Category: Baltimore News

Dr. Marvin ‘Doc’ Cheatham calls for the removal of a monument to Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson located in Wyman Park at a press conference on June 30. A coalition of citizens is calling on the city to remove a monument honoring two Confederate generals located in Wyman Park, saying the two […]

Pamela Darien (Photo by Michael Davenport) Pamela Darien, valedictorian of Sojourner-Douglas College’s Class of 2015 at what could the schools final graduation. Turn to page C1 for more on the school’s fight for survival and go to afro.com/slideshows to see more pictures.

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Is there a growing rift between activists within the LBGT movement for equality and activists of the Black Lives Matter movement? We’ll discuss possible points of contention between the two with our experts. Plus, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie becomes the 14th “official” candidate for the GOP presidential nomination […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say an officer shot and wounded a man after observing an armed robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven store. The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon in southwest Baltimore. Police say the officer was on patrol when he happened upon the armed robbery at the 7-Eleven. Police say the officer “challenged the […]

James Johnson sits atop a cooler outside the tent he has lived in for about the past 18 months with his wife, about an hour and a half before city crews were set to arrive to remove the encampment. (AFRO Photo/Roberto Alejandro) Homeless persons living in tents along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Baltimore […]

Dr. Charles W. Simmons (Courtesy photo) Sojourner-Douglas College, which faces closure on Tuesday following the loss of its accreditation, plans to file an injunction against the Middle States Commission on Higher Education on Monday, Dr. Charles W. Simmons, president of the school, told the AFRO. The Baltimore-based school once had campuses in places such as […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u It’s been a memorable week capped off by President Obama’s stirring eulogy of Pastor and State Senator Clementa Pinkney earlier today in South Carolina, in wake of last week’s massacre of, “The Emmanuel Nine.” Locally, Governor Hogan gave the “thumbs up,” for the Purple Line in the Washington suburbs […]

Demonstrators protest in the streets as they march for Freddie Gray to Baltimore’s City Hall, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday night held its first public […]

Baltimore students will have two new ways to keep busy while schools are out this summer. In May, city schools representatives announced the addition of two new educational programs: The Learning Express and The Summer Arts Academy. Both programs will run from June 29- July 31, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

(Photo Courtesy Da’Rrell Privott) The Harlem Wizards basketball team hosted a charity basketball game at Coppin State University on June 13. The team entertained fans of all ages with their hilarious humor and world class tricks. The event was held to benefit Carver High School’s JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.) program and the Alliance […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Reports on breaking news nationally and locally. Two historic Supreme Court victories for President Obama and many argue the American people, on subsidies for The Affordable Care Act and The Fair Housing Act. Also, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced today he would support the effort to build the Purple […]

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County’s police chief says an unarmed black man shot by officers who reported that he appeared to have a weapon has died. Chief Jim Johnson said at a news conference that 41-year-old Spencer Lee McCain died at 8 a.m. Thursday. Police say there was a protective order barring McCain […]