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Maryland State Elections officials have ordered that the results of Baltimore’s recent City elections be decertified following criticism from watchdogs and candidates who say the polli… Read More

Certified Nursing Assistants help care for those who are physically or mentally ill, disabled, or injured at long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. As a member… Read More

I understand white America's need to assassinate Colin Kaepernick's character calling him a unappreciative, unpatriotic spoiled millionaire athlete. Some are even showing pictures of U.S. Ve… Read More

While Samsung may have been celebrating the replacement of half a billion defected Note 7 devices, its battery woes are still far from over. The company had begun sale of new devic… Read More

Alan King's Point Blank will published November 1st by Silver Birch Press. Books can be preordered for $12. For more information visit AlanW.King.comI'm a different poet now than I was whe… Read More

Download "SRL Networks Presents The Socialytes" on The Skunk Radio Live Record Store.The Socialytes are an Electro Dance/Pop duo consisting of Cortez Crawley and Johnny Kreative. They are Ar… Read More

In America, democracy is a government of, by, and for the people— or is it? In just a week since Trump’s election, racially charged incidents were reported at schools and univers… Read More

What a way to end the year, which went by too fast. Where does the time go? We are happy to end this year on a wonderful note, being one of the winners of The 2017 Black Pearls Literary Exce… Read More

Michelle Obama, Green Party Candidate for President(a speculative never-gonna-happen in 3 thoughts)Is this a long shot? Certainly. There are myriad reasons why Michelle Obama will never run… Read More

Many great inventions have helped pave the way for new technology to exist in our world. In the past 20 years, we have seen a huge tech bubble burst with gadgets from cell phones to computer… Read More

EXCERPT from Journal of Black StudiesIntellectual histories allow us to uncover the intellectual antecedents and trace the theoretical steps of the great thinkers that set the foundation for… Read More

San Francisco and San Jose, Calif. top Zillow’s list of the best markets for sellers. Buyers in Baltimore and Miami will have the most negotiating power when shopping for a home howeve… Read More

Welcome to Lakia and Aneesah’s channel!!! They are best friends from Baltimore, Md that is all about living and enjoying life to the FULLEST! Before you leave, make sure you hit t… Read More

"Faced with outsized stresses, these Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath" PBS NewsHour 2/21/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the nat… Read More

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Redfin Housing Demand Index increased 6.5 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted level of 130 in January, according to Redfin (www… Read More

"In the war on heroin, Baltimore drug programs face an uncertain future" by Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour 2/28/2017ExcerptIn 2015, Baltimore wrote a city-wide prescription for a heroin anti… Read More

City living comes with a premium in most major metros, especially for families with kids. Nationally, families spend an average of $9,073 more per year to cover basic housing and child care… Read More

ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused property database, today released its 2016 Year-End U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows that 193,009 single family homes… Read More

New analysis shows that the town of Clayton, Georgia, in the Atlanta metro area is now the single best bet for real estate investors, offering the highest returns from single-family rental p… Read More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. and MADISON, N.J. (March 30, 2017) – Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate announced today the addition of J. Melvin Premier Properties in Maryland to its franchise… Read More

U.S. home prices rose 7.5 percent to a median sale price of $273,000 in March as home sales made a strong showing, up 8.9 percent over last year, according to Redfin (www.redfin.com), the ne… Read More

Worldbuilding From RealityPart 7The Cord That Binds Our Hearts in LovebyJacqueline LichtenbergHere are previous posts in this series:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2017/04/worldbuild… Read More

Uber is further adding to the already robust functionality of its ride-hailing app by surfacing real-time departure/arrival info about public transit, such as buses and trains, right within… Read More

Gen X homeowners bore the brunt of the housing crash, and it still shows a decade later as they lag behind in gaining equity in their homes, according to the new Zillow Home Equity Report… Read More

Rising rents in the nation’s booming urban areas are creating crisis levels of homelessness that will continue or even accelerate as rents rise, Zillow research has found. The connecti… Read More

   Afaa M. Weaver's place in American Letters is unprecedented and unique.  African American culture, especially the literary arts, are bound to the English language and… Read More

"This Baltimore school helps girls step up for college" PBS NewsHour 8/11/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  "Step," a new documentary, follows students from the Baltimore Leadership School for Girls… Read More

There are some towns throughout the U.S. that make for great tourist destinations. However, there are a few that also make for great places to live. Just consider the five following U.S. tou… Read More

Home prices increased 6.8 percent from a year ago to a national median sale price of $293,000 in July, according to Redfin, the next-generation real estate brokerage. This represented a slig… Read More

aka "Trump's We Don't Care About People Government""Is Anybody Home at HUD?" by Alec MacGillis, ProPublica 8/22/2017This story was co-published with New York magazine.In mid-May, Steve Prest… Read More

The growing complexity of real estate transactions is leading to a rise in the number of real estate pros offering so-called “home buyer workshops” that aim to educate consu… Read More

Baltimore has one of the toughest drunk-driving policies in the nation: if you are caught drinking and driving in the city, the Drunk Driving Reduction Act requires that you use an in-ve… Read More

