Category: Baltimore News

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A recent survey by the Associated Press indicates more than half of the Black American respondents, including 6 in 10 Black men, have been treated unfairly by police. We’ll look into the substance of the report with our guests. Plus, the AFRO’s Roberto Alejandro sheds light on a recent […]

The Land of Kush, a vegan restaurant in Baltimore, is reaching out to the community to deliver a vegan dining experience geared towards urban youth and young people who identify with the hip hop culture.  Come break bread with us on September 18th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Downtown Cultural Art Center […]

This year’s Summer Spirit Festival features Erykah Badu. It’s the Summer Spirit Festival’s 10th anniversary on August 8th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. This year’s festival features Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Tony, Toni, Tone, Floetry, Estelle and more. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the concerts begins at 3 p.m. Purchase tickets […]

August 7th at 7:30 p.m., Ms. Lauryn Hill will take the stage at Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion. She will perform her classic hits from “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” as well as new music from the compilation “Nina Revisited… A Tribute to Nina Simone.” Tickets range from $40 – $125 for the show and doors […]

Dr. Camara Jones, a physician, will discuss how racism directly affects health and wellness and how certain health policies cause a racial disparity and endanger the safety of communities of color in an event held by the Baltimore Mental Health Alliance on August 21st at Coppin University in the Health and Human Services Building, room […]

Misty Copeland spoke at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on Aug. 1st. (Courtesy Photo) Ballet dancer Misty Copeland isn’t from Baltimore. She’s not even from Maryland. Regardless, the California-by-way-of-Missouri native’s visit to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on August 1st felt like a homecoming. This past June, Copeland was promoted to the role of principal […]

The National Urban League will host its 2016 convention in Baltimore, Md. on Aug. 3rd-6th. “We are especially excited to bring the 2016 conference to Baltimore – a city with a long and rich civil rights history and much to offer our attendees and members,” said Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League, in […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announcing the “immediate” closing of the Men’s Detention Center housed in the Baltimore City Detention Center. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The immediate closing of the beleaguered Baltimore City Detention Center’s men’s facility generally is being hailed as positive move, but concerns remain about where and in what conditions the displaced inmates will […]

Amy Bernstein and her mentee Jasmine Henderson. (Photo by Jannah Johnson) While Summer officially still has several weeks to go, one Summer program is ending. Baltimore’s YouthWorks, which gives student participants internships in the public and private sector for five weeks, ended July 30th. To mark the occasion the Maryland Department of General Services celebrated […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Tonight cities and towns across the country, including Baltimore will observe, “National Night Out,” to encourage at least one evening free of violence. But, with Baltimore at 192 homicides and counting, many want to know if there is a comprehensive plan in place to combat historic levels of violence […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u National politics with political commentators Catalina Byrd and Sean Breeze, including a New York Times report that suggests Vice President Joe Biden is seriously considering a run for the White House in 2016. And interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced a major reorganization of the Baltimore City Police […]

In this July 30, 2015 picture, balloons and candles mark a spot where a man was shot earlier in the week, in Baltimore. Murders are spiking again in Baltimore, three months after Freddie Gray’s death in police custody sparked riots. This year’s monthly bloodshed has twice reached levels unseen in a quarter-century. In May, Baltimore […]