Category: Baltimore News

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 […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A look back at some of the week’s top stories from the pages of the AFRO American Newspaper, through the reporting of Roberto Alejandro. We’ll also examine the burgeoning impact of Donald Trump’s GOP candidacy for president. Plus, our other recurring guests, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of The […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center, speaks alongside Maryland Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services Stephen Moyer at Baltimore City Detention Center, Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Baltimore, to announce his plan to immediately shut down the jail. The jail grabbed headlines in 2013 after a sweeping federal indictment exposed a sophisticated drug- and cellphone-smuggling […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s monthly homicide count is reaching a historic high for a second time this year. Police reported a fatal shooting Wednesday night, bringing Baltimore to 42 homicides so far in July. That matches the number of slayings recorded in May, which was the deadliest month since August 1990, when the city recorded 42 […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A week before Sandra Bland was found dead in a Texas jail cell, a young Native American woman named Sarah Lee Circle Bear died in a jail cell in South Dakota. But, it’s a story very few know about. We’ll examine the severe lack of media attention given to […]

Baltimore officials have released thousands of pages of documents related to unrest following Freddie Gray’s death. Officials released the material Monday to The Associated Press and other outlets in response to public information requests. The 29 documents include emails among officials, as well as statements and news releases. The documents from behind the scenes include complaints […]

The Educate One Foundation presents the 1st Annual Unify Baltimore Back to School Rally at Mondawmin Mall on August 22nd from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Radio One 92Q will be on hand to broadcast while WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Karen Campbell will host the event. Approximately 2,500 backpacks and school supplies will be donated […]