Anti-gang efforts in the Caribbean are feeling the Trump cuts

With Washington announcing funding cuts to over 90% of USAID funding, programs designed to curb crime on America’s maritime border have been kneecapped.

Caribbean islands mark Carnival in a time of emergency

There’s officially a national state of emergency, and it covers the entire run of the country’s most important tourist attraction – including the frenzied height of the Carnival season.

Marcus Garvey pardon brings long-awaited joy to supporters

Julius Garvey got a long-awaited phone call this weekend, letting him know his father, Marcus Garvey, would receive a posthumous pardon from the U.S. government in the waning hours of President Joe Biden’s tenure.  The youngest son of the Black…

Families salute Maryland women of “Six Triple Eight”

Catonsville, Md. – Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the subject of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight.” After decades of hearing their stories only as…

‘Hello Girl’ from Maryland may soon win a medal for her World War I service

Brentwood, Md. — Marie Edmee LeRoux has been buried at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery here for 79 years, but she may soon win a gold medal for her service in World War I.  LeRoux was one of 223 bilingual women…

Trump’s DOD pick worries some Maryland vets

For veteran Jennifer Hunt, the recent rehashing of women’s ability to serve in combat has been a distraction from the profound issues the Department of Defense has to deal with.

Trump’s return has these conservative Latinos excited

Juan Leo Salazar is on a mission to awaken a dormant political power in Maryland – the state’s conservative-leaning Latinos.

Maryland’s Ukrainian community awaits Trump’s next moves

Volodymyr Grinchenko usually takes care of others in serious moments. But when he learned that Donald Trump was elected, he had put himself first.

Optimism runs high at Alsobrooks, Hogan parties

As both the Hogan and Alsobrooks campaigns and their supporters gather to watch the election results roll in, both hope and anticipation run high. 

Marylanders help out in the swing state next door

Brooke Lierman is a prominent Democrat in Maryland, but lately she has been going next door to campaign – in neighboring Pennsylvania.