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(1921– 1993 ) Roy Campenella, legendary Brooklyn Dodgers catcher and three- time National League MVP, was born in Philadelphia, PA, on November 19, 1921.

Another state has been added to the list of states that want to withdraw from the United States.Maryland is now one of the 49 states that have started online petitions to secede from the United States in response to the re-election of President Barack Obama. The petition was filed through an open forum section of […]

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(June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) Katherine Dunham “In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when big things come, you are prepared.”

(1943 – ) Nikki Giovanni ” If you don’t understand yourself you don’t understand anybody else.”

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  A MTA bus driver has been suspended after getting into a fist fight with a teenage girl which allegedly started over music on Monday. A passenger recorded the alleged attack on a cell phone. MTA officials say they are investigating the incident by reviewing the cell phone video now posted on YouTube and video from […]

(1934-  ) Hank Aaron  “I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you’re inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you’ve never seen before. If they do, I’m still looking for it.”

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Baltimore’s Department of Transportation employees,12 to be exact are being accused of stealing nearly $60,000 in scrap metal and may be fired.    In a report released Friday, Inspector General David N. McClintock wrote that the employees took heavy-gauge cable from the city and BGE. To read more click here:

 (1890 – 1967) Madame Lillian Evanti , internationally famed opera singer, founded the National Negro Opera Company on November 12,  1941.

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An executive of Caesars Entertainment Corp. says voter approval of table games like blackjack in Maryland will mean about 500 more jobs at a casino the company plans to build in Baltimore. To read more click here:    

(1898 – 1976) Paul Robeson  (The Whole World In His Hands)  “I feel closer to my country than ever. There is no longer a feeling of lonesome isolation. Instead–peace. I return without fearing prejudice that once bothered me . . . for I know that people practice cruel bigotry in their ignorance, not maliciously.”