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3 Black Siblings Make History as Possibly the Youngest CEOs Ever in the State of Maryland

Meet the Smith sisters — 5-year-old Tatiyana, 8-year-old Danyelle, and 10-year-old Jyniah — three African American siblings who are the youngest rising stars in Maryland, bringing a new energy of entrepreneurship and innovation to the youth landscape as members of a Youth Investment Program (YIPs1) offered by G1 Investment, LLC. These young stars have learned the essential components of taking a dream or a vision and turning it into a reality that will produce fruit for many years.These young business […]

todayApril 25, 2024

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Maryland lawmaker ‘surprised’ by FBI probe into collapsed Baltimore bridge

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., told theGrio that he is “surprised” that the FBI has launched a criminal investigation into the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month, claiming the lives of six people. “I certainly expected personal injury lawyers to be retained and brought into this by the individual families who lost family members,” said Ivey. “A judge must have concluded that the agency had probable cause that criminal acts may have been […]

todayApril 15, 2024

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Former prosecutor Angela Alsobrooks seeks to bring ‘results’ for Maryland voters with historic campaign

TheGrio’s “Running Black” election series profiles Black candidates running for office in the 2024 elections. If successful, each candidate profiled could make history in their state. Hear from them in their own words about what’s at stake in their races, for the country, and for Black and brown communities on the political margin. Angela Alsobrooks could make history in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Maryland if she is able to win a crucial primary race in May. The Prince George’s County executive […]

todayMarch 5, 2024

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Harry Dunn, officer who defended US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 announced Friday that he is running for Congress in Maryland. Harry Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. “This moment that we are in requires everybody to step up and step into their role in […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

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