baltimore
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Trump Keeps Doing These Racist Morning Tweetstorms Because They Work
President Trump started out as the racist old man standing on his Twitter lawn yelling about the black kids driving fast through the neighborhood. Yes, he’s only yelling at the black kids, because he’s racist. With time and higher approval ratings, the further he goes into his racist bag; the president is becoming more emboldened,…
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#WeAreBaltimore: Residents, Mayor, Even the City's Newspaper Clap Back at Trump After Vile, Racist Tweets
After the president labeled Baltimore “a very dangerous & filthy place” that is “rat and rodent infested mess” and where “no human being would want to live,” the residents of Charm City and many others refused to let that slander lie and came to the city’s defense. This all started after the president dropped a…
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Rain Pryor Vane, Daughter of Legendary Comedian Richard Pryor, Announces Run for Baltimore City Council
While most of us spend our birthdays guzzling Ciroc and gyrating on our exes, actress Rain Pryor Vane decided to celebrate her 50th birthday by announcing her decision to run for Baltimore City Council. Best known for her roles in Rude Awakening and Head of the Class, the daughter of legendary comedian Richard Pryor broke…
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The Wire, 17 Years Later: Tray Chaney on His Upcoming Cast-Heavy Docuseries, Undeniable and the Reality of 'Two Baltimores'
“World going one way; people another, yo” — Poot, The Wire, Season 4, “Misgivings” text On June 2, 2002, The Wire, one of the greatest shows known to man, animal and whatever lies atop President Tang’s head, premiered on HBO. “Timeless” is a word that tends to be tossed around quite liberally, but The Wire…
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Baltimore Mayor Introduces Novel Idea to Curb Gun Violence: 'Put a Boxing Ring Up, Let Them Go and Box It Out'
You haven’t lived until you’ve had your ass whooped. Ask Cam Coldheart. Ask Fred and E. Ness. Ask Anthony Joshua. It might sound absurd, but until you peel yourself off the floor with a compound fracture in your pride and a busted nose, you’ve probably been out here wildin’, acting like you’re invincible. But a…
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Baltimore Anchorwoman Gets The Boot After Questioning Black Women's Ability to Lead
What’s irrefutable is that Catherine Pugh, the embattled former Baltimore mayor who recently resigned after a children’s book scandal destroyed her political career, fucked up. But are her failures as an elected official in any way, shape or form related to, or reflective of, her standing as a black woman? Of course not. Unfortunately, the…
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Books Out the Door, Abandons City Hall Post
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has written herself out of her role as the city’s chief executive, announcing her resignation Thursday after coming under intense scrutiny over the sale of books she wrote to those doing business with both the city and the state of Maryland. Sorry. The puns are endless. “I am sorry for the…
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They’ll Pass: Baltimore Courts Deny Mosby’s Attempt to Throw Out Some 5,000 Marijuana Convictions
Puff, puff — hard pass: A pair of Baltimore city judges have denied Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request to throw out some 5,000 marijuana convictions. In a ruling Friday, Baltimore District Court Judge Kathleen Sweeney said Mosby had failed to show what “disparate impact” said convictions had on those found guilty. The judge…
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Baltimore Man Killed By Neighbor After Order of Protection Request Was Denied
On Monday, community members in Glen Burnie, Md., gathered to remember Tyrique Hudson, who police say was killed by a shotgun blast fired by his neighbor on April 15. But the story becomes even more tragic once you learn that Hudson was denied a protective order against the suspect. The Capital Gazette reports that police…
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FBI, IRS Agents Search City Hall, Homes of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh
On Thursday, federal agents executed a number of search warrants as the investigations into whether Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh illegally profited from a no-bid book deal intensified. CNN reports that the FBI and criminal investigators from the Internal Revenue Service searched the home of the Democratic mayor, an additional residence she owns, the downtown office…