Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. See Also: Kim Kardashian […]
It’s that time of the year again. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and hunger is a huge issue plaguing the world. Let’s do our part to help out those right here at home. Radio One Baltimore — including 92Q, Magic 95.9, WOLB 1010AM and Spirit 1400AM — are participating in the Bea Gaddy Food […]