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John-John Williams IV

John-John

John-John Williams IV is a political reporter at The Baltimore Banner. A native of Syracuse, New York, and a graduate of Howard University, he has lived in Baltimore for the past 17 years. Before coming to The Baltimore Banner, John-John worked for The Baltimore Sun covering education, fashion, home, food, travel, popular culture and DEI. Before coming to Baltimore, he worked at The Times-Picayune, and The Argus Leader. He interned at The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press and The Post Standard. In his free time he likes to travel, eat in restaurants, binge television shows and experience life.

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Maryland Democrats settle for less after bitter redistricting fight
Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.
From left, Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Gov. Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson all took different views of congressional redistricting over the past year, but they all ultimately ended up at the same place: revising the state constitution to make map-drawing easier going forward.
Baltimore Democratic official removed after confrontation with campaign volunteer
The decision came in response to a petition against Ronald Rosenbluth from the 41st District Democratic Central Committee. The 62-year-old was accused of yelling at 78-year-old Betsy Krieger on June 17 at an early voting center.
Del. Malcolm Ruff, left, and Sen. Dalya Attar.
Campaign altercation leads to calls for a Baltimore Democratic official’s ouster
A three-member Maryland Democratic Party committee will discuss Ronald Rosenbluth’s fate Wednesday.
Del. Malcolm Ruff, left, and Sen. Dalya Attar.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
The Supreme Court ruled on a Trump executive order that would have upended more than a century of constitutional and legal history.
FILE - Demonstrators holds up a banner during a citizenship rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.
What we learned from Maryland’s 2026 primary election results
Tuesday’s elections were — mostly — decisive, with winners declared for governor, Congress, county executive and contested House of Delegates races.
Bill Ferguson is interviewed by reporters following his victory speech at his primary election night watch party at the Firefighters Union Hall in Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
Ruff defeats Attar in contentious West Baltimore state Senate race
Ruff picked up endorsements from Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, state Sen. Antonio Hayes, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and seven Baltimore City Council members.
Malcolm Ruff addresses supporters at his primary election watch party at the Forest Park Golf Course in Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
Threat of voter suppression forces some Black Marylanders into action
After a Supreme Court decision weakened parts of the Voting Rights Act, some Black Marylanders aren’t taking chances and are preparing to ensure their ballots count.
Rev. Robert Turner poses for a portrait at Empowerment Temple AME Church, in Baltimore, Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Who succeeds Steny Hoyer could offer a glimpse into Democrats’ future
Nearly two dozen Democrats are competing to follow U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer representing Maryland's 5th Congressional District.
The U.S. Capitol building before dawn on March 26.
Sen. Dalya Attar’s indictment leaves Black Baltimoreans asking who gets grace
Dalya Attar’s extortion case is fueling rising resentment in Baltimore’s 41st District, where the state senator is facing a challenge from Del. Malcolm Ruff in one of Maryland’s most contentious primaries.
David Smallwood outside of his home in Uplands on July 26. Smallwood has been leading the effort to get the city to clean up the overgrown alleys.
Program trains teens to be election judges, boost election participation
Four years ago, Baltimore was in need of 700 election workers, a long-standing issue that gave rise to the idea to recruit high school and college-aged students to become election judges.
Instructor Marcus Clifton, in green, leads a training session for new election judges for the Maryland primary.
Why Black Marylanders are sitting out anti-Trump protests
Black Americans are absent from some of the largest protests and other forms of dissent throughout the country under the Trump administration.
Melanie Hood-Wilson in her home in Baltimore. Hood-Wilson is anti-Trump but doesn’t identify with the No Kings movement.
Rabbis’ plea to choose a party prompts questions in Baltimore Senate primary
A rabbinical group's call for voters to choose a party is drawing scrutiny in a contested Baltimore Senate primary.
Del. Malcolm Ruff says a call by rabbis to register and vote in the primary is an attempt to influence his race against state Sen. Dalya Attar.
Van Hollen warns about outside money for Boafo in congressional race
The race is one of Maryland’s most competitive after U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer announced earlier this year that he was stepping down following four decades in Congress.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is warning voters in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District about the influx of outside money supporting candidate Adrian Boafo.
Ivan Bates distances himself from endorsement of indicted Sen. Dalya Attar
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is distancing himself from indicted state Sen. Dalya Attar after a flyer surfaced promoting his endorsement of Attar and other candidates.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is walking back an October endorsement of state Sen. Dalya Attar, who was later indicted on federal extortion charges.
Del. Nicole Williams drops out of 5th District congressional race
“The reality is that winning this fight would require resources that this campaign simply doesn’t have,” Williams wrote on Instagram.
Del. Nicole Williams said Tuesday she couldn’t afford to continue her campaign for a U.S. House seat representing parts of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties and Southern Maryland.
Court ruling overshadows, but won’t overrule, new Maryland voting rights law
Maryland leaders say the state’s new voting rights law will help protect minority voters after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key anti-discrimination provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
Why Mayor Brandon Scott has Cleveland’s mayor on speed dial
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb say their friendship, frequent calls and shared challenges as young Black city leaders have made them trusted allies.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.
Tea time: Sold-out AFRO News event has become a must for Black Marylanders
The AFRO Tea has grown to one of the most popular events of the season for African American women and one of the most difficult to acquire tickets in town.
The crowd at a recent AFRO Tea event.
Staff shaken after ICE pursuit leads agents into Ovenbird Bakery in Highlandtown
Federal immigration officers chased a man they were attempting to detain in Highlandtown into Ovenbird Bakery on Friday morning, leaving staff shaken from the encounter.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pursued a man into Ovenbird Bakery on Friday morning in Highlandtown.
What do you wear when you’re delivering bad news? Ask this Baltimore designer.
Downtown Partnership leader Shelonda Stokes got an assist from a Baltimore designer for this year’s annual report for Charm City.
Shelonda Stokes, president of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, gets fitted for a suit by designer Natalie Karyl at her shop The Dollhouse Boutique in Baltimore.
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