WASHINGTON – After facing criticism for its response during the 2017 hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Tuesday it is partnering with the private sector to create a more efficient recovery process in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.…
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Steam line repair project means changes on Lawyers Mall
ANNAPOLIS — Statues of Thurgood Marshall and three companions are being sent away from Lawyers Mall in Annapolis. And it’s for their own good. The Board of Public Works voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve emergency funding for an underground…
Maryland Sons of Confederates Veterans officers say Civil War not about slavery
CATONSVILLE, Maryland — A huge Confederate flag flies above the family home of retired Air Force Lt. Col. John P. Zebelean III. In the yard is a redbud tree grown from a cutting of one belonging to Gen. Robert E. Lee. A cat named Sherman, after the famous Union general, mills about.
In North Carolina city, political disenfranchisement colored Confederate statue debate
ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina — As a little girl growing up in this segregated eastern port city, Bettie Parker’s parents told her, “When you see the Confederate flag on a car, run.”
In Anderson, South Carolina, African-Americans underrepresented in local government
ANDERSON, South Carolina — As a young teacher, Beatrice Thompson and her friend went to the local movie theatre – which at the time was segregated – and did the unthinkable: they strolled through the front door and sat on the first floor, instead of in the balcony with the rest of the African-Americans.
In South Carolina town, “Finding ways to get along;” Taking down statue is not one of them
ANDERSON, South Carolina-After the third hour of a one-man tour of this southern city, Joey Opperman is still full of stories – a labor strike in the factory building, the youth teams that played on a particular baseball field, political decisions 35 years ago that shaped the area today.
In Virginia town, African-American elders hold mixed views on confederate statue
LEESBURG, Virginia — Gertrude Evans, 70, was born into the Jim Crow South and lived through the rocky integration of Leesburg when firemen filled a swimming pool with cement and garbage rather than permit its integration.
Students with limited options for getting to school seek improvements
BALTIMORE, Maryland — More than 27,000 Baltimore City Public School students rely on public transportation to get to school. Dashay McCrae shows us her route from school, and explains how the transportation system in Baltimore needs improving.
Limited resources leave many Baltimore residents digitally challenged
BALTIMORE, Maryland— About 20 percent of Baltimore households do not have a computer. Tiffany Owens is a participant in the STRIVE job training program. Her lack of access to technology in Baltimore has prevented her from moving forward in her career.