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Provost of Baltimore’s Coppin State University Named First Female President of Central State University
Originally published May 18, 2012

Coppin State University Provost Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond will become the first female president of Central State University, the Ohio school has announced.more More Arrow
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Rev. Marion C. Bascom
Rev. Marion C. Bascom Pastor Emeritus of Baltimore’s Douglas Memorial Community Church Passes Away at 87
by AFRO Staff
May 18, 2012 - The Rev. Marion C. Bascom, one of Baltimore’s major civil rights voices for the past 60 years and pastor emeritus of Baltimore’s Douglas Memorial Community Church, has passed away. He was 87.more More Arrow

Mother’s Day Weekend Plagued with Violence
by Alexis Taylor
May 16, 2012 - Baltimore City Police are still investigating several violent incidents that claimed four lives and left others in the hospital with injuries over Mother’s Day weekend. Police say they are close to making arrests in two of the cases, but detectives, as of Wednesday, had no leads or motives in a majority of the crimes.more More Arrow

Jade Moore, deputy chief nurse, VA Maryland Health Care System, Roslyn Kelly, RN, recipient of the VA Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing, Sheila Bryson-Eckroade, chief nurse executive, VA Maryland Health Care System.
VA Maryland Health Care System Observes Nurses Week with Awards Ceremony
by AFRO Staff
May 16, 2012 - The Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System observed National Nurses Week (May 6-12) with an awards ceremony, May 7, in the auditorium at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.
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James
James “JB” Brown Speaks to Youth for Christ
by Alexis Taylor
May 12, 2012 - James “JB” Brown, author, three-time Emmy award winning television host, and sports commentator gave the keynote speech this week at the Metro Maryland Youth for Christ (MMYFC) fundraiser held at Martin’s West.
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Julius Henson
Henson Convicted of Single Charge in Robocalls Case
by AFRO Staff
May 12, 2012 - A Baltimore jury convicted a political consultant of conspiracy but acquitted him May 11 of a wider role in the robocalls scandal of election day 2010.more More Arrow

Morgan's Annual Spring Concert
by AFRO Staff
May 10, 2012 - Morgan State University’s Modern Dance Ensemble put on a phenomenal show April 28 at its 35th Annual Spring Concert, under the direction of Dr. Lantha Tucker. more More Arrow

At age 30, Dr. S. Dallas Dance, has been named successor to current Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent, Joe Hairston.
S. Dallas Dance Named Next Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools
by Alexis Taylor
May 09, 2012 - “No field impacts a young person's life like education does,” says newly named Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, S. Dallas Dance, Ph.D., on why learning is so important to him. more More Arrow

Mt. Auburn Cemetery renovations are now complete. The historic grounds hold the remains of civil rights leaders, noted black athletes and slaves, who at the time, could be buried no where else in the city.
Historic Black Legacy Revived
by Alexis Taylor
May 09, 2012 - Known as the “City of the Dead for Colored People,” Mt. Auburn Cemetery was once the only place an African American in Baltimore City could be buried with dignity.more More Arrow

Marilyn Oliver Pickett
Marilyn O. Pickett; Wife, Mother, Sister, Friend
by Zenitha Prince
May 09, 2012 - Friends and family of Marilyn Oliver Pickett are remembering her this week as a woman of excellence and great strength. Pickett, a member of Baltimore’s famed Murphy family, died May 3 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Wheaton, Md., after succumbing to a series of protracted illnesses. She was 65.
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