Category: Baltimore Community

Our grandmothers propelled themselves on “church” music as they tackled the often manual and challenging tasks of the day. They hummed “Father I Stretch My Hands to Thee,” while ironing shirts so perfectly they threatened to stand on their own. They moaned “Amazing Grace” while measuring ingredients for the next pound cake. And as they […]

A lot can happen in a decade. The very fabric of society itself can change over the course of one year, let alone 10 of them. Ten years ago family members could walk their loved ones to the departing gate of a flight, something practically impossible these days and10 years ago not many people, especially […]

The Pi Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will host the Howard L. Cornish Humanitarian Awards Nov. 13 at the Forum Caterers. The organization’s Achievement Week/ Founders’ Day Program is an annual event honoring individuals and organizations who’ve made an impact in the Baltimore community through public service or social action programs. Established in […]

In honor of Walter S. Mills, an educator who advocated for Black teachers in Anne Arundel County, the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis will host an exhibition featuring documents, pictures and other artifacts from the Maryland native’s life. The exhibit, “Shaping History Through Service: The Walter S. Mills Story,” takes viewers back to 1939 when Mills, […]

Now through Dec. 6, Baltimore City and Baltimore County students who submit an essay, poetry or artwork for the David B. Wright Memorial Foundation will be entered to win a holiday gift card. The organization, which helps crimes victims and their families overcome educational and health disparities, was founded by Shawnte Wright after her husband […]

With difficult financial times affecting millions of Americans, fighting the economic downturn has become increasingly difficult. Credit card debt, foreclosures, furloughs, unemployment and layoffs have hit the Baltimore region hard as well, but the Baltimore County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hopes to make life easier for community residents with “Getting Financially Fit,” […]

A year after opening Coppin State University’s first nanotechnology research center, a science professor and his research team are making history for simulating the most efficient solar energy cells in the world. Natural sciences professor Dr. Jamal Uddin and five undergraduate student researchers have modeled nearly 4 percent more efficient solar cells than Spectrolab, the […]

Click here to view a slideshow of the activities and faces present at the Fort McHenry jamboree. Local officials, community leaders and volunteers joined several thousand Boy Scouts at Fort McHenry to celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary. The event was touted as the largest single Boy Scouts event in the Baltimore metro area and included […]

In 2009, thousands crowded Baltimore’s Harbor East to see a stunning display of elegant dream cars – Lamborghini, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo models – alongside Italian motorcycles at the Viva Italia Concours D’Elegance showcase. The upcoming Sept. 26 festival, now in its fifth year, returns to Rash Field and continues to raise funds for The […]

On Sept. 12, Baltimore’s most mature residents visited the Delta Community Center for “Great Blessings: A Grandparents Day Celebration” hosted by MarvaD Events. The program, hosted by ABC 2 News anchor Sherrie Johnson, included a dance performance from The Ava Fields Dancers of Cahill Recreation Center, a musical tribute from The Redeemers of Church of […]

During the grand opening of its new office in Baltimore on Sept. 10, Child First Authority celebrated a $15,000 Verizon Foundation grant to support after-school programs for youth at various public schools in Baltimore City. “The Child First STEMulated Minds” program is a hands-on thematic curriculum targeting literacy and math instruction through STEM (science, technology, […]

Few horrors can compare to a mother’s grief, something West Baltimore resident Connie Johnson knows firsthand. Her daughter, Bijan Brown, 17, died in her arms after suffering a sudden, massive asthma attack in 2007. She was a senior honors student at Western High School. Since then Johnson, a personal chef, has made asthma awareness a […]