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June 10, 2013 -
Baltimore’s Grace Presbyterian held a joyous celebration on June 9 to honor the installation of the Rev. Tanya S. Wade as pastor.more
June 08, 2013 -
The crowd of mourners quickly overflowed New Shiloh Baptist Church June 7 at the home going for the Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., the church’s revered pastor and one of Baltimore’s leading religious figures, who died May 31 of cancer at the age of 76.more
June 08, 2013 -
Baltimore continues to lose its heroes as another member of the Goon Squad, Dr. Homer Favor, former director of urban studies at Morgan State University, died June 8.
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June 06, 2013 -
African Americans were nearly four times as likely as Whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though Black and White pot use is roughly equal, according to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) study.more
June 06, 2013 -
With the official groundbreaking on May 29, construction of the $400 million Baltimore Horseshoe casino is moving “full steam ahead,” said casino official Alex Dixon.more
June 06, 2013 -
Coppin State University moved forward June 4 with their plan to offer students more in-depth studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).more
June 06, 2013 -
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, who hopes to move into the state’s top executive post after next year’s election, has named Howard County Executive Ken Ulman as his running mate.more
June 05, 2013 -
Thousands are expected to attend the June 7 going home services for the Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., Baltimore pastor, civil rights legend, author, and community activist who died May 30 after a long battle with cancer.more
June 05, 2013 -
Tessa Hill-Aston, president of the Baltimore City Branch of the NAACP, recently was awarded for her work on behalf of local Boy Scouts.more
June 05, 2013 -
Associated Black Charities (ABC) will host their annual Gala, June 8, at Martin’s West in Baltimore. ABC is recognized in the community for its leadership and advocacy, focusing on closing the health and wealth gaps for Maryland residents. more
June 05, 2013 -
With her soulful sultry voice, Lea Gilmore is a gospel, blues and jazz singer that is admired by many. more
June 05, 2013 -
For 17 years, Cameron Miles has been leading the Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood program in Baltimore to target troubled males. more
June 03, 2013 -
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's second-highest court has affirmed the verdict in the election fraud trial of a campaign consultant involving Election Day automated calls that prosecutors said were aimed at keeping Black voters from the polls.more
May 30, 2013 -
(Updated 6/1/2013) The faith community of Baltimore was saddened, May 30, to hear of the death of the Rev. Harold A. Carter Sr., pastor of New Shiloh Baptist Church for 48 years.more
May 30, 2013 -
Family members, residents of Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood, law enforcement officials, clergy and others gathered in front of the Cherrydale apartments in the 1100 block of Cherry Hill Road on May 29 to remember a one-year-old who was shot to death several days earlier.more
May 29, 2013 -
The Baltimore City Council wants to ensure that city’s jobless aren’t passed over as the city develops. But a new local hiring bill, is too good to be true, says local minority businessmen.more
May 29, 2013 -
While residents across the city from Park Heights to Belair-Edison lit grills to enjoy Memorial Day weekend feasts and danced the “Wobble” with family and friends, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts was consoling residents in the Cherry Hill neighborhood.more
May 29, 2013 -
Building on a legacy begun more than five decades ago, Baltimore’s CENTERSTAGE [CQ] continues to enliven the city with topics of race and class in the latest cycle of plays based on the late Lorraine Hansberry’s Broadway debut, “A Raisin in the Sun.”more
May 29, 2013 -
Officers from the Baltimore Police Special Enforcement Section arrested and charged two suspects May 21 with multiple weapons and narcotics violations after a cache of weapons, suspected marijuana and almost $20,000 in cash were found in their home, official said in a statement of probable cause in the case. more
May 26, 2013 -
African Americans who played pivotal roles in Baltimore's Civil Rights Movement were honored at a recent ceremony organized by Delta Centennial Torch Tour Baltimore-Annapolis.more
May 23, 2013 -
The Baltimore mega-church Bethel AME Church announced a partnership with local radio stations 92Q and Magic 95.9 to help send relief to the victims of Moore, Okla., a town which was hit the hardest by a devastating tornado on May 20. The twister killed 24 people including 10 children and two infants, officials said.more
May 23, 2013 -
As she settles in as the first African American woman to become a Baltimore Fire Department battalion chief, Charline B. Stokes can look back over a bumpy road.more
May 22, 2013 -
Baltimore politicians and other influential Marylanders gathered in Las Vegas, Nev. to celebrate the nuptials of Lisa Harris Jones and Sean R. Malone. The bride and groom are already a team, both members in the Annapolis-based lobbying firm Harris, Jones and Malone.more
May 22, 2013 -
One of the signs of the times is that seniors who thought they would be retiring at a certain age are continuing in established careers or even starting second careers because of changes in the economy. Maybe they aren’t ready for a rocking chair, but many are interested in slowing down, just not so much. Jobs are not nearly as available in past decades; employer-employee loyalty is a dying concept, and some pension funds have been decimated.more
May 22, 2013 -
Beauty. You know it when you see it and everyone wants some. Beauty in our homes. Beauty on the landscape. Beauty on ourselves. Americans spend billions every year to get their share. Beauty is easy to spot, but it’s a difficult to put it into words. What’s your definition of real beauty?more
May 22, 2013 -
Morgan State University’s graduating class was feted by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who heralded the school’s successes in 2013, then congratulated several stellar graduates for their own accomplishments.more
May 22, 2013 -
Soon there may be a new law requiring contractors to hire more Baltimore residents for jobs involving city contracts. The proposed local hiring bill, approved unanimously by the city council on second reading May 13, would require firms with $300,000 in city contracts or $5 million in city subsidies to prove that 51 percent of their new hires are Baltimore City residents.more
May 22, 2013 -
Coppin State University is ailing but its dire state can be reversed, according to a recent report to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.more
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