As a whirlwind of speculation whips through the Democratic Party about the future of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michael Cryor, chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party and one of the much sought after superdelegates, endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
A $9 million construction contract awarded last week by the state Board of Public Works to a majority-owned construction firm has re-ignited long-fought efforts by minority contractors to gain access to more state dollars, and prodded Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot to consider exploring ways to “open up” the process.
With only a week before a summit meeting to discuss a proposed new east-west link to Baltimore’s existing metro system, business and community leaders are gearing up to address the expected economic development benefits and opportunities as well as concerns they have about the project.
Parren Mitchell, the iconic Maryland Congressman who died last spring, was a trailblazer from the very beginning.
This week the state Board of Public Works approved a $9 million contract with Whiting Turner Contracting Co. to build new operating rooms for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), despite strong lobbying against the deal by the Maryland Minority Contractors Association.
Despite the nearly ten-point spread in the results of the Pennsylvania primary, a group of Maryland women who support Barack Obama plan to forge ahead with countless hours of volunteer work and travel expenses, and mobilize for the next two primaries in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6.
While Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain grapple politically over the war in oil-rich Iraq, little attention has been paid to the other war being waged in neighboring Afghanistan. The “forgotten war,” some have called it.
After 33 years, Robin Woolford vividly remembers that night in January 1975.
He was a college student then, working his way through school as a cashier at a drycleaners in Annapolis. Majoring in international affairs with a minor in Russian, his plans after graduating included traveling all over the world, perhaps as a Foreign Service agent.
It’s no secret that Baltimore City is fertile ground for talented Black athletes.
During the fall and winter seasons of the year, you can pretty much go to any high school in the city and enjoy a passionate game of football or basketball.
Five years ago, Kevin Clark was happy as a highly decorated deputy chief of the New York City Police Department—a proud native son of the city. Then he met Mayor Martin O’Malley, who wanted him to move to Baltimore to become police commissioner.