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Omari Hardwick, star of hit tv show Power poses on the red carpet during the season 4 premiere on Thursday, June 8 at the Newseum in Northwest . /Photo by Shevry Lassiter.
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CBC to Trump: ‘Your Policies Affirmatively Hurt Blacks’ Fearing a second meeting with President Donald Trump would be nothing more than a photo opportunity or just a social gathering in the Oval Office, the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC] has sent a letter to the White House declining the invitation. CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) said the historic congressional organization previously sent communications to Trump back in January which shared the priorities of the CBC as they relate to the African-American community. Richmond noted that the group has remained serious about the work of advancing the interests of Blacks and the goals of the CBC. “As a result, we took advantage of every opportunity to educate you on the needs of the Black community and provide you with the information and solutions necessary to act on them in good faith,” Richmond said in his letter to Trump. “Through an objective assessment, we have seen no evidence that your Administration acted on our calls for action, and we have in fact witnessed steps that will affirmatively hurt Black communities,” he said. Trump and the CBC met earlier this year and both sides promised to explore possible future discussions. However, since then, Trump has made it abundantly clear that a conversation with the entire CBC would not be entirely productive, given the actions taken by the ad-
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By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5 Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA 2nd District) in his role as Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus rejected an invitation to meet with President Donald Trump. /Courtesy photo
It’s Official – Rushern Baker III Enters Race for MD Governor
While the Congressional Budget Office reviews the Senate's version of a new health care law proposal and others estimate that millions will lose coverage under the plan, a more frightening report has emerged. A new column by the Center for American Progress and Harvard University researchers estimates an increase in deaths in
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Prince George’s County Exec Joins Growing Field of Candidates By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, 58, has been traversing the state of Maryland over the past year, speaking with citizens from cities large and small – listening as they express their concerns, needs, hopes and dreams. And early Wednesday morning, June 21, he sent a video announcement to his friends, supporters and the media outlining the reasons why he’s convinced that despite a
crowded field of Democrats, he believes that when the dust clears about a year from now, he’ll stand as the best candidate to take on Maryland’s current, and highly-popular governor – Republican Larry Hogan. Baker’s first two stops on the campaign trail included Baltimore City and, closer to home, National Harbor where he addressed members of the Black Press during the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s [NNPA] 2017 Annual Convention which opened June
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5 At the first stop on the campaign trail on the road to Governor of Maryland, Rushern Baker speaks to publishers attending the National Newspaper Publishers Association 2017 annual convention held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland on June 21. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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