Music mogul Birdman and rapper Lil’ Wayne have teamed up for dozens of hit collaborations over the years, and now their daughters are hoping for a hit of their own. Bria Williams, daughter of rapper Birdman, and Reginae Carter, daughter of Lil’ Wayne, are gearing up for the June 4 release of their book “Paparazzi […]
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Vigil Held for One-Year-Old Boy Slain in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill
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. Carter Scott was sitting in the backseat of a car also […]
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Md. Sisters Laugh Together in First-Ever All Black Female Comedy Show
Montgomery County, Md. sisters Holly “HollyHood” Veney, 30, and Tiffany “Muhla Green” Harris, 25, are ready to make history with their new sketch comedy series, “The Show.” The pair, who are full of shenanigans and inside jokes, will be America’s first cast of an all-black female sketch comedy show. Their half-hour long program is a […]
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Proposed Local Hiring Mandate Could Harm Small Firms
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. The bill would require contractors with $300,000 in city contracts or $5 million in city subsidies to hire 51 percent of their […]
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Toddler Killed In Cherry Hill Shooting
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. On the evening of May 24, 16-month-old Carter Scott, became the city’s youngest victim of […]
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Baltimore’s Bethel AME, Local Radio Stations Organize Tornado Relief
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. The […]
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Fire Department Names Balto.’s First Black Female Battalion Chief
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. She has gone from high school dropout and teenage mother to inexperienced, female driver among tough guy first responders. But she has risen steadily in the fire […]
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Producer Tyler Perry to be Interviewed by Oprah
Producer, entertainer Tyler Perry has overcome hardships of childhood abuse and homelessness making a name for himself in the entertainment business from his on-stage productions to the big screen. Now Perry is coming to the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) alongside his friend, media mogul Oprah Winfrey. In anticipation of the season openers of his first […]
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City Lawmakers, Regulators at Odds Over Proposed Local Hiring Bill
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 […]
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Power Couple’s Vegas Nuptials Draw Host of MD Political Notables
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. Jones is a founding member of the firm, which lobbies for government relations […]
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Baltimore Youth Filmmakers and Photographers Challenge Negative Perception of Their City at Film Festival
Baltimore middle and high school students were joined by youth from across the country at the Creative Alliance on March 15 to showcase their photographs and short films at the opening night of the 8th Annual Wide Angle Film Festival. The annual event looks to challenge the negative stereotypes and perceptions about Baltimore highlighted in […]
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Morehouse Alum Creates Annual “Black Men Can” Awards
Although he did not meet his own father until he was 18 years old, Brandon Frame never rejected the importance of strong male influences in childhood development. Now, with his website The Black Man Can, which highlights noted and overlooked Black men doing positive things in their communities, Frame is gearing up for his 2nd […]