Category: Baltimore News

The Town of Forest Heights will host its annual Community Day with a theme focusing on working together to build a stronger community on August 1, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tayac Neighborhood Park located at the intersection of Spokane Drive and Ottawa Street in Forest Heights. This year’s festivities will kick off […]

Lawrence D. McRae A Morgan State University alumnus has been named vice chairman of a major American corporation, the company recently announced. Corning Inc., an international innovator in materials science that produces products such as damage-resistant cover glass for smartphones and tablets, precision glass for advanced displays and fiber optics for wireless technologies, on July 21 […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Our weekly review of some of the week’s top stories from the pages of the AFRO with AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. We’ll specifically focus on the latest news connected to the tragic and still dubious death of Sandra Bland. Plus, more news from Pocomoke City, Maryland and what many […]

Gregory C. Johnson has been appointed as the new administrator for the Maryland State Highway Administration. (Photo/Michigan Department of Transportation) A Black veteran Michigan transportation official will serve as the new administrator for the Maryland State Highway Administration following his appointment by Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan on July 16 appointed Gregory C. Johnson to replace […]

Nov. 12, 2014: In this file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) The failure of Maryland’s health exchange website became a talking point of American politics—both nationally and statewide—since its roll out in 2013. In fact, it was one of the more […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A discussion about dismantling structural racism as a campaign plank of the 2016 presidential election, with Jamil Smith, senior editor of The New Republic. Plus, we’ll take a look back at the chaotic hours that led up to the Baltimore uprising in April right after the funeral of Freddie […]

Warner Bros. publicity photo Al Jolson (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore police officer is planning to perform an Al Jolson routine in blackface to raise money for the six Baltimore officers who have been indicted in the death of Freddie Gray. Bobby Berger, whose performances as Jolson created […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A recent Annie E. Casey Foundation report says more Maryland children are living in poverty now than during the Great Recession (triggered in 2008), despite the so-called economic recovery. We’ll discuss the plight of impoverished children. Additionally, our recurring contributors AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham […]

Funk bandleader and all-around legend George Clinton appeared with Parliament Funkadelic. (Photo by Da’Rrell L. Privott) Artscape is an annual festival that began in 1982 and has become the largest arts festival of its kind in the U.S., hosting over 400,000 visitors over a 3-day period. It’s held in Baltimore’s Cultural Center, a 14-square block […]

The United Way of Central Maryland announced $8.27 million in funding of grants and other community investment. The funding will be used to help families in Baltimore County, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties and Baltimore City. “Thanks to the generosity of local companies, foundations and individuals, we are able to continue our important efforts to […]

Raymon Carter faces 20 years in prison if found guilty. (Photo/Baltimore Police Department) Raymon Carter, 24, was indicted by a Federal grand jury on July 22nd. He was charged with starting the fire at the CVS Pharmacy at the intersection of Penn and North in West Baltimore. The image of the burning CVS dominated the […]

John Pinnok’s East Baltimore laundromat, Laundry City. (Courtesy Photo) Baltimore – John Pinnok’s East Baltimore laundromat, Laundry City, is more than just a place to wash your clothes. Customers can also apply for jobs in the facility’s quiet room, let their children play in the kid’s play area, sip coffee in the adult lounge or […]