Category: Baltimore News

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Morgan State University student has died after being stabbed off campus in Northeast Baltimore. City police say in a news release that 21-year-old Marcus Edwards died Monday night at a hospital. Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. to a report of a stabbing about a mile north of campus. They found Edwards, […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. National politics with political strategist Catalina Byrd and commentator Sean Breeze, including the latest on the political implications connected to the New York and New Jersey bombings, birtherism and President Obama’s final appearance at the Congressional Black Caucus Conference. Plus, University of Maryland law professor Larry […]

Noted Baltimore civil rights activist Dr. Marvin L. “Doc” Cheatham, Sr. has been named a Birdland Community Hero by the Baltimore Orioles. Dr. Marvin L. Cheatham, Sr. honored by the Baltimore Orioles for his work in the community. (Courtesy photo) Cheatham was honored during the fifth inning of the Orioles’ Sept. 16 game against the […]

The AFRO seeks to bring together Maryland businesses in the heart of Baltimore City with its annual career fair on Sept. 27, at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture. For the third year in a row, the AFRO hopes to connect job openings to job seekers. Companies that will be […]

Journalist Charles Blow gave a politically-charged speech Sept. 14 at Morgan State University’s Gilliam Concert Hall targeting both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Charles Blow (AFRO Photo/Zanha Armstrong) Blow, a New York Times Op-Ed columnist who focuses on politics, public opinion and social justice, picked apart both candidates and gave advice to the Black community […]

The Baltimore Book Festival is the ultimate celebration of the written word, and what separates this festival, scheduled for Sept. 23 to 25 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is its accessibility—the event is free and open to the public. The very first Baltimore Book Festival was developed after William B. Gilmore made a trip to Edinburgh, […]

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve found the body of an 18-year-old Maryland man accused of fatally stabbing his 10-year-old sister and wounding his 13-year-old brother. In this undated photo provided by the Anne Arundel County police Andres Rafael Quintana Garcia is shown. Authorities in Maryland found the body of Garcia, whom they […]

Members of some of Baltimore’s most distinguished businesses and corporations gathered at the Horseshoe Casino early Thursday morning for the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast with the Mayor.   Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during her final Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce Breakfast event. (Photo by Maliik Obee) As the clock continues to count down […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll have a full report on the new partnership between prosecutors and the Baltimore City Police Department, aimed at convicting gun offenders. We’ll talk to Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis and veteran defense attorney A. Dwight Pettit. These stories and much more on AFRO’s First Edition […]

When police officers encountered “Christopher” he was standing in the street, “speaking religious verses and arguing with himself” –naked. In response to what police believed was “mental illness,” three officers attempted to handcuff him for the ride to a hospital for evaluation. The Department of Justice report on the Baltimore Police outlines the department’s failings […]

While the carjacking rate continues to rise in Baltimore, police have identified a pattern in the thefts: teens stealing cars for adults to commit crimes in them. Maj. Kimberly Burrus, commanding officer of the district detective section, said that they began to recognize the pattern back in May, a few days after police apprehended everyone […]

On Sept. 12, Charles Street downtown was the battle line between supporters of Donald Trump, who made an appearance at the National Guard convention at the Baltimore Convention Center, and a very zealous, “never Trump,” group. One scraggly joker on a bike approached the front line of the energized anti-Trump people, yelling, “vote Trump,” and […]