By Catherine PughSpecial to the AFRO Cynthia Brooks is a woman not easily shaken by a challenge, she takes after her mother, the fearless activist and former Baltimore City Councilwoman, Beatrice “Bea” Gaddy. For the last 21 years Brooks has run the Bea Gaddy Family Center’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless, offering a chance for […]
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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), welcomes Anthony McCarthy to fill the position of Special Agent of Communications and Equity
Anthony McCarthy The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is committed to our mission to stop financial fraud, waste, and abuse within Baltimore City Government and vendors doing business with the city. Complaints are received from government officials, employees, and concerned citizens via the hotline or in person. The complaints are evaluated and may result in […]
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State of the city: Mayor Scott’s first 100 days
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (Courtesy Photo/https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com When Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott took his oath of office in December he was immediately confronted with dual crises: the city’s towering murder rate and a global pandemic that had killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. On March 18, at the 100 […]
