WASHINGTON INFORMER — The D.C. Council will decide next week on a bill to lower the city’s legal voting age to 16, likely ending a yearslong...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — One day after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s historic victory for a second four-year term in a largely Democratic state, he laid out plans...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Angela Alsobrooks, the first female prosecutor and youngest state’s attorney ever elected in Prince George’s County, will become the jurisdiction’s first woman to...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Democrats tried Tuesday to fight their way back to power in state capitols across the country by reclaiming governor’s seats in key...
THE AFRO — The local revival has generated several sold-out performances at the venue located about halfway between downtown Baltimore and greater Washington, DC
THE AFRO — Luwanda Jenkins is transferring years of civic service for the State of Maryland to a new role in advancing women’s leadership
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I hope you all know why,” Wade told his players without flinching. He asked them to think hard: “Are you doing this because...
THE AFRO — Coach Ken Roberts (center) and members of the Northwestern junior varsity and varsity football teams, gathered at the University Park Church of Christ...
THE AFRO — Maryland HBCU advocates are bracing for another round in court in the twelve-year legal battle to dismantle the state’s dual system of higher...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland Democratic officials said Thursday that a surge in request of absentee ballots for next month’s general election points to a huge turnout...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous took part Friday in Maryland Municipal League’s annual fall conference at the Westin Hotel
THE AFRO — Lynch was the latest guest to come to Morgan State as part of President David Wilson’s Distinguished Scholar Series.
THE AFRO — Oct. 1 marked the beginning of the 2019 fiscal year, which also meant tax changes for those who spend money in the District...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Who would have predicted after three weeks of the college football season that the two Los Angeles teams would have a combined one...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The 25-member group tasked to help prescribe remedies to boost the Maryland educational system offered more recommendations Friday, which lawmakers hope can be...
AFRO — When Anacostia High School students Kelli Johnson and Brenda McKinney took the stage at the Kennedy Center to rap about the Boston Tea Party...
AFRO — “I want to be impactful in the food space, what does that look like,” April Richardson mused inside the kitchen of her new business:...
THE AFRO — According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), everyday more than 115 people in America die after overdosing on opioids misuse. Between 1999...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) A few weeks before CBC members met with President Donald Trump at the White House, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)...
Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander Kent, 24/7 WALL ST. (247WallSt.com) – The United States added 3.2 million jobs in 2014, a greater addition to...
by William J. Ford Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Vanessa Fleeton recalled when a Black police officer became rude to her a few...
John Wagner and Jenna Johnson, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown cruised past his two rivals in Maryland’s bitter Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday,...
By Charles Ornstein Special to the NNPA from ProPublica Much has been written (and will continue to be written) about the spectacular failure of health insurance exchanges...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I am writing this article from the beautiful shores of the Dominican Republic. We have assembled here for our second...
