Press Coverage

MD HBCU Advocates Respond to Hogan Veto of Funding Bill for Black Universities

By AFRO, Special Report | MAY 9, 2020

Maryland governor should get behind House speaker’s HBCU settlement proposal | COMMENTARY

By BALTIMORE SUN EDITORIAL BOARD, BALTIMORE SUN | FEB 12, 2020 | 2:59 PM

Maryland House Speaker Jones pushes bill to force settlement of HBCU lawsuit

By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post | Feb. 7, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST

Maryland speaker’s legislation would force settlement of long-running HBCU lawsuit

By PAMELA WOOD, BALTIMORE SUN | FEB 07, 2020 | 10:30 AM

HBCU Lawsuit: Advocates Continue Legal Fight

By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO - January 16, 2020

Jones: We Can’t Let HBCU Suit Go to Supreme Court

By Danielle E. Gaines, Maryland Matters - January 9, 2020

Legislative Black Caucus Lays Out Priorities for 2020 Session

By Hannah Gaskill, Maryland Matters - January 9, 2020

10 Issues for the 2020 General Assembly Session

By Danielle E. Gaines, Maryland Matters - January 7, 2020

HBCU Advocates Hosting Town Halls As Part Of 100 Days of Action

By Danielle E. Gaines, Maryland Matters - December 3, 2019

Past Town Halls

Saturday, February 29, 2020

10:00 - 11:30 am

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

National Alumni Association

Student Services Center Theater

11868 College Backbone Rd.

Princess Anne, MD

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Moderators:

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Anthony McCarthy

Radio Talk Show Host

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Thursday, February 27, 2020

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Coppin State University

Social Work Department

Black History Month Committee

Health and Human Services Building

1st Floor Theater

2500 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD

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Moderators:

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Anthony McCarthy

Radio Talk Show Host

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Thursday, February 20, 2020

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Bowie State University

Student Government Association

Student Center - Ballroom A

14000 Jericho Park Rd., Bowie, MD

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Moderators:

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Anthony McCarthy

Radio Talk Show Host

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

7:00 - 9:00 pm

City of Bowie - City Hall

15901 Excalibur Rd., Bowie, MD

During the Mayor and City Council Listening Session

Moderators:

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Councilman Adrian Boafo

District 3, and Mayor Pro Tem, City of Bowie

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Saturday, January 25, 2020

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Windsor Mill Middle School

8300 Windsor Mill Rd.

Windsor Mill, MD

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Moderators:

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Anthony McCarthy

Radio Talk Show Host

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Saturday, January 11, 2020

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD

Moderators:

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Anthony McCarthy

Radio Talk Show Host

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Saturday, December 21, 2019

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friendly United Charity Baptist Church

Rev. Cranston Brooks, Pastor

 2969 W. Franklin St., Baltimore, MD

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No RSVP Required

Moderator:

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Prince George's County

Education Association (PGCEA)

8008 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD

Moderators:

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Ret. Judge Rohulamin Quander

Retired Senior Administrative Judge, District of Columbia and Founder, Quander Historical and Educational Society, Inc.

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center

1101 Smithville St., Annapolis, MD

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Moderators:

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John B. King

President, EdTrust and

former US Secretary of Education

in the Obama Administration

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and

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Sharon Y. Blake

Maryland HBCU Advocates,

former President, Baltimore Teachers Union and

2018 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland