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Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign
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Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign

The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…

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Protest Targets Johns Hopkins Multi-Million Dollar Contract with ICE
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Protest Targets Johns Hopkins Multi-Million Dollar Contract with ICE

Dozens of students, faculty and community members marched through campus on Friday and delivered a petition demanding Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University end its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…

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The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Weeks of November 26 and December 3, 2018
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The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: Weeks of November 26 and December 3, 2018

Dharna Noor, Khalilah Harris and Eze Jackson talk about the new Brookings report that reveals $156 billion in property value denied to black communities. They also discuss Johns Hopkins’ nurses’ fight to unionize, Baltimore City…

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“No Private Police” Rally at Johns Hopkins
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“No Private Police” Rally at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins Black Student Union President Chisom Okereke says an armed, private police force would endanger students of color Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

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Opposition Grows to Hopkins’ Armed, Private Police Force Proposal
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Opposition Grows to Hopkins’ Armed, Private Police Force Proposal

On Friday legislators will hear from supporters and opponents of the bill Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…

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What Baltimore’s Children’s Book Scam Says About Corporate Power
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What Baltimore’s Children’s Book Scam Says About Corporate Power

Baltimore Beat Editor-in-Chief Lisa Snowden-McCray discusses the fallout from the unfolding Healthy Holly corruption scandal Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…

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Concert Helps Raise K for Hopkins Nurse Allegedly Fired For Union Organizing
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Concert Helps Raise $9K for Hopkins Nurse Allegedly Fired For Union Organizing

Nurse Vivian Obijekwu says she was fired from Johns Hopkins Hospital—while 8 months pregnant—for organizing fellow workers to fight discrimination. Local organizers held a concert to show solidarity and raise funds for her ** (Disclaimer:…

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Hopkins Students Sit-In to Oppose University’s Private Police and ICE Contract
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Hopkins Students Sit-In to Oppose University’s Private Police and ICE Contract

The protestors say they will occupy Hopkins until officials end the militarization of its campus ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **

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Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police
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Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police

As student occupation continues, professors join in calls for the university to abandon plan for armed police Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for…

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7 Arrested After Police Raid Sit-in Against Hopkins Private Police
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7 Arrested After Police Raid Sit-in Against Hopkins Private Police

The arrests came after an over month-long sit-in at Johns Hopkins against the university’s $1.5 million dollar ICE contracts and newly authorized private police force. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and…

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How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (2/2)
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How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (2/2)

In part two, Antero Pietila, author of “The Ghosts Of Johns Hopkins,” discusses recent protests by students, community members and Hopkins employees over the institution’s relationship with Baltimore Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/the-ghosts-of-johns-hopkins ** (Disclaimer: This…

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How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (Pt 1/2)
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How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (Pt 1/2)

Antero Pietila, author of “The Ghosts Of Johns Hopkins” charts the rise of the influential Baltimore-based university while the city embraced segregation Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/the-ghosts-of-johns-hopkins Subscribe to our page and support our work at…

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Hopkins Hospital and Nurses Reach Settlement On Unionization Efforts
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Hopkins Hospital and Nurses Reach Settlement On Unionization Efforts

Veteran nurse Richard Jones responds to the agreement. For more analysis go to: https://therealnews.com/columns/hopkins-hospital-and-nurses-reach-settlement-on-unionization-efforts Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…

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A Doctor In Italy Shares Lessons Learned Battling COVID-19
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A Doctor In Italy Shares Lessons Learned Battling COVID-19

Italian doctors and labor organizers learned painful lessons from the global coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes…

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Will Maryland Join Other States In Releasing Prisoners Due To COVID-19?
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Will Maryland Join Other States In Releasing Prisoners Due To COVID-19?

Gov. Larry Hogan has earned praise for his response to COVID-19. But Maryland leads the nation in jailing young Black men, and advocates say he’s failing to protect Maryland’s prison population. Subscribe to our page…

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Johns Hopkins Leads The COVID-19 Response, But Just Laid Off Its Low-Wage Workers
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Johns Hopkins Leads The COVID-19 Response, But Just Laid Off Its Low-Wage Workers

At a May Day rally, workers said Johns Hopkins University reneged on a commitment to give laid off workers four weeks pay. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

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