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Zainab Chaudry (53170606919) (cropped)
Zainab Chaudry is an American Muslim Civil and political rights, civil rights and Activism, political activist. She is the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR). Education Chaudry holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland. Career In 2015, Chaudry became the first Muslim appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – an independent, bipartisan agency established by United States Congress, Congress in 1957 that advises the President and Congress on civil rights matters. She was a 'Nominated Changemaker' at the 2016 White House Summit on the United State of Women. Additionally, she was recognized as one of ''The Baltimore Suns 25 'Women to Watch' in 2016. Working with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and the Maryland Governor's Office on Community Initiatives, Chaudry organized Maryland's first statewide emergency preparedness s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zainab Chaudry (53170606919) (cropped)
Zainab Chaudry is an American Muslim Civil and political rights, civil rights and Activism, political activist. She is the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR). Education Chaudry holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland. Career In 2015, Chaudry became the first Muslim appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – an independent, bipartisan agency established by United States Congress, Congress in 1957 that advises the President and Congress on civil rights matters. She was a 'Nominated Changemaker' at the 2016 White House Summit on the United State of Women. Additionally, she was recognized as one of ''The Baltimore Suns 25 'Women to Watch' in 2016. Working with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and the Maryland Governor's Office on Community Initiatives, Chaudry organized Maryland's first statewide emergency preparedness s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTOP News
WTOP-FM (103.5 FM) – branded ''WTOP Radio'' and ''WTOP News'' – is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station serves the Washington metropolitan area, extending its reach through two repeater stations: WTLP (103.9 FM) in Braddock Heights, Maryland, and WWWT-FM (107.7) in Manassas, Virginia. The WTOP-FM studios, referred to on-air as the "WTOP Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center", are located in the Washington D.C. neighborhood of Friendship Heights, while the station transmitter is located on the American University campus. Besides a standard analog transmission, WTOP-FM broadcasts over three HD Radio channels, and is available online. Historically, the 103.5 FM facility is perhaps best known as WGMS-FM, which operated with a commercial fine arts and classical music format from 1948 until 2006. WTOP-FM is considered the successor station to WTOP (1500 AM), now WFED, a station founded in Brooklyn, New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Matters
States Newsroom is a U.S. tax-exempt organization that serves as an umbrella organization for state-focused news outlets with progressive editorial outlooks. Launched in 2019, it began as a sponsored project of the Hopewell Fund, a left-leaning nonprofit that does not disclose its donors. It grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank in North Carolina founded by Chris Fitzsimon. Fitzsimon is States Newsroom's director and publisher. States Newsroom had anticipated revenue of more than $27 million by the end of 2021. It grew from five affiliates upon its 2019 launch to 19 affiliates in 2020. States Newsroom planned to have more than 80 reporters on staff by the end of 2020. In July 2020, all the publications associated with States Newsroom were included in a resource created by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism purporting to show "hyperpartisan sites... masquerading as local news", but they were removed from the list after States Newsroom's national editor noted tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Acevero
Gabriel Acevero (born October 23, 1990) is a Trinidadian–American organizer, activist and politician representing Maryland's 39th House district. On November 6, 2018, Acevero finished in first place with 31% of the vote and became the first openly gay Afro-Latino, and one of the youngest people, elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. Acevero is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Early life, education, and career Acevero was born on October 23, 1990, in San Fernando, Trinidad; the youngest of six children to Ingrid (née Renn), a government employee and labor activist, and Michael Acevero, an insurance agent. His paternal family are Afro-Venezuelan and his mother is Afro-Trinidadian. Acevero was raised in the town of Couva and attended Richmond Street Boys Anglican School in the capital, Port-of-Spain. He graduated from Couva Government Secondary School in 2007, where he excelled on the school's debate team and his family immigrated to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Brown (Maryland Politician)
Anthony Gregory Brown (born November 21, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of the majority-black precincts in Prince George's County, as well as a sliver of Anne Arundel County. Brown previously served two four-year terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Prince George's County from 1999 to 2007, as well as two terms as the eighth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015.Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor . Political biography Maryland State Archives Retrieved February 14, 2007. He was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baltimore Banner
