maryland
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Ben Jealous Wants to Trump Hate in Maryland
Ben Jealous is aiming to become the first black governor of Maryland and the first NAACP president to hold such a high-ranking political position. A Rhodes Scholar and businessman, Jealous is fighting an uphill battle for the governor’s mansion against Gov. Larry Hogan, who holds a double-digit lead in polls. But Jealous is resilient and…
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Is Waldorf, Maryland Really That Far? An Analysis
If you live in the Washington, DC area long enough, you’re likely to hear about the city of Waldorf, Md. Waldorf is the biggest city in Charles County, Maryland, located directly south of Prince George’s County, Maryland, also know as the place that most of the people you know who claim to be from DC…
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'Safe Space for White Students' Backfires at University of Maryland
A counseling group for white students who feel nervous around people who dance on the beat and prefer seasoning was forced to rebrand itself after students at the University of Maryland objected to a flyer for a campus support group dedicated to discussing race. …But only for white people. “Do you want to improve your…
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Brett ‘B-Killa’ Kavanaugh Claims He Grew Up Around Guns, Drug and Gang Violence
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m boycotting the NFL for the third year. In the absence of gridiron battles, I’ve taken to Senate hearings to pass time. On Brett Kavanaugh’s second day of grilling by the Congressional panel for his nomination to the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh dropped the most laughable line of his life.…
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5 Dead, Others Injured at Maryland Newspaper; Alleged Shooter in Custody: Report [Updated]
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 7:15 p.m. EDT: CNN’s Jake Tapper is reporting that the unidentified shooting suspect may have altered his fingerprints so that he could not be identified. According to a tweet, the gunman has been identified using facial-recognition software, but his name has not yet been released to the press. Earlier: A…
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Police: Black Woman Who Said ‘I Hate White People’ Before Attacking Passengers on Bus Charged With Hate Crime
A black woman in Maryland is facing hate crime charges after police say she declared her hate for “white people” before attacking two white passengers on board a moving bus in Gaithersburg. According to WJLA-TV, 24-year-old Kimberly Jordan of Silver Spring, Md., was on a Ride On bus around 9 p.m. Monday when she allegedly…
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Army National Guardsman Missing After Massive Flooding Hits Ellicott City, Md.
A 39-year-old Maryland man is missing after a flash flood hit Ellicott City, Md., on Sunday night. Eddison Alexander Hermond, a member of the Army National Guard, was reported missing at 12:30 a.m. Monday, according to a Howard County, Md., spokesperson. There is an active search for Hermond, who is from Severn, Md. He was…
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4 Maryland High Schoolers Charged With Hate Crimes After Spray-Painting Racist Graffiti Targeting Black Principal
Alas, the white kids behaving racistly goes on. Last week, four teens were charged with hate crimes after they spray-painted the n-word, swastikas, genitalia and anti-LGBTQ slurs all over a Howard County, Md., high school and targeted the school’s African-American principal specifically. The Baltimore Sun reports that police arrested Seth Taylor, 18; Tyler Curtiss, 18;…
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Remember the Resource Officer Who Shot the School Shooter in Maryland? It Never Happened
Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association and people who believe in the magical fairy tale of armed school employees preventing school shootings were all forced to eat their words with a supersized cup of “shut the fuck up” Monday, when authorities investigating the case of the Maryland school shooter who was stopped by a “good…
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2 Students Injured, Gunman Dead After Shooting at Maryland High School
Updated Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 2:09 p.m. EDT: The gunman involved in the shooting that left two Maryland high schoolers injured early Tuesday morning has been identified as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins. Austin, a student at Great Mills High School, shot a 16-year-old female student before he was shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with…