Category: Baltimore News

Ask any black Baltimorean of a certain age about Pennsylvania Avenue at its prime – that is, any time between 1940s through the late 1960’s – and you will get the same reaction. “Oh, yeah,” they’ll say. Then they will list the names: Billie Holiday, Redd Foxx, Aretha Franklin. The times you could stroll into […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Two media bombshells detonated last night within moments of each other; first, Jon Stewart announced he was stepping down from, “The Daily Show,” after 16 years and then NBC announced the six-month suspension (with no pay) for Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. We’ll analyze both stories with LaMonte Summers, […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll talk to local SEIU union organizers and colleagues of long-time union leader Charles Hall, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident last week. Plus, we’ll take a look at a controversial new class at Anne Arundel Community College, which teaches aspiring entrepreneurs about opportunities connected to the expanding […]

Troy Quinn, former associate director of admissions at Morgan State University who passed away on Jan. 31, with son Anthony Quinn. (Photo courtesy of Alyce Barrett) Troy Quinn, associate director of admissions for Morgan State University, died Jan. 31 at the age of 47, after a battle with cancer. Friends and family remember a generous […]

Kevin Brown, co-owner of Nancy by SNAC, a café in Station North. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) (Updated 2/7/2015)  Kevin Brown opened Nancy by SNAC almost one-and-a-half years ago in honor of his friend Nancy Haragan, founder of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and someone who believed in dismantling arbitrary walls between different artistic communities in […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We’ll report on the week’s leading news stories first with AFRO reporter Roberto Alejandro,    reporting on stories directly from the front page of the Baltimore AFRO American. We’ll also be joined by Taya Graham, co-editor of, “You Can’t Stop Murder: Truths About Policing in Baltimore and Beyond,” and Stephen […]

As long as there’s breath there is a chance for recovery…redemption,” said  Shuaib Mitchell, the director and inspiration behind Nocturnal Agony, a new ; film slated to premiere in Baltimore Feb. 15 at the Gilliam Concert Hall of the Murphy Fine Arts Center on the campus of Morgan State University. Loosely based on personal events […]

Marvin “Doc” Cheatham chairs an organizing meeting for a voter registration coalition on Jan. 31. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) A coalition is organizing with the goal of bringing the number of registered voters in Baltimore City to 400,000, an effort that will require the group to register 25,000 people before the 2016 presidential elections. Marvin […]

Napoleon Dobson, widow of civil rights advocate Rev. Vernon Dobson, passed away on Jan. 27, at the age of 87. (Courtesy photo) Napoleon Bonaparte Dobson, widow of civil rights legend, the late Rev. Vernon Dobson, died Jan. 27 at the age of 87. A teacher who stressed the importance of education in her children’s lives, […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u The controversy over whether or not to vaccinate children and adults,has become a political firestorm for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul among others. We’ll discuss the issue with Dr. Farin Kamangar, Chair and Professor, Department of Public Health Analysis at Morgan State University. And we’ll talk […]

Del. Cory McCray (D-Baltimore City) is introducing a bill on apprenticeship programs he hopes will jump start a conversation about how best to create middle-class jobs throughout the state. (Photo courtesy of Del. Cory McCray) Del. Cory McCray (D-Baltimore City) has introduced a bill requiring contractors hired forsome state projects to pay the full cost […]

Del. Curt Anderson speaks at a press conference on marijuana taxation and regulation. Rep. Jonathan Singer of Colorado (far right) testified before the General Assembly about his state’s experience with marijuana legalization, along with Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes (not pictured). (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Maryland lawmakers heard testimony on the taxation and regulation of […]