Baltimore–“I was born in the Congo,” are the first words, bold and demanding, that begin the production “The Ground On Which We Stand: An Exploration Into Black Excellence” at Center […]
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Black History Month Presentation at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Pleasant Hope Baptist Church will give a Black History Month presentation on Feb. 16 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. The speakers are James Early of the Smithsonian Institute Center for Folklife […]
Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church Celebrates Red Dress Sunday
Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church is celebrating Red Dress Sunday on Feb. 12 at the 9:30 a.m. service. Come, be educated and share your support. Red Dress Sunday is an […]
Community Pep Rally Scheduled in Support of Maryland HBCU Equity Lawsuit
Alumni, interested supporters from the community and students from the state’s four historically Black higher education institutions (HBCU’s) will sponsor a HBCU Matters Pep Rally and Town Hall Meeting from […]
Md. Senate Empowers Atty. Gen. to Challenge Trump
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The Maryland Senate voted 29-17 Friday, largely on party lines, on a resolution that will empower the state attorney general to pursue cases against Trump administration policies. […]
The 13th Amendment Tour
Join Renaissance Productions and Tours, Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum, and the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum for a special interactive and multi-media tour as we answer […]
GOP Senators Walk Out over Resolution to Fight Trump Orders
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Republican senators walked out of the Maryland Senate during debate over a resolution introduced by Democrats that would direct state Attorney General Brian Frosh to challenge federal […]
NAACP Outlines July Baltimore Convention Plans
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a kickoff for its annual convention at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture on […]
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, Feb. 9.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live. We’ll continue a conversation we began during Wednesday’s Media Report, on the attempted censure of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, […]
Spotlight on Black Educators: Baltimore County Superintendent of BCPS’s S. Dallas Dance
Baltimore County Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance didn’t plan on being an educator. S. Dallas Dance, Baltimore County Superintendent, says he is racing to better prepare public school students for […]
W. Baltimore Gang Members Indicted on Murder, ETC.
Baltimore Police Department announced nine Indictments for members of a West Baltimore gang operating in the area of Edmondson Avenue on Feb. 7. Sean Miller, chief of Operational Investigations Division, […]
New Police Program Aims to Keep Low-Level Offenders Out of Jail
On Feb. 6 Behavioral Health System Baltimore and Baltimore City Police announced the launch of a new collaboration program called L.E.A.D that aims to help low-level drug offenders. Baltimore Councilman […]