Category: Baltimore News

Taking place from August 11-16 at the War Memorial in downtown Baltimore, this is the 8th annual production of Baltimore Fashion Week. On August 10 Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake kicked off the event. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signals the beginning of Baltimore Fashion Week as Sharan Nixon, founder of the event, looks on. (Photo by Janneh […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Following the firing of a Arlington, Texas police officer, who shot and killed an unarmed Black teen vandalizing a car dealership, we talk to Seth Staughton, assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina about the obstacles faced by police chiefs and commissioners when disciplining officers accused of […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We will get a report from St. Louis Missouri, which is still under a state of emergency as protests continue marking the 1-year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Plus, we’ll talk to Baltimore Brew reporter Mark Reutter about his story comparing Baltimore, St. Louis an […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Eight months into the year, Baltimore’s homicide count has hit 200. In this July 30, 2015 picture, a man walks past a corner where a victim of a shooting was discovered in Baltimore. Murders are spiking again in Baltimore, three months after Freddie Gray’s death in police custody sparked riots. This year’s […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including what some argue is Black Lives Matter’s misguided move against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and a lack of color among the candidates for the democratic FROnomination for president. Plus, the pervasive problem of witness intimidation in Baltimore, the […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll dive into last night’s GOP debate in Cleveland with political commentators Barry Rascovar, John Bullock of Towson University and the AFRO’s Roberto Alejandro. Plus, more on 21st Century Jim Crow in Pocomoke City, MD. and the firing of that town’s first Black police chief, with our regular contributors, […]

(Washington, DC) – The NAACP has released the following statement regarding the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President & CEO: “Today as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we must draw upon the example and the strength of those that sacrificed blood, […]

26-year-old Mia Henderson. (Facebook Photo) BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a transgender woman last July. Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced Thursday that 44-year-old Shawn Oliver has been arrested and charged with the murder of 26-year-old Mia Henderson, who was found stabbed to death July […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll sit down with Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who recently wrote a scathing editorial in the Baltimore Sun, strongly rebuking the suggestion that she derailed the process of Baltimore implementing a, “homicide commission.” And as we close in on the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael […]

Music lovers and young professionals alike are invited to the 1st annual DMV DJ Mixathon on August 15th at the Horseshoe Casino Plaza, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. The mixathon is to support, celebrate and award DJs in the DMV. This event is rain or shine. The admission and parking are free. Advance registration at […]

The Old Goucher Business Alliance presents Groovin in Old Goucher, a live music series and marketplace fashion showcase. Go on August 14th at 5 p.m. to Calvert Street Park, between 22nd and 23rd streets, Baltimore, MD for some live entertainment. Please bring lawn chairs and blankets. To become a vendor call Caprece Jackson Garrett at […]

Speak to My Heart Ministries are hosting a Community Outreach and Health Fair on August 9th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3903 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Contact Stacey Tate at 443.799.9192 for event information.