Our History
Place matters. Neighborhoods with concentrated poverty multiply the odds against children and limit their potential for a more promising future. Under the leadership of the Obama Administration, the federal government has focused on th ...
Posted Saturday, July 16th 2016 at 1:03PM
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The Department of Education announced today 67 colleges and universities selected to participate in the new Second Chance Pell pilot program, an experiment announced in July 2015 to test whether participation in high quality education programs incr ...
Posted Saturday, July 16th 2016 at 12:19PM
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JSC makes diversity and inclusion a priority and demonstrates a commitment at the highest levels of the organization. Though it’s Employee Resource Groups, (ERGS-voluntary grassroots groups of employees that share a purpose, interest, or background ...
Posted Saturday, July 16th 2016 at 11:47AM
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VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN COMMEMORATES DALLAS OFFICERS,
NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN PETITION
H&HS News: HIPAA ACESS VIDEOS, ENDING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS,
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NOMINEE CARLA HAYDEN APPROVED,
NATION-AT-A-GLANCE FEATURING PRESI ...
Posted Saturday, July 16th 2016 at 11:14AM
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VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN COMMEMORATES DALLAS OFFICERS,
NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN PETITION
H&HS News: HIPAA ACESS VIDEOS, ENDING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS,
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NOMINEE CARLA HAYDEN APPROVED,
NATION-AT-A-GLANCE FEATURING PRESI ...
Posted Saturday, July 16th 2016 at 11:14AM
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Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival, returns to Baltimore this summer and so does its free app!
The app, developed by Guidebook and powered by Toyota, incorporates the Artscape 2016 theme of “space” into its clean and easy t ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2016 at 11:02AM
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Our nation has suffered too much at the hands of dangerous people who use guns to commit horrific acts of violence. As President Obama said following the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, “We won’t be able to stop every violent act, but if ...
Posted Thursday, July 14th 2016 at 12:35PM
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WATCH THE COMPLETE VIDEO HERE AND SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS,CLASSMATES, NEIGHBORS, FAITH LEADERS, ETC.
As President Obama stated,
"The reward comes in knowing that our entire way of life in America depends on the rule of law; that ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 2:12PM
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WATCH THE COMPLETE VIDEO HERE AND SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS,CLASSMATES, NEIGHBORS, FAITH LEADERS, ETC.
As President Obama stated,
"The reward comes in knowing that our entire way of life in America depends on the rule of law; that ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 2:11PM
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Your last high school prom is over and for most of you, graduation has come and gone. Yes, freedom and plans for a fun-filled summer are just around the corner. Before you know it, you’ll be loading up your belongings in the family minivan and head ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 1:29PM
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If you happen to be in the Baltimore area later this month, join us for
...AND NOW TO PUBLISH: A WORKSHOP
with W. Paul Coates
Black Classic Press/BCP Digital Printing
Saturday, July 30, 2016!
Eubie Blake Cultural Center
847 North ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 12:59PM
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WHAT: OPEN ARMS KINGDOM MINISTRIES
WHERE: 5941 NW 176TH STREET BAY, HIALEAH, FL 33015
WHEN: SUNDAYS 4p.m. - 6 p.m., EST
WHO: APOSTLE ANDRE C. MARTIN
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Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2016 at 12:04PM
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for 821 projects across the nation that will help rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy usage and costs in their operations. The funding is available through the Ru ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2016 at 12:59PM
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Congressman John Lewis along with Congressman John Larson and Congressman David Cicilline invite you to join a Coalition of gun violence prevention groups, the Congressional Black Caucus, and House Democrats for the Rally to Prevent Gun Violence. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2016 at 12:19PM
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In a June 28 speech at the annual conference for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in Nashville, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King challenged charter school leaders to rethink how and why they address student behavior in our sch ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2016 at 11:49AM
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Steps to Success
In 2012, when Janet Terry stepped into the PA CareerLink, an American Job Center, in Pittsburgh, Penn., she brought with her an extensive criminal background and a history of substance abuse dating back to when she was just 16. Th ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2016 at 11:53AM
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"What has made this work are...the thousands and thousands and thousands of letters and phone calls to members of Congress saying that we've got to do something about mental health." Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA)
What does HR 2646 do?
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Posted Friday, July 8th 2016 at 2:17PM
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Interested in increasing access to free books in your community? Simply, apply to receive a Little Free Library From B'More, Read More at: http://www.gradelevelreadingbaltimore.org/littlefreelibraries/
Brought to you by the Baltimore Campai ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2016 at 1:04PM
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No matter the age, #SummerLearning is important. See these tips & stay tuned for Summer Learning Day July 14th!
LEARN MORE HERE!: http://www.summerlearning.org/…/summer-learning-day-resour…/
THEN SHARE THIS INFORMATION FAR AND WIDE ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2016 at 12:53PM
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"Let us come boldly before the throne of grace
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need"
Hebrews 4:16
Prayer Summits
PRAISE GOD! You now have SIX opportunities each week to join our anointed t ...
Posted Thursday, July 7th 2016 at 1:50PM
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Getting admitted into graduate school took a big weight off my shoulders, but it didn’t last long. I was already financially strapped from paying for four years of undergrad and I soon had to figure out how to pay for grad school. With the help ...
Posted Thursday, July 7th 2016 at 1:21PM
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Today is the day!
Tomorrow the House is voting on HR 2646, mental health reform! Call your member of Congress and urge him or her to vote YES and take a strong step toward better mental health care.
Call (202) 224-3121
Press #2
Enter in ...
Posted Tuesday, July 5th 2016 at 12:37PM
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California's already strict gun laws will get even stricter next year thanks to new legislation that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday.
The new laws put new restrictions on purchasing assault weapons, as well as further regulating ...
Posted Saturday, July 2nd 2016 at 11:40AM
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IT'S HERE!
President Obama remarks on Stonewall National Museum, VP Joe Biden's Cancer Mission News, S.C. Justice Clarence Thomas on Rising Frustrations, H&HS Sec. Sylvia Matthews Burwell on Flint, MI News, USDE Sec. John King Safety Grant Oppor ...
Posted Saturday, July 2nd 2016 at 11:22AM
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After the horror that unfolded in Orlando this month, directed at the LGBT community and made possible by ready access to weapons of war, many of my friends are demanding action.
This week, I joined Congressmen Chris Van Hollen, Elijah Cumming ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2016 at 1:02PM
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