Category: Baltimore News

Morgan State University is hosting the annual alumni brunch of the School of Global Journalism, 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 18 in the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom of the Student Center. Keynote speakers for the event are Jenel Boston, journalist and comedian, actor, radio host Joe Clair, both Morgan alums. Hosted by Voice of […]

Backstage @ Center Stage, the theater’s annual free family-friendly open house, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 27. A celebrated program organized by Center Stage’s Education and Community Programming Department, Backstage @ Center Stage gives the public an interactive look behind the scenes of the Calvert Street theater’s six-story space.  Visitors will be able to […]

Marilyn Benaderet The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) recently welcomed Marilyn Benaderet to its team as the new program officer for Grants and Strategic Partnerships.  Benaderet has worked as an archivist and curator and with significant experience in historic preservation. Benaderet served as Preservation Services Director for Preservation Maryland for five years where she managed standing […]

Xernona Clayton-Brady, founder and CEO of the Trumpet Awards and Psychedelic Soul and R&B singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe were among honorees at Lincoln University’s 3rd Annual Lion Awards, Sept. 21 at The Union League, 140 South Broad Street. The annual black-tie gala, which benefits The Students First Campaign for student scholarships, recognizes and honors the tremendous […]

Dr. Frank M. Reid III Bethel AME Church will host a month long celebration to honor the leadership legacy of Dr. Frank M. Reid III, who, with more than 25 years served, has broken the record of tenure for Bethel pastors. Dr. Reid is highly esteemed as a pastor, teacher, leader and civic servant, and […]

BALTIMORE—Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC) is hosting an open house on Wednesday, October 8th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the BCAC facility, located at 2300 N. Charles St. in Charles Village. This will be the first of two bi-annual open houses hosted by BCAC. The evening will include a tour, Q&A, and an […]

Shareki Chaney at the Greater Homewood Community Corporation headquarters. Shareki Chaney spent five years in the foster care system, being taken advantage of by one family who had her serving as a nanny to their biological children, and almost derailing her quest to become the first person in her family to graduate from high school […]

As summer flows into autumn, the AFRO is set to broaden its reach with the expansion of its radio program, AFRO: First Edition, on WEAA 88.9.  The show, which has run on Sunday nights since 2006 with a pre-recorded format, will now be a live, two-hour program running Monday through Friday, creating a greater space […]

This is the first in a series that highlights the high quality workmanship Black owned companies provided at the luxurious Horseshoe Casino. Jeff Hargrave BALTIMORE – Jeff Hargrave, head of Mahogany Inc., is sure that after his crew’s hard work on Baltimore’s new Horseshoe Casino, he can tackle any project anywhere. His firm specializes in […]

Dr. Charles Simmons serves as president of Sojourner Douglass College. BALTIMORE – When students, faculty and friends of Sojourner Douglass College come together Oct. 2 for the school’s annual President’s Gala and Scholarship Banquet, the focus will be on “Fulfilling the mission…Continuing the Dream.” In addition to celebrating the life’s work of the founder and […]

(left) Dennis Smith, a student in his second semester with Year Up; and (right) Year Up alumnus Alfons McQuaige. There is a basic premise that underlies the work Year Up, a non-profit that trains and prepares inner city youth for careers in information technologies (IT), does in Baltimore and 11 other cities across the country: […]