The Baltimore Development Corporation has a new senior leadership team, with Jeremy Watson and Roy Broderick joining to help reimagine the city’s approach to economic development. Both leaders emphasized equity as a guiding principle, pledging to advance opportunities and growth for Baltimore’s Black businesses and neighborhoods.
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Alice Fitts, First Lady and longtime educator, dies at 80
Alice Louise Alston Fitts, longtime Baltimore City public school counselor and first lady of First Baptist Church, passed away Feb 2. 2026. She was 80 years old.
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Protecting the source: Tom Miller Week rallies support to preserve iconic murals
This week creatives and art lovers everywhere are celebrating the sixth annual Tom Miller Week, an annual time to honor the life and legacy of the Baltimore artist. The 2026 celebration is focused on restoring and preserving Miller’s work.
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Funeral set for Rev. Dr. Delores B. Dorsey, trailblazing minister and educator
The Rev. Dr. Delores B. Dorsey, a pioneering minister and longtime Baltimore City kindergarten teacher, died Feb. 8. In 1994, she became the first woman ordained at Wayland Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Feb. 26 in Baltimore.
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Associated Black Charities to address safety resources at Cherry Hill Community Convo
Associated Black Charities will host a Community Conversation in Cherry Hill tonight, Feb.19, with a goal of connecting residents with neighborhood resources while centering their lived experiences. The event will take place at 6 p.m. inside of the Baum Auditorium at Medstar Harbor Hospital.
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Commentary: Building shared infrastructure for Baltimore’s Black social economy
By Jamye Wooten For as long as I can remember, Black-led organizations in Baltimore have been doing extraordinary work with limited visibility, limited capital, and very little shared infrastructure to support them. From grassroots organizers and neighborhood nonprofits to mission-driven businesses and cultural workers, Black Baltimore has always generated solutions for itself. What we have […]
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Enoch Pratt Library hosts annual Booklovers’ Breakfast in honor of Black History Month
Enoch Pratt Free Library hosted its annual 38th Black History Month Booklovers’ Breakfast on Feb. 7, featuring award-winning author Angela Flournoy. Flournoy spoke on the inspiration of her latest novel, “The Wilderness” and delivered a sample of the book’s first chapter.
Posted inBaltimore Government
Mayor Scott announces property tax relief, tax sale reforms for Baltimore homeowners
Baltimore homeowners could see property taxes drop below $2 under a new city plan announced by Mayor Brandon M. Scott. The initiative includes revising the Homestead Property Tax Credit, increasing the Targeted Homeowners Tax Credit, and reforming the city’s annual tax sale to offer payment plans and raise the minimum bid to the property’s assessed value. City leaders say the changes aim to make Baltimore more affordable, keep residents in their homes and encourage new homeownership.
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Baltimore County bill would expand Inspector General oversight of BCPS
Baltimore County legislators are considering a bill to give the Office of the Inspector General authority to oversee public schools. Supporters say it would increase transparency, accountability and trust in the school system.
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Baltimore’s Rhyan Gray among 100 students chosen for Disney Dreamers Academy
Rhyan Gray, a 17-year-old student from Baltimore, has been selected to participate in the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2026, an all-expenses-paid program that provides mentorship and career exploration for students passionate about access and equity.
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To be a Black man in Baltimore
By Michael Eugene Johnson To be a Black man in Baltimore, 2026 is to live in a state of profound, exhausting duality. It is to walk the streets of a city that is simultaneously breaking historic records for safety and still grappling with the jagged, unhealed remains of a century of systemic neglect. As we […]
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How Baltimore’s Yeiboh Kitchen blends Southern comfort with Asian flavors
A few years ago, award-winning chef Sammy Davis pitched a bold new concept to Baltimore’s Deirdre Campbell: an Asian twist on Southern staples. Alongside her best friend and finance expert Ashlee Mack, Campbell opened Yeiboh Kitchen in 2024, aiming to serve inventive dishes while challenging long-standing stereotypes about Black-owned restaurants.