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• Opinion

"Hang them high" reference has nothing to do with race

Del. Robin Grammer's use of the phrase "hang them high" had nothing to do with race.

• Politics

Baltimore County School Board joins condemnation of state delegate's 'hang them high' Facebook post

Baltimore County NAACP is calling on Maryland House of Delegates officials to look into a state lawmaker's Facebook comment they say evokes lynching.

By Doug Donovan

May 28, 2019

• Education

Search process for Coppin State president questioned by head of Baltimore branch of NAACP

Baltimore City NAACP president Kobi Little raised questions about the search for a new president at Coppin State University.

• Opinion

Where will we get more money for schools?

Where will the money that the ACLU and NAACP of Maryland requested for schools come from?

• Opinion

In her rambling mess of a defense, Del. Lisanti makes one good point

Del. Mary Ann Lisanti won't resign after using the n-word to refer to part of Prince George's County. But she makes one good point: Why did nobody speak up when she first said it?

• Maryland

Harford County organizations call for Lisanti's resignation before House hands down censure

As Harford County delegate Mary Ann Lisanti faced a censure vote in the House of Delegates, community leaders and elected officials in Harford County — and across the state — are calling for her resignation.

By David Anderson

Feb 28, 2019

• Politics

Maryland delegate's use of racial slur draws outrage from lawmakers, civil rights advocates

Maryland lawmakers and civil rights leaders are condemning Harford County Del. Mary Ann Lisanti’s reported use of a racial slur during an after-hours gathering in January at an Annapolis cigar bar.

• Maryland

In a first, Crofton man delivers speech to NAACP — two years after hanging noose at school

Crofton man Conner Prout explains to the Anne Arundel County chapter of the NAACP what he has learned about racism during his community service

By Catherine Rentz

Feb 16, 2019

• Politics

Backers pitch bill that would create statewide commission on Maryland's lynching history

Backers of a bipartisan bill in the House of Delegates argue for the formation of a statewide commission to address the history — and repercussions — of lynching in Maryland.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Feb 12, 2019

• Maryland

'I saw it as my voice being diminished': Baltimore County Board of Education student member speaks out over temporary committee reassignment

The student member of the Baltimore County School Board was reinstated to a position on the board’s policy review committee, after she had been removed in late December.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 11, 2019

• Maryland

Kamala Harris considering Baltimore for presidential campaign headquarters, The Times reports

The progressive Democrat is reportedly also considering Atlanta for a possible presidential campaign headquarters, according to The New York Times.

By Lillian Reed

Dec 29, 2018

• Maryland

Rev. Jamal Bryant said to be leaving Baltimore's Empowerment Temple for Atlanta's New Birth Missionary Church

The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant of Empowerment Temple is said to be poised to leave Baltimore for a megachurch in Atlanta.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Nov 19, 2018

• Maryland

Baltimore County Council resolution seeks youth curfew at White Marsh Mall where fight led to teens' arrest

Baltimore County Council members are pushing the owners of the White Marsh Mall to enact a youth curfew policy, following an August fight that ended with nine arrests.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 16, 2018

• Opinion

Trump prefers the 'alternate universe' of Kanye West

Kanye West's theatrical “I love this man” embrace of the president smacked of a Shirley Temple-era little black boy showing off for Massa Trump’s invited guests.

• Maryland

Kobi Little elected president of Baltimore NAACP

Kobi Little, an official with the state NAACP, defeated former city housing official Michael Eugene Johnson in a sparsely attended election.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Oct 6, 2018

• Maryland

NAACP's Baltimore branch poised to choose new president in special election

The historic Baltimore branch of the NAACP will hold a special election for president in the wake of two years of leadership controversies. Gerald Stansbury, president of the NAACP Maryland State Conference, said the election is scheduled for Saturday at the Greater Baltimore Urban League.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Oct 5, 2018

• Politics

Transcript of the Maryland governor's debate between Larry Hogan and Ben Jealous

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous met Monday for the only scheduled debate in the 2018 governor’s race. This transcript was generated through a mix of automated software and human editing.

