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Baltimore Afro-American articles from April 2005

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Baltimore Afro-American back issues from April 2005:

Iraq War victims; Picking up the pieces

Apr 01, 2005; ... Willis, Roderick C. Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 This week marks the second anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq, a war that divided the nation as it sought to grapple with issues of national security and post-9/11 trauma. Most American citizens are ...

Bush or God's will? Local pastors weigh in on Terri Schiavo

Apr 01, 2005; ... Prince, Zenitha Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 The case of Florida woman Terri Schiavo, which began as a familial dispute between her husband Michael and parents Bob and Mary Schindler, has over the last months escalated into a nationwide debate that has roiled ...

Teen missing two months

Apr 01, 2005; ... Hurst, H. Allen Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 On Jan. 17, Diana Moreno, 16, left her house in the morning headed for school and never returned. Diana, who is diagnosed with manic depression, attends Calverton Middle School in West Baltimore and lives in the ...

Legislative Bulletin: Get the lead out!

Apr 01, 2005; ... Yoes, Sean Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 House Bill 1434 has sparked one of the most acrimonious debates of the 2005 session of the Maryland General Assembly, including thinly veiled accusations of racism and political trickery. "We shouldn't be debating whether we ...

Future Black firefighters and paramedics

Apr 01, 2005; ... Hurst, H. Allen Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Perhaps if there is ever a rash of fires in a Baltimore County public school, maybe a student can put them out. The Emergency Medical Services and Fire Rescue (EMS/FR) program at Woodlawn Senior High offers what will ...

Sinai Nurses; Angels of mercy

Apr 01, 2005; ... Prince, Zenitha Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 They walk among us, these angels of mercy, largely unnoticed and left in the shadows while their more Hollywoodesque counterparts bask in the glow of public attention and praise. But for true nurses like Laura Brinkley ...

Joann Tinkler; Extracting the 'sweet tooth'

Apr 01, 2005; ... Prince, Zenitha Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Snickers, M&Ms, pound cake and cookies are the devil's own instruments -- at least to Joann Tinkler. The 30-year-old Baltimorean conquered nursing school and a career as a neurological nurse at Johns Hopkins ...

City reaches out to minority and women businesses

Apr 01, 2005; ... Lloyd, Samuel J. Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Mayor Martin O'Malley and the Mayor's Office of Minority Business Development will host the fourth annual Minority and Women's Business Outreach Fair on March 31, 8 a.m. to noon, at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Cold ...

ANOTHER Viewpoint; 'Food for thought'

Apr 01, 2005; ... Lacy, Tim Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 I love sports. If you cut me, I will bleed sports. My pop was on a sports assignment when I made my entry into this world. For that reason I am glued to the tube when sports commentators gather on a show and weigh in on ...

In memory of Steven Lamont Cole

Apr 01, 2005; ... Chikwendu, Talibah L. Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 I met Steven one early spring day 12 years ago on the steps of Kawasaki Restaurant, on Charles Street in Baltimore. He was charming and gracious and I was amazed that such an old-school gentleman existed in such ...

'Beauty Shop,' a comedy tour-de-force

Apr 01, 2005; ... Warren, Marc E. Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 If you thought Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business were two of the most outrageously funny, hairsplitting comedies ever developed for the silver screen, you're wrong. On March 30, moviegoers will be rolling in ...

Down with The Queen

Apr 01, 2005; ... Warren, Marc E. Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 BEVERLY HILLS - Queen Latifah is a woman of many crowns. Not only has she dominated the music charts with the recent release of her new album, the critically acclaimed The Dana Owens Album, but she is also one of ...

Guess who's talking?

Apr 01, 2005; ... Wiliams, Kam Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Everybody ought to know Bernie Mac's story by now. He was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on Oct. 5, 1958, in Chicago, the city where he would pay some serious dues as a struggling street performer. Eventually, the aspiring ...

Corrine J. Boswell, 67; Domestic Assistant/Transportation Aide

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Corrine Johnson Boswell, daughter of the late Charles and Ella Johnson, died Feb. 25 at the Chelsea Manor Home. Ms. Boswell, a Baltimorean, was born Dec. 5, 1937. A product of the Baltimore City public schools, she was a member of the ...

Benjamin L. King, 77; Accountant

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Benjamin Louis King ("Benny") was born on August 17, 1927, in Washington, D.C., to the late William J. King and Elizabeth C. King. Benny was the middle of three children. His younger sister, Ceola K. Jackson, died in 1995. Benny ...

Charles Mills, 64; Blind Industries Employee

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Charles Mills was employed at Camp Manufacturing Company from 1963 until its closing in 1986. In 1987, he joined Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and remained there until his untimely death, Feb. 24. Son of the late William C ....

Esther M. Edwards, 77; Loving Wife, Mother

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Esther Mae Edwards, daughter of the late Shadrick Bassnett and Lucy Fields Bassnett, was born May 10, 1927, in Granville County, N.C. She died Feb. 26 following a lengthy illness. Ms. Edwards was a product of the Granville County ...

Bishop Richard L. Harris, 55; Consecrated Bishop

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Bishop Richard Lane Harris served as a deacon at Faith Hope United Holy Church. He was called to the ministry in 1977 and was ordained as a minister by Bishop Baxter at Maryland Temple. He was later consecrated bishop in Chester, Pa., in ...

Donald Ardenza Chandler, 73; Retired Federal Government Worker

Apr 01, 2005 ... Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 Funeral services were held for Donald A. Chandler on Jan. 6 at Thornton Funeral Home Chapel, Indian Head, Md. He died Jan. 2. Donald Ardenza Chandler was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Washington, D.C., the son of the late Charles B. and ...

Soulful Symphony; Wind Song

Apr 01, 2005; ... Prince, Zenitha Baltimore Afro-American 04-01-2005 When Timothy Green began playing wind instruments at age 10, it wasn't because he had an epiphany or any deep-seated urge to play music; rather, he was propelled by the desire to be part of the crowd. "I started playing ...

Johnnie Cochran; A legal giant dies

Apr 08, 2005;

Legislative Bulletin: Annapolis Update

Apr 08, 2005;

City Council absolved

Apr 08, 2005;

Community creates public charter school

Apr 08, 2005;

Terri Schiavo succumbs

Apr 08, 2005

Thurgood Marshall BWI; White senators balk

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