Category: Baltimore News

Former Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. (AP Photo) “Changing the police department to the future Baltimore Police Department, that we have the opportunity to obtain, is going to take time. We’re on the road, we’re making those changes, we’re going in the right direction, and it doesn’t matter whether Tony Batts is here or not, change […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll dissect the details of the historic Iran nuclear deal with an expert on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Plus, we ask our listeners to reveal their thoughts on the ubiquitous homicide rate. Is City Hall doing enough and what is the role of the vast majority of Baltimore […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u With 163 homicides and counting in 2015, Baltimore’s law enforcement leaders have announced a new strategy, allegedly connecting various agencies to combat the spike in murders. To some it sounds like a re-packaging of failed policing policies. We’ll discuss an analyze the new plan with law enforcement experts. Plus, […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We continue to report on the fallout from the firing of former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, including thoughts on the man who will replace him for now, interim commissioner Kevin Davis, with our regulars AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro, as well as Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of The […]

The historically Black Coppin State University and the University of Baltimore have formed a partnership to boost educational opportunities for their students in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, the institutions recently announced. With STEM-related fields accounting for a growing percentage of jobs in the United States, the partnership can create […]

Interim Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Kevin Davis speaks alongside Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at a news conference, Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Baltimore, after Rawlings-Blake announced her firing of Commissioner Anthony Batts. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s next police commissioner will have a daunting to-do list: quell a surge in homicides, rebuild trust between […]

At a July 8 event put on by the Baltimore City and County Chambers of Commerce St. Louis Regional Chamber President and CEO Joe Reagan, spoke about the unrest and problems in Ferguson, plans and programs put in place to fix the trouble within the community and the effect these programs have had on the […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We engage a round table discussion of experts on the ouster of Anthony Batts as police commissioner. What does it mean for Baltimore and how does it effect the effort to create significant law enforcement reform? Plus, thoughts on the city’s homicide rate, which hovers above the murder rates […]

Former Mayor Sheila Dixon has announced she will seek Baltimore City’s top job in the 2016 election. Former Mayor Sheila Dixon feels that Baltimore City has regressed in a number of key areas since she was forced to leave office in 2010. She believes her more inclusive and engaged style of leadership can change the […]

Lillian Jones celebrated her 95th birthday on May 2, 2015. The afternoon luncheon tea was held at Linwoods Restaurant in Reisterstown, MD. A 1980’s activist for the Johnston Square Community Association and the (namesake for the Lillian Jones Apartments at 1300 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland Miss. Jones is still an avid reader of The Afro-American […]

(Annual Back-to-School Rally August 2013) Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s annual back to school rally is on August 8 at 12 p.m. at the War Memorial Plaza, located at 101 N. Gay Street, Baltimore. The festival is to help students prepare for school by giving out new school supplies, backpacks, childhood immunizations and other resources. Call 443-984-1650 […]

The Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival announces a benefit concert featuring Phil Perry, Marcus Mitchell and Ronny Smith on August 1 at 7 p.m. at the Gordon Center in Owings Mills, MD. Each year scholarships are awarded to high school students pursuing careers in business, science, education and the arts. Students must have good […]