America’s oldest Black town is in Illinois — and it’s dying. But the fight has begun to save it
You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...
America’s oldest Black town is in metro-east. It’s dying, but there’s a fight to save it
Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and ...
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Grinning Luigi Mangione yuks it up in court as he enters plea in execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Agnifilo, who arrived at 100 Centre Street at 8:30 am, beside her husband Marc Agnifilo, then slammed Mayor Adams and the ... ll let local DAs get first crack at Mangione in the courtroom, said ...
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A generation ‘constructed’ for tragedy: Older Black men hit hardest by overdose crisis
But as that massive tide of deaths appears to be ebbing overall, death rates still remain unusually high among the population that has long suffered the most, in cities including Baltimore ... 2021 ...
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Mayor Scott suggests eliminating Baltimore’s spending board, ‘modernizing’ city government
After decades of proposals to restructure Baltimore’s Board of Estimates, Mayor Brandon Scott suggested Wednesday the board could be eliminated altogether. “I think that we should consider ...
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Mayor Scott, Commissioner Worley reflect on key accomplishments in Baltimore as first mayoral term ends
As 2024 came to an end, Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) and the Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley reflected on the accomplishments and overall progress they’ve made within the mayor’s ...
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‘Power and influence’: Plans to loosen Baltimore mayor’s grip on spending board have failed for 30 years
In 2007, former Baltimore City Councilmember Keiffer Mitchell had a big ask for the council: reduce the mayor’s power over city spending by cutting the mayor’s two appointees from the spending ...
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Baltimore man carjacked at gunpoint as mayor touts crime reduction success
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man experienced the harsh reality of violent crime firsthand when he was carjacked at gunpoint, even as Mayor Brandon Scott touted a decrease in crime rates across the city.
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Former Baltimore mayor sued for $2M loan default, faces mounting financial pressure
Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is facing a lawsuit filed by an Indiana-based bank over a $2 million business loan. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks repayment after monthly ...
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Bank sues former Baltimore mayor for $2 million
An Indiana-based bank sued former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Wednesday, claiming that she owes $2.1 million for a commercial loan. Old National Bank says in its lawsuit seeking a ...