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TGR: The People Rally Today at Baltimore City Hall:
Some black leaders have called a gathering today (5.17.10) at Baltimore’s City Hall. The word is, Rev. Al Sharpton is coming … along with major media attention. It appears as though it has come time … even in a statewide election year 2010 … for the “chickens to come home to roost.”
Blacks in Baltimore are making a claim.
Part of the most loyal voting bloc of the National Democratic Party – in a 9-to-1 Democratic town and a 2-to-1 Democratic State has decided to rise up and, after all these years, and finally demand what is ours.
TGR: A Chat with “The Bear”: Clarence Mitchell, III Up close and personal:
I was blessed earlier this week to have a conversation with a local political icon whose lifelong body of work has had an impact on the nation. Clarence Mitchell, III, also known as “The Bear”, has been a political godfather to me and countless others for years. His honesty, compassion, and willingness to serve the people are unsurpassed. His love for Baltimore and its people is unparalleled and deserving of many, many accolades.
Clearly, I had to get his thoughts on what is happening on the political scene here in Baltimore. With the mayor, our first African American woman in the top post, under fire for some otherwise petty reasons, the whole climate – in my mind – begs the question of what is happening to black leadership.
With the passing of Delegate Howard “Pete” Rawlings and state Senator Clarence Blount, black political leadership seems terribly absent. Again, in a majority black city like Baltimore, it leaves one wondering just what has happened to black political power.
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Wrap-up of "Empower Hour" on WOLB 1010 AM w/ Doni Glover:
Wrap-up of show on 11.17.09 at Radio One. Topic: Pain and Healing of the Black Community in Baltimore Read in Full >>
TGR: Black Baltimore: In Search of a Healing:
Join us Tuesday, November 17th as we continue on this journey … in search of a healing:
“Empower Hour” News Talk Show
on
WOLB 1010 AM in Baltimore
10 to 11 am
(Every Tuesday through the Holidays)
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