Category: Baltimore News

Deer Park Middle School (Courtesy photo) The whole community of Baltimore County Public Schools was filled with anticipation of Team BCPS Day, Jan. 15, which was instituted in 2014. Both the Greenwood administration building and the dome of the county’s historic courthouse were glowing blue in honor of Team BCPS Day,and remained so every evening […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Politics is the focus on First Edition this evening. First, we’ll discuss the national scene, specifically the list of GOP contenders and pretenders lining up to capture their party’s nomination in 2016. Then we’ll talk state politics with the beginning of the 2015 Maryland General Assembly and Republican Larry […]

Tycheika Hartwill A Baltimore woman was sentenced recently to 30 years in prison for her involvement in the gang rape of a 17-year-old at a Halloween party in 2013. The Baltimore City’s State’s Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 13 that Tycheika Hartwill was found guilty of first-degree sex offense and offacilitating three additional first-degree rapes. According […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We continue the conversation about the need for reform in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, as we report on tomorrow’s planned, “March on Annapolis: Day of Action Against Police Violence.” Also, we follow up on the plight of Kelli Murray, the Baltimore County 911 operator allegedly harassed […]

Rev. Lynwood H. Leverette The Rev. Lynwood H. Leverette died from pneumonia at Northwest Hospital on Dec. 30th. He served for more than two decades as the pastor at Mount Pisgah Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Leverette’s work extended beyond the church. He affected the community through his work with “The Bea Gaddy Foundation,” founded […]

Art and culture are the keys to building community for businessperson and restaurateur Terence Dickson. Combine those keys with healthy, affordable eating and community service, and you have the recipe for Dickson’s Terra Cafe in Baltimore’s Charles Village. Terence Dickson, owner of the Terra Cafe in Baltimore’s Charles Village. Dickson, originally from Orangeburg, S.C., said […]

Rev. Dr. Heber Brown of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church (left), and Farajii Muhammad of Young Leaders for Peace A large coalition of advocacy organizations will march on Annapolis this week, the first week of the legislative session, to demand changes to state laws they believe insulate police from accountability and impede operational transparency in law […]

Cuts to the Red-Line transportation project, education, and to the number of public employees could be on deck for Baltimore City with Governor-elect Larry Hogan scheduled to submit a budget by Feb. 2. The incoming governor has largely avoided discussing substantive policy or budget plans in public since defeating Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown last November, […]

As protests continue in Paris and throughout much of Europe, we examine the decades long anti-Islamic and xenophobic sentiments some argue are at the root of last week’s tragic terrorist attacks in France. Plus, we get a report on the policing slowdown in New York City and the conflict between Mayor Bill de Blasio and […]

Sojourner Douglass College is facing a fight to preserve its accreditation after changes to the federal Pell grant program in the earlier part of the decade caused significant declines in funding and enrollments, leading to budget shortfalls. Dr. Charles Simmons, president of the college, tells the AFRO that while he is confident Sojourner Douglass can win […]

This aerial photo provided by NBC4 Washington, emergency personnel respond to the scene of an accident in Wye Mills, Md., on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. Maryland State Police say five people are dead after a Virginia family’s car collided with a tractor-trailer. Police say three adults, two children and an unborn child were killed in […]

Baltimore City councilman Nick Mosby speaks to a few remaining demonstrators, including Tre Murphy of Baltimore Bloc (seated in blue and white windbreaker), in the aftermath of a shoving match between persons affiliated with the event organizers and protesters. (AFRO Photo/Roberto Alejandro) (Updated 1/9/2015) A town hall meeting and panel discussion on improving race relations […]