• Maryland

Bringing a dark chapter to light: Maryland confronts its lynching legacy

While the gruesome practice of lynching is most closely associated with the Southern states of the former Confederacy, hundreds were committed elsewhere in the country — including at least 44 in Maryland.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Sep 25, 2018

• Politics

Many know Ben Jealous, NAACP president. Meet Ben Jealous, venture capitalist

As a venture capitalist, Ben Jealous invested in education and social justice firms. Some were successes. At least one ran into trouble.

By Luke Broadwater

Aug 30, 2018

• Opinion

The NAACP could be a vital engine of equality and justice in 21st century Baltimore. You can help.

The Baltimore branch of the NAACP is at a turning point, and it needs a new generation of participation to achieve its potential to transform the city.

• Politics

Democrat Ben Jealous' Twitter account 'liked' anti-police tweet mocking #BlueLivesMatter

The Twitter account of Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, "liked" a vulgar tweet that criticized police and mocked #BlueLivesMatter. The campaign reversed the "like" and said Jealous had nothing to do with it.

By Doug Donovan

Aug 23, 2018

• Maryland

Ambrose: Even if called a racist, Trump makes life better for black Americans

President Donald Trump is making life better for black Americans everywhere you look while his predecessor fumbled. But hey, say his critics, not everything is

• Opinion

Engaging the president

In the era of Donald Trump, black journalists face the same fight as the black soldiers in World War II who waged a Double V Campaign for a victory against anti-democratic forces abroad as well as victory for democracy denied them at home.

• Vicki Almond

Advocates urge Baltimore County schools to expand free meals, but officials wary of federal fund impact

A move to provide free meals to some 9,500 students in 19 Baltimore County public schools is getting resistance over concerns it could result in less federal money for the system’s most needy students.

By Lauren Lumpkin

Jul 23, 2018

• Opinion

How Ben Jealous won Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial primary — and what could lie ahead

Ben Jealous' victory is just one sign about where Maryland's voters are in advance of a pivotal election.

• Politics

Ben Jealous wins Maryland Democratic primary race for governor

Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous won Maryland’s Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, promising to deliver a progressive agenda that makes college free, legalizes marijuana and raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.

• Politics

Democrats running for Maryland governor would run starkly different campaigns against Hogan

The Democrats running for Maryland governor agree on policy, but their personalities and styles offer dramatically different races against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

By Erin Cox

Jun 22, 2018

• Sports

ACLU, NAACP and more send letter to Goodell to voice grievances against NFL anthem policy

A 28-member coalition urged NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to change his policy on players kneeling during the national anthem on Monday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 20, 2018

• Politics

California Sen. Kamala Harris set to stump for Ben Jealous in Prince George's County

California Sen. Kamala Harris will stump for gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous in Prince George's.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 20, 2018

• Politics

Ben Jealous, Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, releases tax returns

Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous released three years of tax returns Tuesday, showing he earned $1.3 million between 2015-2017.

By Erin Cox

Jun 19, 2018

• Politics

Pot, polls and pizza: Maryland Democratic candidates for governor end debate on high note

The six remaining Democrats running for ended their round of televised debates Thursday with few clashes and agreement on most issues.

By Michael Dresser

Jun 14, 2018

• Opinion

Ben Jealous for governor

Former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous would provide voters with the strongest alternative to Gov. Larry Hogan in November's election.

• Politics

Sun/UB Poll: Baker, Jealous emerge from crowded Democratic field for governor

A new Baltimore Sun-University of Baltimore poll has found that with less than three weeks until the Democratic primary election for governor, two candidates have broken away from the crowded pack, though a huge swath of voters are undecided and haven't been paying attention to the race.

• Latest

ACLU Maryland appoints new executive director

Dana Vickers Shelley will be the first African American woman to lead the ACLU of Maryland, which is headquartered in Baltimore.

