Category: Baltimore News

Del. Cory McCray (D-Baltimore City, second from left) listens as Andrew Bertamini, Maryland regional president for Wells Fargo bank speaks at a recent gathering of business and community leaders to discuss ways to collaborate and help McCray’s 45th legislative district. Members of the business and non-profit sectors came together recently in east Baltimore to discuss […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We review the news of the week from the pages of the Baltimore AFRO American newspaper as told through the eyes AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro. Plus, we report on the ongoing saga of Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts and his relationship with the Fraternal Order of Police with Alejandro […]

(Left) Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford and the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant (right). (Courtesy Photos) Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford has taken the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant to task over the latter’s criticism of a $30 million youth detention facility slated for Baltimore City. Rutherford’s comments came in a May 27 appearance on WBAL 1090 […]

A Baltimore Police officer follows a man, who screamed “Let me in! I’m going in!” before crossing the yellow tape and walking into the crime scene on the 100 block of Upmanor Road, in Baltimore, where a young boy and a 31-year-old woman were shot and killed, Thursday, May 28, 2015. In the month since […]

In this Saturday, May 2, 2015 file photo, protesters march through Baltimore the day after charges were announced against the police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death. Attorneys for six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are asking a judge to move their case out of Baltimore, arguing it will be […]

Last Saturday, a sunny and mild day, 25-30 people gathered at the Gilmore Homes, where Freddie Gray grew up. As youth held up anti-violence posters and listened to pastor Rodney Hudson, members of his  Ames Memorial United Methodist Church got the assembled marchers ready to go as another group arrived on the scene. While Hudson’s […]

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 […]