Saturday, December 20, 2025

MacKenzie Scott’s gift is a chance to rewrite the future of Black higher education

MacKenzie Scott’s donation of $740 million to 16 HBCUs provides them with unrestricted capital and […]


Baltimore Ravens’ gift to schoolkids: Clean feet and new kicks

Baltimore Ravens stars Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers and teammates humbled themselves in a […]


Baltimore residents demand end of private police force at Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore residents and students rallied at War Memorial Plaza on Dec. 15 to demand the […]


Strengthening BCYF to better serve Baltimore’s youth

The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) is a non-profit organization that provides funding and […]


Winter break fun: Holiday events in the D.C., Baltimore area

Families across Maryland and Washington, D.C. have no shortage of ways to celebrate the season […]


Opinion: I came of age at college…I fear for my grandchildren there

By Dr. France “Toni” Murphy DraperWord in Black I remember college as a place of […]


Anxiety grows in Trinidad and Tobago as U.S.-Venezuela conflict escalates

As U.S.-Venezuela tensions escalate, Trinidad and Tobago has been drawn into the conflict, with citizens […]


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