Category: Baltimore News

The AFRO-American on Aug. 25 reached an impressive benchmark when it exceeded half a million Fans on it’s Facebook fan page. The AFRO’s Facebook fan page now boasts having more recognized fans than any other daily or weekly newspaper or any TV station in the Maryland/Washington D.C. area, except for of the Washington Post. This […]

The MTA Police were part of the McDonald’s Coldspring Community Celebration on Aug. 22, an event to distribute much needed back-to-school supplies to over 130 youth in Baltimore. Students received binders, calculators, backpacks, highlighters, notebooks, pencil cases, pencils and pencil sharpeners. Baltimore County public schools opened on Aug. 24 while public schools in Baltimore City […]

When longtime Baltimore city native Taylor Alexander returned after graduating from Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL. she had a plan to start her own business. After successfully starting an online business in college, selling waist trainers and dietary supplements, Alexander knew she wanted to be the CEO of her own company one day […]

Rayn Fall Dance Studio are hosting free movement classes for ages 3 and up on August 29 and September 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Visit muse360.org to register or call Danielle Tidline at 443.803.7181.

The Belair-Edison community hosted it’s “1st Chess Match” in Herring Run Park on Thursday August 20. It was a family friendly event and boards were provided along with snowballs, snacks and other games to entertain. On Saturday August 29 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in partnership with the FINE (Financially Independent and Empowered) Women […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The biopic, “Straight Outta Compton,” about the mercurial journey of the seminal “gangsta rap” super group, “NWA,” has shattered box office records since it’s debut nationwide earlier this month. But, the glaring omission of Dr. Dre’s infamous history of beating up women has sparked a firestorm of controversy on […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including a not so secret meeting between VP Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren as Biden continues to contemplate a 2016 run for the Democratic nomination. Additionally, we’ll discuss the ACLU protests petty crime arrests in Baltimore and the […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A review of the week’s top stories from the pages of the AFRO American Newspaper through the reporting of Roberto Alejandro. And our other regular contributors Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of The Real News Network, join in for a round table discussion on City Hall and law enforcement. […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has had more killings than New York City this year, and its homicide rate per 100,000 people is greater than New York’s and Chicago’s. Baltimore has had 212 killings this year. New York has had 208, despite a vast population disparity. New York has 8.2 million residents, while Baltimore has 622,000. […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Baltimore City Police Officer Wesley Cagle has been indicted on charges including first degree attempted murder, in connection with the shooting of an unarmed burglary suspect last December. It’s the second time in four months Baltimore police have been indicted on criminal charges. We’ll talk about it with our […]

Baltimore City Council member Helen Holton Baltimore City Council member Helen Holton will step down at the end of this city council term. Holton, who represents District 8 and heads up the council’s budget committee, made the surprise announcement at the end of the August 17 meeting. She said that she was doing it because […]

Dr. Keiffer J. Mitchell Sr. Dr. Keiffer J. Mitchell Sr., a Baltimore physician, died on August 18 at the age of 73. According to his son, Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr., he passed surrounded by family at Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore after a brief illness. “All of Baltimore mourns the loss of a member […]