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ThyBlackMan.com) I sat at my desk, as frozen as a block of ice, listening to one of the most heated conversations I’ve ever heard on the radio.
Tavis Smiley and Rev. Al Sharpton were mad, and you could hear it in their voices. This wasn’t “radio mad,” where you pretend to fight in order to get ratings. It was “I’m coming to your mama’s house to get you” mad, the kind of anger that normally doesn’t spill over to the American public.
The contentious dialogue was rooted in Smiley’s recent attack on Rev. Sharpton for a
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If there were any doubt that our democracy is hurting and in need of emergency first aid after our tumultuous elections, the January 6 Capitol insurrection put it to rest. On that day, a deadly riot erupted when some lawmakers refused to accept Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’s historic Electoral College victory.
Maryland Del. Jazz Lewis and Broad Coalition of Advocates Call for Cannabis Legalization During Press Conference
The Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition held a virtual press conference Jan. 26 in support of Lewis comprehensive legalization bill, H.B. 32.
Annapolis, MD PRESS RELEASE On Jan. 26, the Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition held a virtual press conference in support of Del. Jazz Lewis’ (D) comprehensive legalization bill, H.B. 32 The Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021. A recording of the press conference is available
H.B. 32 would legalize personal possession and home cultivation of cannabis for adults, automatically expunge past cannabis offenses, establish a social equity program to ensure inclusion in the industry from disproportionately impacted communities, and reinvest a significant portion of tax revenue to endowments to Maryland’s four HBCUs and communities hardest hit by the war on drugs.
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Less than a week after finishing his term as chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Tom Perez may have a new job in his sights.
The Maryland resident said in a podcast interview released on Tuesday that he’s mulling a run for governor in his home state.
Perez made the news in a new interview with the liberal podcaster Bill Press on The Bill Press Pod. DNC Chair Tom Perez speaks to a Democratic Party gathering in New Hampshire ahead of the 2020 New Hampshire presidential primary