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 […]
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Back 2 School Drive
Rising Over Standards and Excelling with Diamonds on the Rise are having their 2nd annual back to school drive on August 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at 2520 Francis Street, Baltimore. Please join us for a carnival style day filled with fun, free food and supply giveaways.Donations and Vendors are welcomed. Contact 443-379-9396 or […]
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, July 29.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The AFRO’s Roberto Alejandro has another, “On Background,” report, this time looking into deplorable conditions at Gilmor Homes, where Freddie Gray lived and the response of the city in improving conditions there. Plus, our other recurring guests, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of The Real News Network join the […]
Baltimore Boy Who Lost Hands to Infection Gets Double-Hand Transplant
Double-hand transplant recipient eight-year-old Zion Harvey accompanied by Dr. L. Scott Levin, left, and his mother Pattie Ray, stands during a news conference Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia. Surgeons said Harvey of Baltimore who lost his limbs to a serious infection, has become the youngest patient to […]
What to Expect as Balto’s Freddie Gray Case Moves Forward
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) To those for whom justice has long been denied, the criminal cases against the Baltimore police officers indicted in the death of Freddie Gray may seem to be moving at a snail’s pace. But legal experts say the progress is as should be expected. “People should anticipate that the process is going […]
The Sick & Tired Rally in Annapolis over Law Enforcement Reform
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally at the Thurgood Marshall memorial in Annapolis on July 23. Advocates and residents had come to Annapolis that day to press for law enforcement reforms in Maryland. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) “I have to be honest and say I’m not pleased to be here. I’m tired […]
Baltimore’s Gilmor Homes Residents Claim Long Delays for Basic Fixes
A vacant unit that sits next to an occupied one has no working locks, allowing access to whoever wants to use it and causing anxiety for residents living next door. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Residents of the Gilmor Homes housing project face long waits for maintenance repairs to serious issues from heaters malfunctioning during winter, […]
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, July 28
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is our guest to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, including the incendiary comments of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who likened the effect of the pact to the Holocaust of Nazi Germany. Plus, we’ll examine the chaos that ensued within Baltimore City agencies during the […]
Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday, July 27.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Some GOP presidential candidates seem to be getting more desperate, as, “the anti-candidate,” billionaire Donald Trump continues to suck all the air of the Republican process. On the Democratic side, “e-mail gate,” continues to hound the presumptive front runner Hillary Clinton. We’ll have a round table discussion on national […]
Police: Male Shot Near Epicenter of Baltimore Unrest
Baltimore (AP) — Police in Baltimore say a male has been shot in the chest near the epicenter of unrest in west Baltimore in April. Police tweeted that a male was shot on North Avenue on Monday morning and detectives are investigating. It’s not clear who shot the man and no other details were immediately […]
Crab Feast Fundraiser
The neighborhoods of Historic Union Square are hosting their first annual Union Square Crab Feast fundraiser on August 22nd in the Union Park, 1500 block of West Lombard Street; from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $45 for adults and $10 for children, 5 to 12 years of age. The crab feast will be […]
National Night Out
Join the neighbors at Calvert Street Park for National Night Out, America’s Night Out Against Crime Festival on August 4th from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., located between East 22nd and East 23rd streets, Baltimore. It’s a free event. Bring your lawn chair. There will be live music, a drum circle, BBQ, activities for kids, […]

