Community News
Time for Action, Justice in the South:
Organizers and activists from across the region will gather in Durham, N.C., Dec. 12-14 for the 7th Bi-Annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference to find ways to work together on problems ranging from toxic corporate hog farms, the struggle of workers as the economy falters, and targeting of immigrants, to health disparities, workplace violence, violence and abuses against women and other issues. Read in Full >>
Great Blacks In Wax Needs Your Help To Acquire Obama Wax Figure:
Please help us in our efforts to preserve African American history by helping the museum to acquire a wax figure of Barack Obama and create an exhibit for his figure. You can help by donating to the acquisition effort. Remember, no amount is too small! If you cannot make a donation, please support our cause by passing this message along to your friends, family, and co-workers.
To find out how to help click here!
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BRAD PITT, NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS LAUNCH REBUILDING CAMPAIGN:
Brad Pitt and residents of the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans yesterday launched a national fundraising campaign to help the city recover from the lasting devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, starting with the Lower 9th Ward. Read in Full >>
MAKE IT RIGHT in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans:
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The slow reaction to the initial emergency and to the ongoing crisis exposed troubling realities about the response capabilities of the government when the citizens of our most culturally diverse city were in desperate need of help.
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Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick Area Named Healthiest in United States for Women:
“Self” magazine has named the Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick corridor at the top of its 2009 list of America’s Best Places for Women, ranking above San Francisco, Honolulu, Nassau-Suffolk Counties (NY) and Cambridge, MA that rounded out this year’s top five. Read in Full >>
KELLIBREW SLEEPS OUT ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE:
William Kellibrew, a young man who witnessed his mother and brother die at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, is spearheading a victims and survivors for peace sleep out in front of the John A. Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Read in Full >>
BET NETWORKS JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STOP THE SPREAD OF HIV ON WORLD AIDS DAY MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 WITH A SPECIAL EPISODE OF 106 & PARK FOLLOWED BY BET NEWS EXCLUSIVE ARE YOU POSITIVE?:
Of the more than one million people in the United States who are living with HIV/AIDS, nearly half are African American. On Monday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m.*, World AIDS Day, BET shines a bright light on these alarming statistics by dedicating a full episode of the network's hit music countdown show, 106 & PARK, to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, followed by the premiere of ARE YOU POSITIVE?, a half hour special that addresses the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS at 7:30 p.m.* ARE YOU POSITIVE? is part of BET Networks and the Kaiser Family Foundation's longstanding partnership and Emmy Award-winning public education campaign, "Rap-It-Up". Read in Full >>
ALCOHOL TAXES AND MARYLAND: THE FACTS:
Nationwide, alcohol use has slowly been falling among high school students, but from 2005 to 2007 alcohol use increased among Maryland high school students:
· Current use (in the past 30 days) went up from 40% to 43%. Read in Full >>
JAMI JACKSON SINGER & SONGWRITER TAKES CENTER STAGE ON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION'S REALITY DOCUMENTARY ~ ARE YOU POSITIVE?:
Are You Positive? A reality documentary starring Jami Jackson airs on World AIDS Day, December 1st, 7:30PM (EST) on the popular Black Entertainment Television (BET), sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation. According to data provided by the Kaiser Foundation, HIV/AIDS deaths are the highest for Black women, ages 25-44, than respective counterparts in racial/ethnic groups. Read in Full >>
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Annual Gala featuring Ashford and Simpson & Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. at The Lyric:
On Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum will host its Annual Gala, honoring Eddie and Sylvia Brown and featuring performances by music legends Ashford and Simpson and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: The Tragedy of Hope:
After using heroin for 30 years, Cason got sick of being sick and found himself in Philadelphia at a strict recovery program. Once clean, he decided he could share his salvation with others and founded I Can’t We Can. Read in Full >>
BALTIMORE TALK SHOW HOST TO BEGIN HUNGER STRIKE TO RAISE $50,000 TO SUPPORT DRUG RECOVERY PROGRAM:
Anthony McCarthy, the host of The Anthony McCarthy Show on public radio WEAA and a political analyst and commentator, will announce on his show today at 5:00 p.m. that he will deny his body food and only drink water until the public helps him raise $50,000 to support I Can't We Can, a community based drug recovery program located in Park Heights. Read in Full >>
University System of Maryland Chancellor Talks With BSU President:
During a taped interview for Bowie State University’s President’s Update October 2008 television segment, Kirwan discussed his responsibilities and priorities as head of the system’s 11 universities, 2 research institutions and 2 regional centers. Read in Full >>
Meet Benjamin Todd Jealous, Pres. & CEO of the NAACP:
Benjamin Todd Jealous grew up believing that there was no higher calling than to further the cause of freedom in this country and in the world. It is a mindset he inherited from of his parents and grandparents. Their drive for community betterment blazed the trail for Jealous’ own deep commitment to social justice, public service and human rights activism. Now, as the 17th President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, and the youngest person to hold the position in the organization’s nearly 100-year history, Jealous is well positioned to answer the call. Read in Full >>
Baltimore Bioneers ’08 Conference: Cultivating Change. Inspiring Solutions.:
The 2nd annual Baltimore Bioneers Conference features some of the most insightful, inspiring innovators working to change the region and the world. Witness how the power of collaboration across all disciplines can promote practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and healing human communities. Hear from local and recorded* keynotes, workshops, and panelist discussions. More online at www.cultivatingchange.org. Read in Full >>