''The Baltimore Banner'' is a news website in Baltimore founded by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which is a nonprofit set up by Stewart W. Bainum Jr. It launched June 14, 2022. The website has 44,000 paying subscribers and a staff of 125, with about 80 working the newsroom, as of March 2024. The ''Baltimore Banner'' was also a 1965 newspaper, set up as a "strike paper" during a strike against Baltimore newspapers. During a 1984 strike, strikers considered resurrecting it. History 2022 paper Bainum stated ''The Baltimore Banner'' takes its name from the Star-Spangled Banner flag that waved over Fort McHenry in 1814 during the War of 1812 and gave its name to the American national anthem. Others have cited other inspiration. After Alden Global Capital refused an offer from Bainum to buy ''The Baltimore Sun'' as part of their 2021 acquisition of Tribune Publishing, Bainum backed an all-digital, nonprofit competitor to be named The ''Baltimore Banner'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Moore
Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, investment banker, author, and television producer. He is the governor-elect of Maryland, after defeating Republican Dan Cox in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, and is set to become the first Black governor of the state and the third Black person elected as governor of a U.S. state. Born in Maryland and raised largely in New York, Moore graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After several years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, Moore became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, including one young adult novel. Moore served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021. Moore is the author of ''The Other Wes Moore'' and ''The Work.'' He was also the host of ''Beyond Belief'' on the Oprah Winfrey Network, as well as the executive producer and a writer for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Insider
''The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles'', known simply as the ''Jewish Journal'', is an independent, nonprofit community weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of greater Los Angeles, published by TRIBE Media Corp. ''The Journal'' was established in 1985. As of 2016 it had a verified circulation of 50,000 and an estimated readership of 150,000; it is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City. TRIBE Media Corp. also produces the monthly ''TRIBE'' magazine, distributed in Santa Barbara, Malibu, Conejo, Simi and West San Fernando Valleys. History Though independently incorporated, the paper was initially distributed in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The first issue appeared on February 28, 1986. The editor was Gene Lichtenstein, who served until 2000, and the first art director was Katherine Arion, a Romanian-born artist who came to the United States in 1981. After becoming completely independent from the Jewish Federation in 2005, it went th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Record (Maryland)
The ''Daily Record'' is a statewide business and legal newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland. The paper publishes five days a week, 52 weeks a year, except for certain holidays. Corporate history Founded by Edwin Warfield, ''The Daily Record'' was first published in 1888 as a court and commercial paper. Minneapolis-based Dolan Media Inc., (NYSE: DM) acquired the Daily Record Company in 1994. The paper launched its Web site in 1997. Dolan was acquired by GateHouse Media in 2015 and renamed BridgeTower Media the next year. Daily content The ''Daily Record'' reports on commerce, finance, law, business, construction and real estate, with a focus on Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Friday's edition features ''Maryland Business'', with an expanded look at business news. Monday's edition features ''Maryland Lawyer'', which expands on the paper's normal coverage of local, regional and national legal trends. The paper tracks Maryland's appellate courts (the Court of Appeals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Vogel (politician)
Joseph Vogel (born January 4, 1997) is an Uruguay-born American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 17 since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes the Montgomery County cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville; he represents the district alongside fellow Democratic delegates Julie Palakovich Carr and Ryan Spiegel. Early life and education Vogel was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on January 4, 1997, to father David Vogel, an advisor to the Uruguayan government. He immigrated to the United States with his family when he was three years old due to his father's job as a diplomat for the International Monetary Fund. His family settled in Rockville, Maryland, upon immigrating to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in November 2016. Vogel graduated from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and attended George Washington University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 2018. He later att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel I
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalya Attar
Dalya Attar-Mehrzadi is an American politician who currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates. Delegate Attar represents the 41st Legislative District of the state of Maryland, which is located in northwest Baltimore City. Biography Early years Attar was born and raised in Baltimore City in a working-class immigrant family. She is a Sephardi Orthodox Jew born to an Iranian-Jewish father and a Moroccan-Jewish mother. She studied at a Bais Yaakov School for Girls. Career In 2011 she graduated from the University of Baltimore earning a Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree. In 2014, three years later, she graduated from the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. Afterward, she worked as a prosecutor at the Baltimore State's Attorney office. On November 4, 2018, Attar became the first Orthodox Jew elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and the highest-ranking Orthodox Jewish woman in American history. Along with Cheryl Kagan, Attar has co-spon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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