Category: Baltimore News

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Today, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake may have dropped  the biggest bombshell of 2015 in a year of perhaps unprecedented volatility, when she announced she will not seek re-election. We have reports on this breaking news story, from Roberto Alejandro of the AFRO and Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of […]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sept. 11 announced she would not be seeking re-election.  Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announces that she will not seek re-election next year, during a news conference on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 in Baltimore. Rawlings-Blake said she believes she could have won re-election, pointing to her work on the city’s budget […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The judge in today’s Freddie Gray hearing decided to keep the trial of the six police officers connected to his death in Baltimore, instead of changing the venue. We’ll have a report from legal analyst Sheryl Wood,of the Wood Law Firm and AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. Plus, more insight […]

(Updated 9/10/2015) Baltimore—The officers accused in the death of Baltimore man Freddie Gray will be tried in Baltimore. Judge Barry Williams made the decision Sept. 10, after listening to arguments from lawyers representing the officers and from the state attorney’s office. “The citizens of Baltimore are not monolithic,” Williams told the court. “They can think […]

The 100 Black Men of Maryland will host a fundraiser for youth programming and operational costs. It will be held on Sept. 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Melba’s Place, 3126 Greenmount Ave. Baltimore, Md. 21218. Tickets are $35 and can be purchase at www.eventbrite.com/e/100-black-men-of-maryland-inc-fund-raiser-tickets-18293694934.The 100 BM for 20 years has worked closely with […]

The Alzheimer’s Association invites the Howard County community to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Sept. 26 (rain or shine) at Centennial Park in Columbia, Md. With over 500 people expected, the walk offers an opportunity to learn about Alzheimer’s disease and how to get involved with helping to end this disease. Registration begins […]

Baltimore Book Festival Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts announce the 20th anniversary of the Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 25-Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Events take place on West Shore Park and Rash Field, along the 400 blocks of Light Street and […]

From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 at all Greater Baltimore area McDonald’s locations, every student in Kindergarten through 8th Grade who visits McDonald’s with an adult will receive a free breakfast. The free breakfast will include an Egg McMuffin, Apple Slices and choice of Milk or Apple Juice.

Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh When Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes entered the mayoral race on September 8, they entered an already crowded field. The two made their announcements in The Baltimore Sun. This is 65-year-old Pugh’s second run at the mayor’s office. In 2011, she lost to Stephanie Rawlings-Blake […]

Mai Sennaar’s play, The Fall of the Kings, is currently playing in New York. (Courtesy Photo) BALTIMORE – Baltimore native Mai Sennaar has been busy. On September 5, after over a year of rewrites and revisions, her new play will come to life for audiences in New York City. The Fall of the Kings is set […]

Members of the marching band New Edition perform at the annual Labor Day celebration at Baltimore’s Cloverdale. Baltimore’s Cloverdale neighborhood held its annual Labor Day Basketball Challenge with basketball, music and a strong sense of community. The event started off years ago as a simple basketball game between old and young members of the community […]

It was a volatile Labor Day weekend in reference to people vying to occupy the big chair at City Hall in 2016. Sean Yoes The entry of State Senator Catherine Pugh, who represents the 40th Legislative District of Baltimore City and Councilman Carl Stokes, who represents the 12th District of Baltimore, was one of the […]