Category: Baltimore Community

If passion is your pleasure and you still believe in love, then Baltimore resident and radio personality Harold Fisher had a treat for readers of his new romance novel. The WHUR Radio news reporter held his first Baltimore book signing for debut novel, Two Weeks until the Rest of my Life, at the Reginald F. […]

Thousands of volunteers toiled in the sweltering Baltimore heat. Vendors and contractors donated supplies, raw materials, food and water. And within a week the television show Extreme Makeover Home Edition in partnership with Excel Homes and the Maryland Community Builders Foundation completed the largest home ever built on the series for eight deserving and grateful […]

Eight Baltimore City students participated in the NAACP’s national ACT-SO (Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics). Two 2010 graduates of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute won National Silver Medals, Eberechi Ihezie (earth and space science) and Vaughn Midder (biology/microbiology.)  ACT-SO students from Maryland were recognized with a total of four national medals. Maia Bedford performed during […]

Proud parents Earl Lowe and Janet  Blount load the van that will take their son  Benjamin Lowe (third  from left) to the University of Delaware Graduate School where he will study education. In addition, their son Jonathan (far right) is headed to Ohio State University Graduate School of Business to earn his MBA. Ben is […]

Walden University and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) recently announced a partnership that will allow NOBLE members to enroll in online higher education programs at a reduced rate. According to a press release, Walden’s School of Public Policy and Administration has also created six new certificate programs designed to meet the […]

Popular TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is partnering with the American Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region to host a blood drive with Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore. An upcoming episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will create a new girls home for Boys Hope, Girls Hope, a nonprofit providing at-risk […]

The Maryland Food Bank recently celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting for its 6,000- square-foot community kitchen. The space includes a culinary kitchen, classroom space and offices.  The community kitchen will take food donated from caterers, hotels and other retail sources and turn it into family-style, prepared meals for the Maryland Food Bank’s network […]

Middle Grades Partnership (MGP) enrichment programs have been making a difference in the lives of over 500 Baltimore City public school students a year since 2005. But it wasn’t until recently that MGP was able to measure its success. On June 25 Johns Hopkins University released a study showing that students participating in MGP have […]

Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, a professor of English and longstanding member of the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University, was honored recently in a dedication ceremony at the University’s Communications Center. Dr. Sheffey, a Morgan State alumna, has been a professor at the celebrated institution for more than 60 years, and […]

David B. Wright Memorial Foundation (DBWMF) director and founder Shawnte’ Wright still remembers Feb. 4, 2009 —a date she’ll never forget. That was the day that her husband, David Bryan Wright, a Marine Corps veteran, was fatally shot by three teenage males in a botched robbery attempt. Rather then blame the youth that not only […]

In a press release, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) announced Darryl A. Stokes, vice president of engineering and standards for BGE, as the 2010 recipient of the Ray of Hope award, which recognizes the academic and professional achievements of Black males. The award is presented annually on Father’s Day weekend by Black Professional Men […]

To better serve the community, particularly local youths, the Y of Central Maryland is seeking volunteers willing to serve as mentors. Y mentors work with children between the ages of 6 and 18 who have been identified as “at risk” and in need of additional adult support in their lives. According to a press release […]