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First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Midshipman First Class Jenny Jones as they sit down for lunch at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

First lady praises Md. bill meant to help veterans

Brian Witte and Michelle Janaye Nealy, Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama praised a Maryland bill that helps veterans and their spouses find jobs, describing it Wednesday as one of t…

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Members of the Morehouse College 2002 graduating class sing their school song during commencement ceremonies May 19, 2002 in Atlanta. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)

Maryland’s HBCUs rally for funding and support

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - More than 2,000 students and supporters of Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities will converge outside Maryland State House on Monday afternoon to lobby legislators for increased funding and support...
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The national president and chief executive of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Ben Jealous. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

NAACP steps up fight to end death penalty in Maryland

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP is stepping up its fight to end the death penalty in the state of Maryland by vowing to mount its largest-ever effort in a state...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. President Barack Obama may face the voters in two months, but several Democrats are already laying the groundwork for a future White House run. Up-and-coming Democratic stars like Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, Booker and others are making the rounds before state delegations and at private events surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats create 2016 White House buzz

Ken Thomas, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - If Cory Booker decides to run for president one day, he already has a personal connection to the first caucus state of Iowa...
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Gay marriage officially legalized in Maryland

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BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Maryland's governor signed into law Thursday a bill to legalize gay marriage, although opponents vowed to rally voters to reverse the change this fall in a referendum that's even anticipated by advocates of the new law...
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