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Gatlinburg police were called to Mayor Jerry Kirkman’s home after a child had been discovered dead due to being left in a hot vehicle overnight. Kirkman is the mayor of Westmoreland, a town with a population of 2,000. Friends of the family say the child was the mayor’s grandson. If the mayor is found to […]

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The global law firm Dentons added two senior advisors to its Local Government Solutions team. Politico reports that former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter both joined the firm’s roster of former local government officials. Dentons’ Local Government Solutions practice connects the public and private sectors, working with local governments, private […]

Michigan State University's Myya D. Jones has big plans for her hometown!

Beverly Whaling, the mayor of Clay, West Virginia, has officially resigned after posting an approving comment on a racist Facebook post that compared First Lady Michelle Obama to an "ape in heels."

Baltimore votes in Democratic primary (Catherine Pugh) one year after losing Freddie Gray & the riots that followed his death by injuries sustained from being in police custody.

On Thursday, March 24, 2016, Radio One Baltimore’s WOLB 1010 AM and Praise 106.1 FM will simulcast a Mayoral Forum LIVE during the Larry Young Morning Show at 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Mayoral candidates Sheila Dixon, Elizabeth Embry, Nick Mosby, Catherine E. Pugh, Carl Stokes and David Warnock have confirmed their attendance. The Larry […]

Ok, it’s another #tbt so let me take you back. I’m going to need some help identifying the year. I do know that this is when I had my tv show on MHz Networks. I remember telling our General Manager Fred that Mayor of DC, Anthony Williams was willing to drive out to VA where […]

News & Gossip

 Seen at IAmBrianJames.com Yesterday was a big day in Washington, D.C. where the primary election for mayor took place. The race has been heated since the beginning after current Mayor Vince Gray was battling a scandal that could have potentially took him out of office earlier than the election. With that being said, yesterday the democrats […]

On Saturday, I had the honor of hosting the 22nd Annual Capitol Heights Day.  It was a day of community fellowship filled with live performances, health screenings, food, and children’s activities.  Mayor Kito James and his staff did an excellent job making the day a great one for Capitol Heights.  All of the performing acts […]

Local, News

It’s lonely at the top — especially if you’re Mayor Vincent C. Gray, who has faced resignation calls in the wake of last week’s disclosure of avast unreported “shadow campaign” at work on his behalf in 2010. But a pair of prominent, politically active ministers have rushed to defend Gray (D), and have planned a rally in […]