Category: Baltimore News

Sojourner-Douglass College Edgewater Campus (Photo/www.sdc.edu/campuses/annapolis/default.asp) Sojourner-Douglass College, a historically Black private institution in Baltimore, has shuttered its satellite office in Anne Arundel County, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. College President Charles Simmons told The Baltimore Sun that the closure came amid a lawsuit by the property owner for overdue rent. All […]

Loch Raven Festival of the Arts celebrates National Reading Month for preschoolers, 10 to 11:30 a.m., March 3, as children see a show and meet an author. The young audience members will assist the four member cast of Thirst ‘n’ Howl Musical Productions’ lively musical “Mother Goose’s Rhyme Time Surprise” in bringing to life nursery […]

Ever wanted to touch a jellyfish or see a stingray up close? Guests of the National Aquarium will have those opportunities and more in the organization’s newest exhibit, Living Seashore, set to open this May. In advance of the opening, a select number of guests will have the chance to see the exhibit come to […]

The Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group and former workers of Sparrows Point are having a roundtable dialogue about African Americans and their contributions to Sparrows Point. The goal of the HLLG is to preserve the history of African Americans who lived and worked in Sparrows Point and Turner Station during the industrial revolution. The dialogue will […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Baltimore City Schools face a $60 million budget deficit, in addition to the $35 million in projected cuts in the budget of Governor Larry Hogan and a significant number of layoffs within the system seems inevitable. We’ll talk about the fiscal plight of Baltimore Schools with our experts including […]

Margaret DeMan Armstrong likes a lively party and the Jan.31 event at Emeritus, celebrating her 99th birthday was certainly no exception. From the oldest to the youngest, probably her great grandson, Christopher, 12, they toasted the life of the family matriarch who was an original founder of the Baltimore School of the Arts. “In fact, […]

Brendan Lee, chosen Baltimore’s Hometown Champion. Radio One, the only African-American owned multi-media company predominantly targeting African Americans successfully launched its 2nd Annual Hometown Champions national contest to honor unsung public servants and community activists that were nominated and voted by their peers. Awardees won $1000, two tickets to the NAACP’s Image Award, hotel accommodations […]

In recognition of Children’s Dental Health Month this February, uninsured Baltimore children without access to a dentist will be able to receive needed dental care at no cost during the Kool Smiles “Sharing Smiles” free care day, Feb. 22. “While Kool Smiles is proud to provide quality, affordable dental care to families with various forms […]

Del. Antonio Hayes has submitted a bill to the General Assembly to raise the maximum fine for a first-time offense of selling alcohol to minors in Baltimore City. (Photo courtesy of Del. Antonio Hayes) Baltimore City has the lowest maximum fine – tied with Calvert County – for a first-time offense of selling alcohol to […]

According to Paul Banach, director of Baltimore City’s police academy, training must emphasize that community engagement and service is the priority of any officer. The academy is trying to cultivate an environment of thinkers with its newer training programs, says Banach, which attempt to develop officers with greater emotional intelligence who can handle high stress […]

Existing data and revenue estimates suggest that legalizing marijuana would be a net positive for the state of Maryland, producing significant economic activity while posing, at worst, a limited public health risk. Economic benefits range from increased revenues to decreased law enforcement costs and potentially resurrecting now idle industrial properties for marijuana cultivation. Additionally, there […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We take a look at the life and legacy of veteran West Baltimore politician, Baltimore City Clerk of the Courts, Frank Conaway, Sr., who died over the weekend at 81. Plus, we’ll examine the state of West Baltimore politics with our panel of journalists and experts. We’ll also discuss […]