Should African Americans Endorse Whites over Blacks?
By Julianne Malveaux
 Two prominent Black Maryland officials – Montgomery County Executive Issiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III – have endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a White, over Black Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards in the race to replace retiring Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski. . .
This may seem like a local story, but it has national implications. Both Edwards and Van Hollen are likely to seek contributions from all over the country. Furthermore, the possibility of having an African American woman in the Senate is an opportunity for African American women’s issues to be raised on the Senate floor. Finally, Edwards’ presence on committees dealing with work, healthcare, and banking will bring a much-needed perspective to a Senate that is 96 percent White. . .
Apparently the “one drop” rule is obsolete, unless a mixed race person collides with the wrong officer of the law. Still, I think that race should matter in endorsements, especially when history is about to be made. Rushern Baker and Isiah Leggett owe their constituents a more substantive explanation than the ones they have offered.
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Murder Ballad Extended – A Theater Experience
Washington’s Studio Theater has already extended the run for the rock musical Murder Ballad until Sunday, May 31. And, I can see why.
As I was witnessing the fast-paced performance, I was being reminded why I prefer live theater over TV or a movie. But, what tops Murder Ballad off dramatically is that the 14th Street theater creates an unforgettable experience by hosting the play in a makeshift bar.
I am not a fan or wailing guitars, but the grand rock-infused experience begins when play goers walk up flights of stairs to the bar at the theater. The delightful Jermiah Jackson was our “real-life” bartender. (The bar opens one hour before the show and reopens after the 80-minute performance.) It was the theater’s artistic director David Muse’s idea to include the audience in a “real” bar.
The play itself is about good relationships turning into a love triangle and is set in New York, partially in a bar. The situation unfolds, drama erupts, and someone, yes, is murdered. The actors/singers, Sara (Christine Dwyer), Michael (Tommar Wilson), Tom (Cole Burden), and Narrator (Anastacia McCleskey) sings and performs their roles convincingly and with the functional bar setting, their performances provide a very exciting, three-dimensional, theater experience.
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Your Rights When
Videoing the Police
The question about Americans right to film and take pictures of police officers in the line of duty has resurfaced in the aftermath of the Walter Scott’s killing in North Charleston, South Carolina. The answer according to multiple courts across the country is yes.
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A Dawn Like Thunder:
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Greenbelt Library
11 Crescent Road
Tue, Apr 28, 7p, free
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Through Sun, May 31, $45-$80
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921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
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