Category: Baltimore News

The State of Maryland has officially named Trinity A.M.E. Church an historical landmark. The dedication service is 3 p.m., March 29.  Bishop William P. DeVeaux, presiding prelate of the 2nd Episcopal district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is the guest preacher. Trinity A.M.E. is located at 2140 E. Hoffman Street, Baltimore, MD 21213.

A free Palm Sunday Concert, “Lead Me To Calvary,” will be given, 4 p.m., March 29, by the Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, hosted by Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500 Edmondson Avenue (at Warwick Avenue) in Baltimore. Dr. Marco Merrick is director of the choir. The Rev. Cleveland T.A. Mason is pastor of Perkins Square.

The historical churches of Lafayette Square and political leaders of Baltimore will host the 12th Annual Blessing of the City, 9:30 a.m., March 29. The event will include prayers from the young people of the churches: Enon Baptist Church, Greater Hope Church of God in Christ, Macedonia Baptist Church, Metropolitan United Methodist Church, St. James’ […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the creation of a new Bicycle Advisory Commission, which will advise the city on bike-related issues and oversee the implementation of the city’s new Bicycle Master Plan. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (center) at her weekly media availability on March 25, prior to announcing the creation of an 11-member Bicycle Advisory Commission by […]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appeared to close the door on a possible U.S. Senate run during her regular media availability this week. Mayor Stephanie Rawling-Blake at her weekly media availability on March 25. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Rawlings-Blake had been mentioned as a possible contender in the 2016 race for the U.S. Senate seat from […]

Dreams Girls Mentoring Program is recruiting for their fundraising, events, outreach, and program development committees. Volunteers may come 9:30 a.m. to noon, March 28 at the Towson Library, 320 York Road, to join the team.  For more information, email dreamgirls@gmail.com.

New director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development Jason Perkins-Cohen. (Courtesy Photo) Connecting city residents to jobs is the straightforward mission of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, and that means cultivating various paths to the skills needed for sustainable employment, says its new director, Jason Perkins-Cohen. Perkins-Cohen took over the office earlier this […]

Dr. Jocelyn Turner-Musa of Morgan State University discusses the ASCEND Center for Biomedical Research, an innovative student training program designed to increase diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Morgan State University researchers are producing innovations that will greatly benefit our state and nation – not to mention, that have strong entrepreneurial potential. That was the […]

It is a promise that generations of activists have been demanding America live up to – the 14th Amendment. It says no American should be denied equal protection of the laws and no State shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law.” The amendment was ratified in 1868 […]

Hey. I am Kamau High and I am your new technology columnist. Think of me as your grandson who is good with computers that you secretly think plays too many video games. While it is true that I love video games, I also love, and fear, technology. Technology can be great. I have 500 pictures […]

(Photo Courtesy of Kay Jon Photography) On the second Saturday of each month, the warm and embracing sound of a choir rehearsing rises from the basement of the Journey of Faith Church on Liberty Road. The voices are so rich, polished and laden with soulful expression the immediate assumption is that an adult choir is […]

Baltimore City lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee have successfully mobilized their colleagues to defeat a bill that would have increased criminal penalties for distributing heroin in cases where it contributed to the death of a user. House Bill 222, sponsored by Del. Kathleen Dumais (D-Montgomery County), vice-chair of the Judiciary Committee, would have made […]