Category: Baltimore News

(Revised 12/7/2014) Mrs. Santa and the AFRO Charities have been serving those in need during the holidays for over 50 years. This important legacy continues as Mrs. Santa looks to collect toys, food, clothing and financial donations to aid the effort to make the holidays a joyful experience for all of Baltimore’s families. “We try […]

A Baltimore Department of Public Works notice on city letterhead promoting home water pipe insurance from a private company left some homeowners thinking they were being mandated by the city to purchase insurance from the company. But DPW Director Rudolph Chow said there is no such mandate. Rather, the city went through a vetting process […]

Baltimore Police Commissioner discusses his views on body cameras before Baltimore City’s work group on body camera implementation on Dec. 1. (AFRO PHOTO/R.Alejandro) Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said he was “very supportive” of body cameras and that he would like to see them phased into his department over time. Batts laid out his thoughts […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com:4020/live.m3u Despite today’s news of more than 300,000 new jobs added to the U.S. economy, millions of low-wage American workers continue to struggle to make ends meet. Yesterday, fast food workers demonstrated across the nation in an effort to unionize and increase their pay. We’ll talk about the plight of […]

New Penguin Chicks. (Photo – Screenshot from Maryland Zoo/YouTube video) BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the hatching of two African penguin chicks – the first to be hatched at the Zoo’s new Penguin Coast exhibit!   “We hoped that moving the penguin colony in the beginning of breeding season […]

Demonstrators marching up N. Charles St. (Updated 12/5/2014) Baltimore demonstrators protesting the non-indictment in the    killing of Eric Garner by the NYPD marched from McKeldin Square to the Washington Monument, holding  up  traffic and disrupting a lighting ceremony and outdoor concert taking place near the statue. Police followed the demonstrators and directed traffic around […]

Laurel, MD – Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is hosting a free academic enrichment and mentorship Open House to showcase the launching of the ASCEND youth development program. ASCEND is a youth enrichment program designed to motivate, engage,and assist high school students in reaching their maximum potential. ASCEND will focus on Achievement, Self Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking, and Development Skills. Students in the ASCEND […]

The Community Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Marco K. Merrick, will sing “Emmanuel” its annual Christmas Concert, 5 p.m., Dec. 21 at The United House of Prayer for All People, 3401 Edgewood Rd. in Baltimore. A fellowship reception, sponsored by The Open Church, will be held immediately following.

Visions Christian School of Etiquette and Dance is a local non-profit organization specializing in teaching young girls the art of liturgical dance and ministry, is hosting its annual Christmas Dance Recital, 6 p.m., Dec. 13, at Parkville High School 2600 Putty Hill Ave. Parkville, Md. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. […]

Lorig Charkoudian is on a mission. Photo by Anna Lee Baltimore – The Friday after Thanksgiving, when many were sleeping off turkey hangovers, heading out to shop or trying to avoid the day’s bitter, windy chill – Lorig Charkoudian was getting ready to run. Charkoudian is the executive director for a group called Community Mediation […]

Morgan State University President David Wilson has announced that Julián Castro, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will address Morgan’s graduates at the December 2014 Commencement. This will be the second December graduation in the University’s 147-year history.  Castro, the 16th secretary of HUD, commands a $46-billion budget of an agency […]

Robert Rehrmann, a policy analyst from the Department of Legislative Services, addresses the Tax Credit Evaluation Committee at the Maryland General Assembly on Dec. 2. Frank Underwood may be looking for a new base of operations. Maryland tax credits worth millions have kept “House of Cards” in the state for three seasons, but a real-world budget crunch may mean […]