You understand reflection and a more mindful method to life benefit your mind, body, as well as spirit. The tougher you try to silent those loud, stress-laden ideas, the louder they yel… Read More

To quit is easy but to avoid quitting requires a method Avoid quitting is much more comfortable than what you think. But you need to know the steps to make it happen. The quitting is such an… Read More

"What happens to learning when students get much-needed glasses" PBS NewsHour 12/19/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Good vision care is a luxury for families who can’t easily afford the time… Read More

History of the Super Bowl Every February Americans gather to celebrate the National Football League’s championship game. Some gather just for the food or the alcohol, while others are… Read More

"Freezing classrooms spark heated debate over Baltimore’s school infrastructure" PBS NewsHour 2/13/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Baltimore City Public Schools faced outrage from parents af… Read More

Empire of Language- Finale-Loving You is Complicated.So build buildagain the newvillages; youmust mix spittlewith dirt, dungto saliva.....Edward Kamau Braithwaite From the ArrivantsPoem… Read More

– Three Poems by Craig Barker – Bee Season Strained       goodbye      outside of         a bus station    &nb… Read More

THE ALCHEMY OF BLACK FUTURES: BLACK COMICS, BLACK BEER CALENDARS & BLACK ICONOGRAPHYAs the information age gives way to the age of reckoning, where the dictates of nature will take prece… Read More

La Cúpula Novedades Junio 2018 Balas Perdidas 5 Corren los años 80. Virginia Applejack ha estado en el infierno y ha vuelto… al infierno. En Baltimore. Donde reside la… Read More

"The Shadow Rulers of the VA" by Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica 8/7/2018How Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter and two other Mar-a-Lago cronies are secretly shaping the Trump administr… Read More

Best remembered as the de facto leader of the classic American rock band, Little Feat, Lowell George's distinctive style of slide guitar and vocalizing helped create a style of music that wa… Read More

SKUNK RADIO LIVESRL NETWORKS ROSTERARTIST PROFILEThe SocialytesEdm Music Group Maryland, USABiography:The Socialytes are an electronic dance pop duo consisting of Cortez Crawley and Johnny K… Read More

Llegó septiembre y ¡PUM! vuelta a la rutina del trabajo y el temido síndrome post vacacional. Os ayudamos a tratar de mitigarlo recomendando estos 3 cómics: &ldq… Read More

Building stamina in the lower back could boost your efficiency in daily tasks as well as help you stay clear of sports injuries. Janet Wong’s Ultimate Frisbee profession was comp… Read More

We are pleased to premiere the video “Long Train” by the Kelly Bell Band from their upcoming album, Know My Name, set to release April 26, 2019 at WTMD Radio in Towson, MD and w… Read More

PREVIEW "THE BIZARRE WORLD OF FRANK ZAPPA" TOUR NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCES SET TO LAUNCH FRIDAY, APRIL 19 U.S. DATES COME IN ADVANCE OF EUROPEAN SHOWS With "The Bizarre World Of Frank… Read More

By Mike O'Cull The Kelly Bell Band is exactly the kind of genre-bending, rule-breaking, and color-smearing group the music scene of 2019 desperately needs. Originally formed 24 years ago to… Read More

"Mayor’s corruption scandal further fuels Baltimore’s cynicism about politics" PBS NewsHour 4/26/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Baltimore [Maryland] is once again beset by allegations… Read More

"Can mayor’s resignation offer corruption-plagued Baltimore a chance to rebuild?" PBS NewsHour 5/2/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Baltimore [Maryland] has acquired a reputation for corrupti… Read More

"American towns under cyberattack from an NSA-built software" PBS NewsHour 5/26/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Over the last few weeks, the city of Baltimore essentially went offline after a cybe… Read More

Let me make it clear, TRUMI IS A RACIST.  He just does not recognize it, like so many others."Why Trump’s verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar" PBS NewsHour… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump and race, Democrats’ 2020 values" PBS NewsHour 8/2/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks jo… Read More

I call my son, whose twenty-five, lives in Philly, and seems to have made his transition out of the American black male danger zone safely, to ask him about The Wire.  Though I spent de… Read More

Program Will Provide Critical Aid to the Maryland Health Department’s Effort to Address Disparities and Better Serve the Behavioral Health Needs of  Underserved Communities The pr… Read More

With social distancing rules in place and so many end of school year events being canceled, teachers (and parents) are scrambling for fun learning activities. One of the best learning activi… Read More

Stone Horses September 2, 2020 -- Baltimore’s STONE HORSES--singer John Allen, drummer Jason Heiser, bassist Rick Reynolds and co-founding guitarist Teddy Merrill—has premiered… Read More

Free money is nice. We all wish we could get some free money every now and then. Even finding a quarter on the sidewalk feels like a win. Well, imagine finding 100 times that amount just lyi… Read More

Rank the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL. Are Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson among them? If not, they probably should be. The BetMGM Sunday Offer for Week 2 is a good one because it involve… Read More