Category: Baltimore News

In honor of historian and founder of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, Baltimore will be hosting the Legends & Legacies Heritage Bus Tour Feb. 21 and 28. This year’s theme is “Celebrating a Century of Black Life, History, and Culture.” This special tour will explore the deepest root of African-American history through three signature […]

Steven White, co-owner of Different Regard, in his shop on N. Howard Street. (AFRO/Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Sleeves that are too long or too short, shoulders that don’t quite fit, extra room for a stomach you do not yet have, or not enough for the one you do. Buying a suit that fits can present […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announces changes to the city’s Youth Connection Centers during her press availability at City Hall. (AFRO/photo by Roberto Alejandro) Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has announced changes to the operations of the city’s youth connection centers, which, she said, were designed to connect children who have violated the city’s curfew with whatever support […]

She has a cascading grey pony tail but that’s not the first thing you notice about her. She’s a tiny, well-built woman, but that’s not the first thing you notice either. It’s the welcoming, twinkling eyes and the gracious smile that pull you into the world of champion weightlifter and trainer, Ernestine Shepherd. And especially […]

Sam Smith New Vintage by SAM, a lifestyle apparel and accessory brand dedicated to making a positive change in the world through artistic and fashion expression, has “stepped into the ring” with a powerful combination of style and philanthropy. The Baltimore-based company just launched its Knock Out Kidney Disease (KOKD) collection of bracelets with “purpose-filled” […]

For Black History Month, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is embarking on an interactive art experience for families. The goal: to display African Americans innovation and contributions related to music through the history of United States. At the concert at 11 a.m. Feb. 21, the BSO will perform, featuring artists like Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, […]

The Baltimore City Police Department recently unveiled its new “Most Wanted” program, aimed at getting the community to come forward and identify criminals that police have little information about. At a press conference on Feb. 10, Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said his program’s prime suspect at the moment is a man they refer to […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u A report released earlier this week by the Equal Justice Initiative reveals there were more lynchings of Blacks in 12 Southern states than previously believed. We’ll discuss the legacy and ongoing effect of this country’s bloody history of terror against Black Americans. Plus, House Bill 222 introduced this week […]

Tim Watts was an on-air personality at Magic 95.9 for 17 years. (Facebook photo) Tim Watts and Lorraine ‘Lolo’ Milliner, both long-time radio personalities for Magic Baltimore 95.9 FM, have been suddenly let go by the station according to statements posted on their respective Facebook pages. Watts’ statement suggested that his age was behind his […]

Perry Hopkins (left) and John Comer, organizers with Communities United, posed for a picture while waiting outside the offices of Sen. Joan Conway(D-Baltimore City) in the Miller Senate Building for information on Conway’s senate bill to restore voting rights to ex-felons immediately upon release from prison. Baltimore City legislators and advocates are pushing to expand […]

Dr. Charles Simmons, president of Sojourner Douglass College, waits to testify before the Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) To increase donations to private, higher education institutions serving high needs areas, Sen. Nathaniel McFadden (D-Baltimore City) has introduced a bill to create a tax credit these donors could use to offset […]

Holistic Life founders Ali Smith, Andres Gonzalez and Atman Smith Taco breath is a term you would only think of applying to someone who’s had a few too many tacos. But there’s another application. The founders of the Holistic Life Foundation, Andres Gonzalez, Ali and Atman Smith teach a breathing routine that their students call […]