The Martin Luther King Communications Arts Center at Bowie State University was filled with community leaders, grieving soldiers and raw emotions on the night of May 22. Seated in the auditorium were members of Congress, Maryland state senators and the Chief of the University of Maryland Police, who is investigating the death of Richard Collins, a Bowie student killed in College Park on May 20, al... Read more »
A Maryland congressman made a strong speech against hate crimes on campus Wednesday on the House floor in the wake of the death of Army Lt. Richard Collins on the University of Maryland campus. Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, called on the Trump Administration to help end “a dangerous rising tide” of hatred on and off college campuses. Collins, WHO was commissioned last week as a 2nd Lieutenant in... Read more »
Progressive and civil rights groups are asking Anne Arundel County Councilman Michael Peroutka to make a public statement against racism after a white man from his district was charged in the stabbing death of a black Bowie State University student on the University of Maryland campus. Police charged Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, of Severna Park, with first- and second-degree murder in the death ... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (Dem. 4th District) stood just outside the stone circle surrounding the torch. On poles just behind him were banners, one green saying “Pride,” one purple saying “Legacy.” “This is tragic. Here’s a young man I never met, but I feel like I know. He did everything he was supposed to do. He got his degree in business administration and died steps away from graduation. The grow... Read more »
A freshman congressman from Maryland is proposing legislation that would restrict the U.S. president from dismissing the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigationwithout “good cause” and would amend a section of a 1968 law that limits the grounds for removal to “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.” The bill sponsored by Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.) is another sign of the out... Read more »
In the nearly four months since Donald Trump took office, many Democrats have questioned his ability to run the country. But only Rep. Jamie B. Raskin has authored legislation to address those concerns. The Maryland Democrat’s bill, called the Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act, would invoke a never-before-used part of the 25th Amendment to determine whether the president is capable... Read more »
Amid President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, Maryland lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have spoken out. Overwhelmingly, Maryland's mostly Democratic congressional delegates made scathing remarks about the decision. Most of the Maryland delegation called for an independent investigation into the ties between the Trump campaign and... Read more »
Two years ago on April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray’s life was lost while in custody of the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). The civil unrest and uprising that followed—involving residents in some of Baltimore’s poorest and most segregated neighborhoods—jolted the City to confront systemic problems: racial injustice, entrenched poverty, mistrust between the community and police, blighted neighbor... Read more »
House Republicans passed a measure Tuesday that would allow companies to offer employees compensatory time rather than time-and-a-half pay, something supporters say would enhance workers’ scheduling options but opponents warn would erode protections. "Nothing should stop us from doing what we can right now to help make life a little easier for moms and dads," the bill’s sponsor, Alabama Republican... Read more »
Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., addressed the president directly, attacking policies he frequently criticizes when working with his constituents in Congress. "Extend your hand and unclench your fist," said Brown. "Be a true American and welcome all newcomers." Click here to read the full article Read more »
