Category: Baltimore News

Kisha Brown (Photo courtesy gbc.org) Advocating for the most vulnerable in our community must be the core mission of the city’s Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, according to Kisha Brown, the new director. This, she says, is a task which requires creative thinking and greater community engagement. Brown came to the position in […]

Dr. Elijah Saunders, a prominent Baltimore cardiologist and an advocate for African American health has died, the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced April 8. He was 80. Dr. Elijah Saunders worked as a cardiologist for decades. (AFRO Archives) Saunders graduated from Morgan State University in 1956 and received his medical degree from the […]

Roshé Anthony, owner and director of the BEAT School of Makeup Artistry as well as founder of the Roshé Cosmetics line. (AFRO/Photo Roberto Alejandro) Anyone looking to enter the field of makeup artistry, or simply on the market for some great cosmetics, may want to look up Roshé Anthony. Anthony is the owner and director […]

Baltimore lost one of its civic guardians when philanthropist Carole Sibel lost her battle with cancer on March 27. Carole Sibel City leaders remembered her as a dynamic presence who worked to bridge divides between communities and included Black voices on the city’s prominent boards. “She just understood what it meant to be giving, to […]

From left to right: Charles “Chuck” Martin, of M&T Bank (Legacy Award); Erika Davies, of Association of Black Foundation Executives (Change Agent Award); Sheldon Caplis, of OneMain Financial (Community Investor Award); Mark Furst, of United Way of Central Maryland (Champion Award); Robert “Bob” Wallace, of The Bith Group (Community Investor Award); Robert Harting, of Danko […]

Budget Chief Andrew Kleine, left, stands with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Finance Director Henry Raymond. The Mayor previewed Baltimore’s fiscal year 2016 budget for the press on April 1. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Baltimore’s fiscal year 2016 budget will continue to promote job growth and efficiency in government. “The fiscal policies […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announces a new workforce development center, slated to begin training Baltimore residents for careers in welding and CNC machining on April 27. (AFRO Photo/Roberto Alejandro) Baltimore City will soon have a new workforce development center in the Park Heights neighborhood to prepare residents for careers in manufacturing. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the […]

Ruby B. Nelson, second from left, will receive her PhD in social work from Morgan State University in May. With her are Dr. Cecelia Snowden, Dr. Michael Sinclair and Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi, committee chair.

Baltimore singer Naomi B Growing up on Baltimore’s rough East side, singer Naomi B and her friends used to knock on every door in their neighborhood to sing to anyone who would listen.  As a young girl, she knew music was her calling, but it was also her refuge from the many negative elements that […]

Andrea Travis of Flair Studio of Dance & Modeling When this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade winds its way down Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C. on April 11, some of Baltimore’s best dancers will be there. They will have learned their craft from Flair Studio of Dance and Modeling, the over 40-year-old dance and etiquette school in […]

Maurice McKoy, reading to the children. BALTIMORE, Md., March 27, 2015 — A Baltimore educator who decided to give back to his hometown by overseeing effective after-school and summer learning programs for low-income kids has been honored with his organization’s highest award for educational leadership. Maurice McKoy, a product himself of the Baltimore City Public […]

Dr. D. Jason DeSousa Dr. D. Jason DeSousa is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s next Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. DeSousa’s first day at UMES will be April 20. He currently works at Fayetteville (N.C.) State University, where he has been assistant vice chancellor for student retention since January 2012. “Dr. […]