Category: Baltimore News

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) will bring its Kidney Health Risk Assessment (KHRA) to the Men and Families Center ConnectFest, taking place on June 23 from 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m., at 2222 Jefferson St.-Baltimore 21205. As part of NKF-MD’s mission of early detection and early intervention, this free assessment helps identify adults […]

Join Iota Chapter Lambda Kappa Mu for a buffet, open bar, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, dancing and music featuring Jerry Stamper on June 25 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The feast will be at Tiffany’s East Catering, 4116 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 212244. For further information or tickets contact Dorthea Jordan at 410-444-9155.

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. In wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history that took place in Orlando over the weekend, we’ll devote our first hour to the unprecedented epidemic of American gun violence. How do U.S. gun laws and firearm advocacy contribute to gun violence? And we’ll examine […]

Lillie Carroll Jackson The Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum reopened on June 11, after being closed for twenty years. The newly renovated museum, which is six minutes away from Penn- North where the April uprising took place after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, is a showcase for African American civil rights […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say it appears that a mechanical problem caused a freight train derailment in a tunnel in Baltimore, but the specific cause is under investigation. CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle said at least 13 cars derailed early Monday in the Howard Street tunnel, but there were no injuries or hazards to the public. […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll discuss national politics, with a focus on the unfortunate politics connected to the tragic massacre of 49 people in Orlando, Florida over the weekend, with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze. Plus, a report on the burgeoning backlog of Maryland psychiatric patients in Maryland’s prison and jail […]

This photo released by the Carrollton Police Department shows Shawn Nicholas Diamond. Police say Diamond was shot by an officer after making a threatening move toward him with a rock in each hand at Dallas Love Field told the officer, “You’re going to have to shoot.” At a news conference, Dallas Police Chief David Brown […]

Two members of Baltimore’s “Up da Hill” (UDH) gang, based in the city’s Cherry Hill neighborhood, were sentenced to long jail stints Friday for their roles in the gang’s activities. Steven “Cutty” Jackson, 25, and Alonzo “Zo” Clea, 26 were sentenced to 25 years and 10 years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiring […]

The master plan for the proposed development of Baltimore’s Port Covington district was unveiled at the Planning Commission’s meeting on June 2 with a crowded room of local residents in attendance. (Baltimore City Department of Planning Facebook Photo) The long-awaited master plan for the proposed development of Baltimore’s Port Covington district was unveiled by the […]

(Updated 6/10/2016) The Baltimore branch of Enterprise Rent-a-Car Co. has practiced discrimination against Blacks applying for entry-level management positions, the U.S. Department of Labor alleged in a recent lawsuit. A 2008 compliance review conducted by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and further analysis of hiring records found that Enterprise, as a […]

Charlotte James of Baltimore’s Code in the Schools organization, speaks during a panel at the White House. (Image via YouTube) Some of Baltimore’s top leaders gathered at the White House June 6 for a panel discussion which analyzed social change in the city. Called “The Front Lines of Social Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u 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, we get the latest from the trial of Caesar Goodson, one of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, […]