Category: Baltimore News

Branch and Battle Caption: Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, director and Ursula V. Battle, playwright. Unified Voices of Johns Hopkins University will present Ursula V. Battle’s DisChord in The Choir, the gospel stage play musical production being directed by Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, March 27-29, in Turner Auditorium, located in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ross Research […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We take a look at the results of the latest “Goucher Poll,” which measures the opinions of Marylanders on issues such as the legalization of marijuana, Governor Larry Hogan’s first month in office, President Obama’s job approval and the so-called heroin epidemic. Plus, Governor Hogan released his plan this […]

Waterfront Wellness Series: The Waterfront Partnership and Medifast are joining together to bring free fitness classes to the Inner Harbor, Baltimore. The kick off begins on May 23 through September 20 on Saturdays and Sundays at West Shore Park.  Returning classes are Yoga, Charm city Yoga, and Parkour with Urban Evolution. Participants of all ages […]

Serving  ‘Eighty Years Strong’, the Monumental City Bar Association is celebrating 80 years of service. A cocktail reception will be held 5:30 p.m. , April 16 in the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom, Morgan State University Student Center, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore . The attire is business. The admission is $80 until March […]

The Nurses’ Unit of First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church will celebrate their 67th Anniversary, 3 p.m., March 15, at a special. The church family, along with nurses units from area churches will join on this wonderful occasion. First Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church is located at 602 N Street, N.W.  The Rev. Reginald M. Green […]

Life Restoration Ministry is celebrating the 5th anniversary and International Women’s Day on March 8. Ambassador Amina Ali, African Union Mission, Permanent Representative to the United States is the guest speaker. The celebration service will be 3pm at 1714 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217.

In honor of black history month James Hamlin owner of the Avenue Bakery will be recognized by the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL), Administrator Maria Contreras Sweet, who serves as head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and elected officials. Hamlin will receive the Champion of Small Business Entrepreneurship Award. The award ceremony […]

Verizon will host a free statewide Black History Month open house, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 28, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore. During the open house, visitors can explore the museum, visit vendor tables and participate in a full day of fun activities. There will be food, historical presentations, art and […]

The Carlos Rosario School is hosting its Black History Month celebration, 9:30 a.m., Feb. 27 at 1100 Harvard Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. The event will highlight the diverse heritage of their African, Afro-Latino and African American students through student-led performances in dance, song and poetry. Students Adenike Adeliyi, from Nigeria, and Mohammed Mohammed, from Tanzania, […]

Public housing maintenance workers with AFSCME Local 647 demonstrate outside the offices of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City on Feb. 18. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) (Updated 02/27/15) A union representing maintenance workers in Baltimore’s public housing facilities is calling for higher pay, improved working conditions, and a way to keep their members in their […]

Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee listen to testimony from Diamonte Brown, director of Out 4 Justice, on various bills, including the Maryland Second Chance Act of 2015. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Legislators and advocates have spent the past three years addressing various concerns about the Maryland Second Chance Act. In that time, they […]

Frank Conaway Sr. was remembered at a funeral service in Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center. Frank Conaway Sr. was laid to rest Feb. 23, with a service honoring his tenacity, conviction, and relentlessness in fighting for the Baltimore community. The funeral service, Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center, was attended by many […]