Richard Burton (Baltimore) Explained

Richard Burton
Occupation:Rapper, television actor

Richard Burton is a Baltimore, Maryland, city council employee and runs the "Believe" campaign. He was a rapper before becoming involved in Martin O'Malley's first Mayoral campaign after meeting him in 1998.

When O'Malley became mayor, Burton was involved in his Believe campaign and became the campaign's director in 2002.[1] The Believe campaign aims to reduce drug trafficking, drug violence and drug use in Baltimore.

Burton has also appeared as a recurring character, Sean "Shamrock" McGinty, on the HBO crime drama series set in Baltimore, The Wire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BELIEVE Campaigner Brings Hip-Hop and His Message Into Neighborhoods That Need It Most . Al . Shipley . July 26, 2006 . Baltimore City Paper . January 29, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210332/http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=12065 . September 27, 2007.