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May 17, 2013 -
Fifteen Black men working to impact their Baltimore communities will be honored May 18 at Coppin State University with grants totaling $200,000 from BMe, an organization working to create a nationwide network of Black men creating change.more
May 15, 2013 -
People who love the music of the church in all genres will enjoy the annual spring concert of the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, to be held 5 p.m., May 26 at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church. Comprised of more than 100 singers, the choir’s presentation will feature a full repertoire of classical anthems, Negro spirituals, traditional hymns and classic gospel songs.more
May 15, 2013 -
When it comes to quality products at reasonable prices, Apples & Oranges Fresh Market, so far, is hitting the mark. Located in the East North Avenue neighborhood’s nutritious food desert of quick sandwich spots and corner stores, Apples & Oranges is trying to create an oasis for grocery shoppers and a welcomed source of healthy food options.more
May 10, 2013 -
Isaiah “Ike” Dixon Jr., 90, four-term veteran of the Maryland House of Delegates, community leader and political activist, died of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium on April 26.more
May 09, 2013 -
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s bid to become Maryland’s next governor—and the first African American to reside in the governor’s mansion in Annapolis--is to get underway May 10 with an announcement at a cookout in Prince George’s County.more
May 08, 2013 -
A Virginia Tech football star and former NFL player is using his knowledge of professional sports and commitment to education to mentor young boys in Baltimore. more
May 08, 2013 -
When Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell retires on July 6, he will leave one other Black judge at the upper levels of the state’s judiciary-- Judge Clayton Greene Jr.more
May 08, 2013 -
CBAC Gaming, LLC, the Caesars Entertainment Corp.-led consortium developing Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, recently announced that gaming industry veteran Alex Dixon will serve as vice president and assistant general manager of the $400 million downtown Baltimore property. Pending regulatory approvals, Dixon will assume the position June 1. more
May 08, 2013 -
Tisha Edwards, the Baltimore school system’s chief of staff, May 6 was named interim superintendent for the 2013-2014 school year, as Schools Superintendent Andres Alonso stepped down as superintendent of the Baltimore City Public School System.more
May 07, 2013 -
Larry Gibson, professor at the University of Maryland-Baltimore’s law school and of Counsel at Shapiro, Sher, Guinot and Sandler, will deliver Coppin State University’s 2013 Commencement address.more
May 02, 2013 -
Maryland lawmakers recently passed tough gun control laws to reduce gun violence, but many young people, including college students do not believe the laws will automatically lead to safer streets in Baltimore. The law, which is scheduled to go into effect Oct. 1, will give Maryland some of the nation’s most restrictive gun measures. more
May 02, 2013 -
BALTIMORE - After returning home from a juvenile facility, the last thing Rodney Stallworth, then 17, wanted to do was complete his community service requirement.more
May 02, 2013 -
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts and Councilman Brandon M. Scott on April 29 announced that Baltimore would join other cities around the country in the implementation of a new police report filing system, Coplogic.more
May 02, 2013 -
Smoke created a dense fog as firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that engulfed a building containing the Open Space artist studio and gallery and several auto body repair shops at the intersection of 28th St. and Sisson St. in Baltimore on May 1.more
May 01, 2013 -
Growing up in the Park Heights in the community of Northwest Baltimore in the 1960s and 1970s, Harry Black never thought he would work in public administration, much less become director of finance for Baltimore. For Black, maneuvering the drug-infested neighborhood, which eventually became overrun with crack cocaine, poverty and blight, was, literally, an uphill fight, he said.more
May 01, 2013 -
Det. Daniel T. Nicholson IV, the lead investigator in the missing person’s case of honor student Phylicia Barnes, was charged on April 29 with four counts in an illegal police search to find his own runaway daughter.more
May 01, 2013 -
Sean-Christopher Riley, “Shaka” as he calls himself, may not fit the stereotypical idea of homelessness. He works as a nursing assistant. He has his associate’s degree from Montgomery Community College. He served his country as a U.S. Army airborne infantry specialist from 1982 to 1986.more
May 01, 2013 -
“Who does that?” Who knowingly and willingly breaks the law who has been sworn to uphold the law? Who knowingly and willingly has sexual relations and gets impregnated not once, but twice by a murder suspect whose name is visibly tattooed on not one, but two women’s body parts?more
May 01, 2013 -
Worshipers late for service at Victorious Ministries International (VMI) Church might have had a parking problem last Sunday, because the 4600 block of York Road was lined with rows of motorcycles. Nearly 100 members of biker clubs from across the nation came, for the second year, to seek God’s protection, mercy and grace for motorcyclists as an unofficial kickoff to the riding season. more
May 01, 2013 -
Traffic crawled, backing up for more than a block, as drivers slowed to read a sign slung over the shoulders of 10-year-old Larry Saunders. more
May 01, 2013 -
The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) and CBAC Gaming, LLC, the owner and operator of the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, were granted permission May 1 to hire a recruitment coordinator to find qualified local residents to apply for jobs at the casino, according to a statement released by the mayor’s office. more
May 01, 2013 -
The Baltimore City NAACP will host it's annual prayer breakfast on May 11, 2013, from 9 a.m. until noon at New All Saints Church, 4408 Liberty Heights Avenue in Baltimore.more
April 26, 2013 -
ANNAPOLIS - The Justice Department has written two letters to the U.S District Court in Maryland supporting the Constitutional rights of citizens arrested for filming police officers on duty.more
April 26, 2013 -
In the past week, the Northeast district has experienced its first two homicides east of Harford Rd. this year. Two men were shot, one fatally, in the 3000 block of Pelham Ave. on April 25 around 3:38 p.m.more
April 26, 2013 -
Associated Black Charities (ABC) President and CEO Diane Bell-McKoy was recently honored by The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) with its Urban Visionary Award.more
April 26, 2013 -
State officials pledged April 24 to launch a widespread investigation into corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of the federal indictment of 25 people, including 13 female corrections officers, for a racketeering enterprise that involved drug trafficking, money laundering and sex—all centered inside the jail.more
April 26, 2013 -
For the residents of the Oliver neighborhood in East Baltimore, one of the most welcome signs of change these days is the demolition crew.more
April 24, 2013 -
It has been almost five months since Baltimore blogger and activist Apollos Frank James MacArthur, more popularly known as the Baltimore Spectator, was arrested in a spectacular display that was broadcast in real time over the Internet. more
April 24, 2013 -
It’s a favorite spot to grab a drink, have dinner and people-watch for Baltimore’s urban professional set, but on April 30, if not sooner, the Museum Restaurant and Lounge will serve its last drink. The owners were denied renewal of the facility’s liquor license during a Baltimore City Liquor Board hearing on April 18 after a homeowners group in the vicinity of the restaurant complained about live entertainment playing theremore
April 24, 2013 -
The Concerned Black Men (CBM) National Organization recently elected new officers to its board of directors at its Annual Delegates Meeting in Dallas. Hosted by CBM Dallas at the Sheraton North Dallas, the meeting included chapter updates and presentations as well as an incoming address from the new chairman, Nathaniel Pope, of Owings, Md.more
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