Category: Baltimore News

Zeke Cohen, a former teacher in Sandtown-Winchester, is running for City Council in southeast Baltimore’s first district. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Zeke Cohen is running for City Council in Baltimore’s first district with a three-pronged platform: universal pre-k in Baltimore, improved police-community relationships, and a friendlier city for pedestrians. Cohen came to the Baltimore area […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Baltimore officials project that last month’s uprising will cost the city about $20 million. Does the business community have a responsibility to help with the tab? We’ll ask our experts. Plus, we continue our conversation about law enforcement reform in Baltimore with our recurring guests, Stephen Janis, of the […]

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship organization will host a Summer BizCamp from July 13 to July 24 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Sessions will be held at the University of Baltimore, located at 1420 N. Charles St. The camp is free to all residents, and provides students with an opportunity to learn the NFTE Entrepreneurship […]

A Pre-Father’s Day celebration will be held on June 6 at the Ivy Family Center, located at 3515 Dolfield Ave., Baltimore, Md.  All are invited to a night of Hand dancing, stepping, ballroom and line dancing. Advanced tickets are $30. Call Shirley Duncan at 410-523-0575 or 410-370-8489 for more information.

Epworth United Methodist Church is hosting a free holistic memory loss seminar for older adults, caregivers, and health professionals on June 6 at 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The church is located at 3317 St. Lukes Lane in Baltimore. To register, call 800-560-6404.

First Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Linthicum, Md. is hosting its second annual  Mobilizing, Evangelizing, Revitalizing for Greater Empowerment (MERGE) conference on  May 31 at 12 p.m. The church is located at 618 N. Hammonds Ferry Road. The event is hosted by comedian Howard G and Bishop Duane Johnson with special guest, The Panama […]

Iyanla Vanzant visited Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple. Inspirational speaker and life coach Iyanla Vanzant visited Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple to lead the first of a three-day “Fix My City” healing service May 26. The host of OWN’s hit TV show, “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” in which she helps people to overcome difficult situations in their lives, visited the […]

Tessa Hill-Alton, president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP Tessa Hill-Alton, president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP, said the organization has talked to West Baltimore residents and many said having a record of non-violent minor arrests prevented them from getting and keeping jobs. “Some people get hired, work for a month and […]

Dr. Maria Thompson Fresh-faced and energetic, Dr. Maria Thompson smiled at the ballooning crowd of staff and faculty members crammed inside Coppin State University’s meeting hall to greet her on May 22. Immediately, she expressed her excitement. “I want to thank all of you for the well-wishes,” she said. “Many came from people I do […]

Rush hour traffic came to a standstill on major Baltimore roadways as protesters on Tuesday condemned Gov. Larry Hogan’s plans to build a $30 million youth jail and at the same time cut $11 million from Baltimore’s school funding. The Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, pastor of the Empowerment Temple and veteran of the Freddie […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore brought more homicides to a city already reeling from violent crime. With 35 homicides and counting in May, it’s the most murders in a month since 1999. We’ll continue our dialogue about policing in Baltimore with our experts, as well as the response of […]

This image released by Center Stage shows Mitchell Brunings during a performance of the musical “Marley.” (Richard Anderson/Center Stage via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Most theater professionals like to say that whatever they’re working on is very relevant to what’s going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in […]