Maryland
Fannie Lou Hamer Foundation hopes to take state redistricting case to Supreme Court
Representatives of the Fannie Lou Hamer Foundation Political Action Committee said yesterday they hope to challenge the state’s new congressional districts in the U.S. Supreme Court. On Friday, a three-judge panel ruled against nine African-American plaintiffs backed by the Hamer Foundation and financed by the conservative Legacy Foundation. The judges upheld the maps despite saying [...]
Md. redistricting lawsuit hinges on racial numbers
As a three-judge panel heard arguments about whether Maryland’s redistricting map dilutes the African-American vote, one of those judges said Tuesday he doesn’t believe a case has been made to require a third black-majority congressional district. Still, the judges noted that some changes in the map might be necessary after further review, and they asked [...]
Incumbent Baltimore mayor wins Democratic primary
Incumbent Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has defeated five challengers in Baltimore’s Democratic primary for mayor, a post she assumed last year after her predecessor stepped down amid scandal. Rawlings-Blake’s win on Tuesday makes her the heavy favorite in the Nov. 8 general election, which is seen as a formality in a city where Republicans make up about [...]
Group claims discrimination vs. Maryland’s black colleges
Baltimore Sun – Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities are more segregated today than in decades past because of discriminatory practices and policies maintained by the state’s Higher Education Commission, lawyers told a federal court judge Wednesday. “The result is [that the four colleges] fall farther and farther behind,” said John Greenbaum, a civil [...]
Body of missing NC teen found in Md. river
The discovery of a missing North Carolina teen’s body in a Maryland river brings the investigation of her disappearance into a new phase. The body of Phylicia Barnes, who disappeared while visiting her older half-siblings in Baltimore on Dec. 28, was one of two bodies found Wednesday near the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. [...]
