Hosea

On April 2, 2009, HOSEA T. BLACKWELL, devoted son of Geneva Blackwell of Baltimore; beloved brother of Jacqueline of Indianapolis, Joyce of Baltimore, and Laverne Blackwell of Beltsville, and Veronica Blackwell-Hairston (Jay) of New York. He is also survived by two nephews, one niece, one great-niece, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue, on Wednesday after 1 PM, with family hour from 5 to 7:30 PM. The family will also receive friends at Church of the New Covenant, 1909 N. Wolfe Street, on Thursday at 10 AM. Funeral services to follow at 11 AM.

On April 2, 2009, HOSEA T. BLACKWELL, devoted son of Geneva Blackwell of Baltimore; beloved brother of Jacqueline of Indianapolis, Joyce of Baltimore, and Laverne Blackwell of Beltsville, and Veronica Blackwell-Hairston (Jay) of New York. He is also survived by two nephews, one niece, one great-niece, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue, on Wednesday after 1 PM, with family hour from 5 to 7:30 PM. The family will also receive friends at Church of the New Covenant, 1909 N. Wolfe Street, on Thursday at 10 AM. Funeral services to follow at 11 AM.

On June 6, 2003, CHARLES BLACKWELL, JR., husband of Geneva Blackwell, father of Veronica Hairston and Jacqueline, Joyhce, Laverne and Hosea Blackwell. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the FAMILY-OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue, on Thursday after 8 A.M. The family will receive friends at Church of the New Covenant, 1909 Wolfe Street, on Friday at 6 P.M.. Funeral services will follow

On June 6, 2003, CHARLES BLACKWELL, JR., husband of Geneva Blackwell, father of Veronica Hairston, Jacqueline, Joyce, Laverne and Hosea Blackwell. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the FAMILY-OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue, on Thursday after 8 A.M. The family will receive friends at Church of the New Covenant, 1909 Wolfe Street, on Friday at 6 P.M.. Funeral services will follow at 6:30

Commerce group waives registration fee for new members As part of its March membership campaign, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce will waive the $35 registration fee for businesses that join by April 1. Information: 410-268-7676 Ext. 105. Two law firms merge; to focus on Internet law The law firm of McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan & Kim, which has an office in Annapolis, has merged with the Greenan & Walker firm. Stephen C. Hosea, Milton D. Jernigan II and James M. Greenan are managing principals of the new firm, McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan, Kim, Greenan & Walker, P.A..

Baltimore police are looking for a suspected drug dealer who allegedly shot and killed a 16-year-old West Baltimore youth who strayed into an open-air drug market.Sherman Antwon Williams, 18, was charged in a warrant yesterday with first-degree murder and handgun violations in the Nov. 24 slaying of 16-year-old Hosea Parker, homicide Detective Gene Constantine said.Police said Hosea and friends were walking in the 700 block of Poplar Grove St. shortly before midnight when they passed through a crowd of other teen-agers -- including Mr. Williams who taunted them.

In the past eight years, the Rev. Willie Ray has led dozens of "Stop the killing" rallies on Baltimore's crime-ridden streets, but last night's vigil hit home harder than ever before.The victim being remembered was 16-year-old Hosea Parker, gunned down Nov. 24 two doors away from Mr. Ray's rowhouse in the 2800 block of Harlem Ave. Hosea died while the minister prayed over him on the sidewalk."When they gunned this young man down, I heard the shots. I heard his dying words: 'Go get my mother,' " Mr. Ray told last night's crowd of about 40 people, who chanted "Save the Youth" and "Down with dope, up with hope."

All of the television news images you've seen 1,000 times since O.J. Simpson was charged with murder, you will see once more at 9 tonight on WBFF (Channel 45) when Fox airs "The O.J. Simpson Story."The "Sugarland Express" escort for the white Ford Bronco, the blood-spattered walkway leading to the Brentwood condo, the baseball bat taken to the windshield of Nicole Brown Simpson's sports car -- they are all in this made-for-TV movie."The O.J. Simpson Story" makes "The Amy Fisher Story" look like a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation.

"The Getting Place," by Susan Straight. Hyperion. 488 pages. $22.95.Susan Straight's novel is powerful and ambitious, guaranteed to make its captivated readers squirm. The author presents a compelling history of several generations of one black family in a fast-paced novel driven by murder and violence. Never preachy or simplistic.Straight explores family bonds, race relations and a wide variety of other issues in a colloquial voice that seems authentic.The novel opens with a fiery double murder on the Thompson family's property.

