Donna Edwards: Making a historic run to be the voice of the middle class
As a young girl growing up in a military family, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards says she and her five siblings went to the dinner table with more than an appetite.…
Chris Van Hollen: continuing his work as a ‘dreamer and a doer’
Rep. Chris Van Hollen says he’s always been focused on action and results, and a proponent of economic opportunity and social justice –“not just in words but in deeds.†He…
Minority mentoring, new magnet schools coming to area schools
Superintendent S. Dallas Dance announced in his 2016 State of the Schools that new magnet programs were coming to area schools—welcome news for the more than 1,250 community members, business…
Publisher’s Column: Black Votes Matter
In the primary campaign for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton won the primaries in South Carolina, North Carolina and other southern states on the strength of African-American voters.…
Edwards vs. Van Hollen: Who Will Be Our Next U.S. Senator?
For the past 39 years, the very popular Barbara Mikulski has served as Maryland’s most senior representative in Congress. When the feisty, 4-foot-11 former social worker announced last year that…