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    Apr 13, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Rand Paul has lotsa 'splaining to do

    Within hours after Sen. Rand Paul's news-making speech at historically black Howard University, someone posted this new definition on the user-driven Urban Dictionary website of an awkward-sounding but quite timely verb: "whitesplain": "The act of a...

    Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Richard Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice, Lyndon B. Johnson

    2. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Seven schools in Washington County Public Schools system named after individuals or families

    Washington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families.
    julieg@herald-mail.com
    Washington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families. One of her concerns, she said, was that over time, people no longer would remember who the person was, or why a...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Newspaper and Magazine, March of Dimes Foundation, Head Start

    3. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Alabama seeks to correct past, to offer 'Scottsboro boys' pardons

    The Alabama Legislature has created a path to pardon for nine black teenagers known as the Scottsboro boys, who were falsely accused of raping two white women more than eight decades ago in one of the more infamous episodes in the racist South.
    The Alabama Legislature has created a path to pardon for nine black teenagers known as the Scottsboro boys, who were falsely accused of raping two white women more than eight decades ago in one of the more infamous episodes in the racist South. On...

    Tags: Crimes, Alabama Legislature, Politics, George Wallace, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Apr 15, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  4. Debate scheduled for Allentown council candidates

    Valley 610
    In heavily Democratic Allentown, the upcoming primary for city council is going to be the race to watch. Voters can get to know the candidates this week at a debate hosted by the local NAACP. The forum, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, will be held at...
    5. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Assembly moved quickly to pass bevy of landmark bills

    This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion.
    This time last year, the Maryland General Assembly was mired in anger and confusion. The House and Senate were feuding over taxes and casino gambling. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch were butting heads....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Maryland Transit Administration, Politics, Martin O'Malley, National Rifle Association of America

    6. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Martin Luther King Jr. brought the fight to Chicago

    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced violent mobs if they tried moving into white neighborhoods and were refused service at Loop restaurants. Gerrymandering of school boundaries<strong> </strong>kept the public schools segregated.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Two years before his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment in Chicago. At the time, blacks and whites here lived lives as firmly separated as in the Deep South, where his civil rights crusade had begun. African-Americans faced...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Entertainment Events, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Soldier Field

    7. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. What's left for O'Malley?

    The knock on Gov. Martin O'Malley by his critics is that everything he does is an effort to pad his resume for a presumed run for president. The latest evidence: He enacted Maryland's most sweeping gun control measures in a generation, abolished the death penalty, secured the most significant boost in state transportation funding since the Schaefer administration, laid the groundwork for a wind farm off the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/">Ocean City</a> coast, passed legislation that will make it easier for veterans to get jobs and for the government to partner with private industry on major projects, and effectively eliminated the gap between projected revenues and expenses that has dogged Maryland for the last decade.
    The knock on Gov. Martin O'Malley by his critics is that everything he does is an effort to pad his resume for a presumed run for president. The latest evidence: He enacted Maryland's most sweeping gun control measures in a generation, abolished the death...

    Tags: Death Penalty, POLITICO LLC, Barack Obama, White House, Politics

    8. Apr 11, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Rand Paul's rough day at Howard University

    WASHINGTON -- Tea party titan Rand Paul, visiting Howard University on Wednesday, told students that he had been called "either brave or crazy to be here" at the historically black college.
    WASHINGTON -- Tea party titan Rand Paul, visiting Howard University on Wednesday, told students that he had been called "either brave or crazy to be here" at the historically black college. Probably some of each: brave, because he's trying to sell...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Students, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Buck Showalter accepts The Sun's Marylander of the Year honor

    Buck Showalter remembered sitting in the Orioles clubhouse as a driving rain delayed the first playoff game Baltimore had hosted in 15 years.
    Buck Showalter remembered sitting in the Orioles clubhouse as a driving rain delayed the first playoff game Baltimore had hosted in 15 years. "Do you think the fans will stay?" asked a relatively new Oriole. "Hell yes," replied closer Jim Johnson....

    Tags: Earl Weaver, Yankee Stadium, Nick Markakis, Martin O'Malley, New York Yankees

    10. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. When 'Negro' was in vogue

    The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing.
    The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing. Today Americans of African descent, especially younger ones, almost...

    Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Langston Hughes, College Baseball, Minority Groups, United Negro College Fund

    11. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Death penalty repeal clears a key test vote in Senate

    The Senate paused its debate of a bill that would make Maryland the 18th state in the nation to eliminate the death penalty&nbsp;after advocates of repeal won a key test vote.&nbsp;
    The Baltimore Sun
    The Senate paused its debate of a bill that would make Maryland the 18th state in the nation to eliminate the death penalty after advocates of repeal won a key test vote.  Senators voted 27-19 Friday to reject an amendment that would have created an...

    Tags: Death Penalty, Politics, Punishment, Annapolis, Parties and Movements

    12. Mar 29, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. PIAA executive director Robert Lombardi headlines Saturday's "Calling All Sports" radio show

    Groller's Corner
    Dr. Robert Lombardi, the PIAA's executive director, will talk about last week's state basketball championships in Hershey and all of the issues his organization has faced in his first year in charge, on today's Morning Call "Calling All Sporrts" radio...
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