Category: Baltimore News

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 From 5-7 P.M. A review of some of the top news stories of the week, directly from the pages of the AFRO with managing editor, Kamau High. Plus, a report from the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. We’ll talk […]

Lenora Barbour Born and raised in Baltimore City, Lenora Barbour began her creative enterprise following a traumatic event. After she learned her mother would have to undergo major surgery followed by long-term therapy, Barbour decided it was time for a change. She founded Lenora Nails after spending years in a boring 9-to-5 job. Barbour saw […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. National politics including, the battle for gun control legislation and Trump versus the GOP, with Eugene Craig, third vice chair of the Maryland GOP and radio host and political commentator Anthony Nolen. These stories and much more coming up on AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes.

William H. Hargrave Son of the late Richard Polard and Mrs. Roberta Beatrice-Bouldin, William Henry Hargrave was born on April 27, 1956 in Baltimore City, Md. He departed this life on June 9, 2016, after a lengthy illness. He graduated from Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore at the age of 19. He joined the […]

The Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum reopened in Baltimore on June 11, after being closed for twenty years. Among the participants in the ceremony were Dr. David Wilson, Lisa Mitchell Sannaar, Sen. (retired) Michael Mitchell, Anthony Carey and Gabriel Tenabe, director of the Office of Museums.

State Senator Joan Carter Conway held a hearing to investigate the problems of Baltimore’s April election. (Maryland General Assembly) On June 14 Maryland State Senator Joan Carter Conway held an oversight hearing in Annapolis to discuss the problem plagued Baltimore primary election back on April 26. She said she spoke with the Director of the […]

Keith Barney is facing multiple charges after allegedly exchanging gunfire with a school police officer. (Baltimore Police Department) Keith Lanard Barney, 22, of the 1000 block of Braddish Avenue has been charged with multiple handgun charges after an exchange of gunfire with a school police officer on June 8. At about 9:20 a.m police responded […]

Bernard C. “Jack” Young, city council president and members of the city council are engaged in a war of words with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. (Courtesy photo) Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Council Budget Chair Helen Holton threatened to shut down the government if funding for youth programs was not restored to […]

HBCU students arrive in China with Dr. David Wilson (center), president of Morgan State University, to begin study abroad cultural experience. (Courtesy Photo) This summer, 168 students and 22 chaperones from Congressional Black Caucus districts will travel to China, as part of an Black education initiative sponsored by the China – United States Exchange Foundation […]

Sean Yoes A recent newspaper report indicates that on any given day dozens of mentally ill men and women in Maryland who should be treated in psychiatric facilities for evaluation and treatment, wind up in jails instead. There they languish for days, weeks or even months with little or no treatment, sometimes at great peril […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll get a report on the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, from legal expert Sheryl Wood of the Wood Law Firm. Plus, The Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network report on […]

The Howard County Center of African American Culture and the Columbia Town Center Community Association are celebrating Juneteenth on June 17 from noon to 8:00 p.m.  There will be live music, refreshments, lectures, museum tours and more. All ages welcome and admission is free. The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located at […]