In the hasty-crazy of life, I have been stopping by Elaine Erickson's house for interviews that have turned into happy recitals. Sometimes she sits at her grand piano, covered with papers, music scores, letters and works-in-progress, and she plays for me."Do you want to hear a piece called 'David Plays For Saul?' " she asks. "I wrote it. It's about Saul, on his throne in great despair, and David soothing him with his harp.""Sure," I say.I sit in a comfortable chair with Flora, Elaine's cat, at my feet, and I'm astonished and delighted by what I hear.

Commerce group waives registration fee for new members As part of its March membership campaign, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce will waive the $35 registration fee for businesses that join by April 1. Information: 410-268-7676 Ext. 105. Two law firms merge; to focus on Internet law The law firm of McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan & Kim, which has an office in Annapolis, has merged with the Greenan & Walker firm. Stephen C. Hosea, Milton D. Jernigan II and James M. Greenan are managing principals of the new firm, McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan, Kim, Greenan & Walker, P.A..

YOU CAN credit many leaders with helping to bring voting rights to the previously disenfranchised; President Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers all played key roles. You can also credit the Rev. Hosea Williams, the medal-winning war veteran who died last week at the age of 74. Mr. Williams marched with passion and pride alongside King to fulfill the promises of the 15th Amendment. He helped lead the famous march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery in 1965 that focused the nation's attention on the quest by black people for denied voting rights.

ATLANTA - The Rev. Hosea Williams, who marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., fed thousands of poor people every year and vowed that he was "unbossed and unbought," died yesterday after a long illness. Mr. Williams, 74, of Decatur, Ga. was being treated for cancer at Piedmont Hospital. Known for his denim overalls, red shirts and penchant for speaking his mind, Mr. Williams was a key figure in Atlanta, becoming a force in local politics, civil rights and the fight against poverty.

"The Getting Place," by Susan Straight. Hyperion. 488 pages. $22.95.Susan Straight's novel is powerful and ambitious, guaranteed to make its captivated readers squirm. The author presents a compelling history of several generations of one black family in a fast-paced novel driven by murder and violence. Never preachy or simplistic.Straight explores family bonds, race relations and a wide variety of other issues in a colloquial voice that seems authentic.The novel opens with a fiery double murder on the Thompson family's property.

All of the television news images you've seen 1,000 times since O.J. Simpson was charged with murder, you will see once more at 9 tonight on WBFF (Channel 45) when Fox airs "The O.J. Simpson Story."The "Sugarland Express" escort for the white Ford Bronco, the blood-spattered walkway leading to the Brentwood condo, the baseball bat taken to the windshield of Nicole Brown Simpson's sports car -- they are all in this made-for-TV movie."The O.J. Simpson Story" makes "The Amy Fisher Story" look like a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation.

Los Angeles--It's late August in the town that has become, in the public consciousness, O.J. Land. Downtown, the defense attorneys of O.J. Simpson are battling to convince Judge Lance A. Ito that those who assembled the evidence linking the football great's DNA to the site at which his former wife Nicole and her friend were killed were more bumbling than the Keystone Kops.Step over the Hollywood Hills into Sherman Oaks, however, at a home doubling as Mr. Simpson's Brentwood mansion, and simultaneously, the momentous initial meetings between Mr. Simpson and famed attorney Robert Shapiro are being re-enacted for a Fox TV movie.

YOU CAN credit many leaders with helping to bring voting rights to the previously disenfranchised; President Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers all played key roles. You can also credit the Rev. Hosea Williams, the medal-winning war veteran who died last week at the age of 74. Mr. Williams marched with passion and pride alongside King to fulfill the promises of the 15th Amendment. He helped lead the famous march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery in 1965 that focused the nation's attention on the quest by black people for denied voting rights.

In a game where patience was a lost virtue, Mount St. Joseph (4-4) made three free throws in the final 38 seconds and escaped with a 60-57 victory at Aberdeen (3-1) last night.The visitors made the opening quarter their best one of the game, building a 21-14 lead, but just when it appeared they could put this one away, they seemed to back off and let Aberdeen hang around and stay in contention.This was true as late as the closing two minutes, too. The home team had struggled to get ties at 47 and 49, then had three turnovers as the Baltimore school, helped by two foul shots and dTC a basket by Rich Dent, pulled out to a 55-49 margin.