Category: Baltimore News

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The latest news from the 2016 Presidential Campaign Trail, including Hillary Clinton’s first official campaign stump speech and Jeb Bush’s official hat toss into the ever-expanding GOP fray for the nomination. Plus, as homicides rise in Baltimore, arrests have plummeted in several neighborhoods. We’ll examine this troubling trend with […]

A federal grand jury has returned a nine-count racketeering indictment for 14 alleged members of the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang, bringing the total number of BGF members and associates indicted in federal court since April 2009 to 118. The indictment, which was unsealed June 11, charges the 14 men with conspiring to violate federal […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A review of some of the major stories of the week from the pages of the AFRO American Newspapers as told through the eyes of AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. Plus, more reporting on news from Baltimore City Hall, Annapolis and law enforcement with Alejandro and two other recurring guests […]

In memory of Mother Fannie Estelle Hill Grant, the Lyndia Grant Show is hosting a health fair to promote longer living and healthier lifestyles, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 13, at The Mill, 1500 Union Avenue, Baltimore. John Hopkins University Hospital, the Baltimore Health Department, American Diabetes Association, Maryland Chapter; Baltimore Fire & EMS […]

Keith Figgs, pictured with his three children at his recent graduation. He hopes to use his life story of overcoming the streets to help guide other youth in his Sandtown community. (Courtesy Photo) The allure of the streets was strong for the teenaged Keith Figgs, who was buffeted by anger over the lack of parental […]

Though born in Parsons, Kansas, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. is remembered for his pioneering work in cardiac surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. In remembrance of his life and work, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake recently signed a bill naming a fountain in Patterson Park after him. Watkins died earlier this year from complications of […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u One-in-four Baltimoreans live in a so-called, “food desert,” areas where healthy food availability is low, according to a joint report by the City of Baltimore and Johns Hopkins. And not surprisingly most of those people are Black and poor. We’ll devote the five o’clock hour to the pervasive issue […]

Community members aid in the clean up at Pennsylvania and North Avenues following the riots. (Photo by J.D. Howard) Last week I attended the Maryland Business Recovery Workshop on Morgan State University’s campus. The event was ostensibly about connecting small businesses damaged by the riots with state and federal agencies who could help them with […]

The African American Festival is June 20 and 21 at the Camden Yards Sports Complex on lots B and C. The festival is a celebration of African American life, music and culture. This family-oriented event is filled with celebrity artists and entertainers, children’s activities, arts, history, education, financial literacy, health & wellness and more. The […]

The world-renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) performs live, 8 p.m., June 20 at the Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University. The performance is co-presented by the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Murphy Fine Arts Center. This special performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts, on display at the Reginald […]