Keep Hope Alive

When Baltimore native and Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake, 45, stepped to the podium at D.C.’s historical National Press Club in Northwest, she looked poised, prepared and polished.But make no mistake. She’s a lot more than just a “pretty face.”In her own words,...

It’s been two years, April 14th to be exact, since the world witnessed the abduction of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls from their dormitory rooms at the hands of Boko Haram – a West African terrorist group that has lodged atrocities against its own people including the...

Charles B. Rangel, the celebrated dean of New York’s congressional delegation currently serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has always been one who stepped to the front of the line on behalf of his fellow Americans.Now, the 86-year-old attorney,...

Residents of Flint, Michigan have very little to celebrate, three years after the water crisis in the city made national headlines.On April 25, as citizens of the blue-collar city, located about one hour from Detroit, marked the third anniversary of the announcement...

As more and more inches of rain fell this week in the Houston-Galveston area, the wrath of Hurricane Harvey, downgraded to a tropical storm, continued along the Gulf Coast toward Louisiana, sparking more evacuations and further heightening concerns of residents and...