By Christina Tkacik

May 24, 2018

• Politics

Democrat Ben Jealous pitches health care for all, free college tuition in bid for Maryland governor

Ben Jealous, who describes himself as an organizer, is trying to blaze a progressive path to the Maryland State House.

By Michael Dresser

May 18, 2018

• Politics

Democrats vying for Maryland governor set for TV debates beginning Monday

The Maryland Democratic Party on Thursday announced that the nine candidates vying to win the June 26 primary election for governor have agreed to four televised debates, a scheduled that begins Monday.

By Doug Donovan

May 17, 2018

• Politics

With Baltimore votes up for grabs, Maryland gubernatorial candidate Baker issues plan for city

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker on Wednesday became the first Democrat in the race for governor to release a plan tailored to helping Maryland's largest and most-troubled city.

By Erin Cox

May 16, 2018

• Politics

Ben Jealous launches Baltimore television ads in campaign for governor

Democrat Ben Jealous on Tuesday became the first candidate running for governor to broadcast ads on all four major television stations in the Baltimore market, pitching himself as an accomplished activist.

By Erin Cox

May 15, 2018

• Maryland

For Baltimore County during Kevin Kamenetz years, much change

Kevin Kamenetz's political career spanned 24 years and much change in Baltimore County. It grew in population, urbanized and diversified, and saw Sparrows Point go from making steel to, soon, welcoming an Amazon distribution center a hydroponic greenhouse.

• Baltimore City

Former spokesman for Baltimore mayor takes job leading city's NAACP chapter

Anthony McCarthy, the former spokesman for Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, has taken a position leading the city's NAACP chapter.

By Ian Duncan

Jan 16, 2018

• Politics

Poll: Baker leads Democratic primary field in wide open race for governor

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III leads a wide-open Democratic primary race for governor, according to a new poll.

By Luke Broadwater

Jan 10, 2018

• Opinion

Opinion: Winners and losers in 2017 Maryland politics

Here are The Sun's winners and losers for 2017.

• Politics

Jealous picks former Democratic Party chair Susan Turnbull as running mate

While running as an outsider in the Democratic primary race for governor, former NAACP chief Ben Jealous picked a party insider as his running mate - and praised her for getting Democrats to show up the polls.

By Erin Cox

Nov 29, 2017

• Politics

Bernie Sanders, Ben Jealous to hold Medicare-for-all rally in Baltimore

Former NAACP head Ben Jealous, a Democrat running for governor, will unveil his plan to provide health care to Maryland residents next Wednesday during a Baltimore rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

By Erin Cox

Nov 27, 2017

• Baltimore City

Tessa Hill-Aston resigns as president of Baltimore NAACP

Tessa Hill-Aston, president of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP for the last seven years, said she resigned from the organization Monday.

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 24, 2017

• Maryland

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ seeks to go 'Beyond Confederate Monuments and Racist Relatives'

The program wais entitled "Busting Stereotypes about Racism: Beyond Confederate Monuments and Racist Relatives," aimed at understanding Structural Racism and exploring ways to alleviate it.

• Obituaries

The Rev. Barry K. Hargrove, pastor of Prince of Peace Baptist Church in East Baltimore

The Rev. Barry L. Hargrove who pastored Prince of Peace Baptist Church, died Oct. 6 froma heart attack at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 51.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 11, 2017

• Carroll County

Kennedy: Early Democratic candidates for governor have steep hill to climb

The silly season is just beginning and won’t be over until June Hold on to your hats, it’s going to be a wild ride.

• Maryland

Residents of Towson neighborhood confront racist legacy of covenants

So-called racial restrictive covenants were once common in Baltimore neighborhoods such as Roland Park and around the nation. They remain in legal paperwork.

By Alison Knezevich

Sep 10, 2017

• Maryland

Letter: Liberal left to blame for Charlottesville

The violence in Charlottesville protesting the removal of Robert E. Lee's Monument (protected from being removed or damaged by Virginia law) is another example