Category: Baltimore News

The big winner was the Baltimore Design School by Ziger/Snead LLP, Architects. The Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIABaltimore) fosters public appreciation of the architect’s role in shaping our communities by annually honoring design excellence by Baltimore architects in a variety of categories in AIABaltimore’s Excellence in Design Awards. The design award-winning […]

Rev. Al Sharpton The Rev. Al Sharpton and Baltimore community leaders join the Rev. Dr. Darron D. McKinney Sr., pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, with his congregation of families and friends for their 140th Church Anniversary, 10 a.m., Nov. 23. The themed worship service, “Giving Thanks, Looking Back and Moving Forward” will be held at 718 […]

REV Cycle Studio, Baltimore’s only boutique fitness studio dedicated to indoor cycling, is hosting their 45-minute REV101 class tailored to new riders on Saturday, November 15, at 11:30AM. This class is being taught by Jim Givens and is completely free of charge. The REV101 class structure begins with 15 minutes to thoroughly review proper bike […]

Dr. Lisa Cooper Lisa Cooper, director of the Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Health Disparities, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Herbert W. Nickens Award by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The award is given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education […]

Council members Sharon Green-Middleton, William Welch, Tessa Hill-Aston, NAACP president and Councilman Nick Mosby. (Photos by Anderson Ward) More than 500 people gathered together for the Baltimore City NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Nov. 7, at Martin’s West. The banquet is the largest fundraiser held by the organization each year. The evening kicked off with […]

(Photos: President Obama/ Wikimedia Commons and Larry Young/YouTube) On Election Day, President Barack Obama appeared on “The Larry Young Show” on WOLB 1010AM to make a last appeal to Baltimore voters to get out and vote for the state’s Democratic candidates. “Grab your friends and neighbors and co-workers and go make sure they do the […]

Antonio Hayes (R) and Cory McCray, newly elected delegates in Baltimore. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) As the significance of last week’s electoral outcomes continues to unfold, a new, younger crop of delegates are reshaping what the Democratic party looks like in Baltimore City and Maryland. These newly elected leaders are less concerned with the civil […]

At most, 36 percent of Black registered voters in Baltimore City voted in the 2014 General Election. Based on early exit poll data, the AFRO calculates a rough estimate of only 27.7 percent of voting age Blacks cast their ballots in Baltimore City. The experts predict that the actual number is likely much lower based […]

Bea Gaddy. (Photo Courtesy of MD State Archives) Inmates will once again help to prepare Thanksgiving turkeys for needy families, free of charge, for Baltimore’s Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving Feast. For over 25 years, inmates have assisted in this effort, according to a press release from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS). […]

A wake-up call to both the Democratic Party and Black residents is how various Baltimore City activists and community leaders are describing Republican Larry Hogan’s victory over Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) in Tuesday’s gubernatorial runoff. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Tessa Hill-Aston, and Adam Jackson Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, president of the Matthew A. Henson Neighborhood Association, recalled […]

(left) Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake; (top right) Munir Bahar, of the 300 Men March Movement; (bottom right) Ellen Gee, host of the Perspective Rap Sessions. Baltimoreans are continuing to do their part to combat domestic violence, but as the memory of the Ray Rice scandal fades and with Domestic Violence Awareness Month now in […]

Romare Bearden was one of the 20th century’s most influential African-American artists. On Monday, the Romare Bearden Foundation will begin introducing a curriculum based on his life and work into the Baltimore school system, an opportunity to not only educate Baltimore children about an important Black figure in the city’s and the nation’s history, but […]