Category: Baltimore News

Participants in the 2014 Eddie Conway Liberation Institute. In a classroom on the campus of Morgan State University, a group of high school students gathered for a lecture on the contours ofAfro-pessimism. Afro-pessimism is a school of thought that argues multicultural theoretical frameworks err in equating the experience of other ethnic groups with the Black […]

The Center for Global Studies & International Education held the welcoming ceremony of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), June 16 in the Murphy Fine Arts Recital Hall. This prestigious program was awarded to the university by the White House. Morgan joined the ranks of 25 other universities throughout the USA who are host to […]

D’Atra Hicks who has performed in several Tyler Perry plays including Madea’s Family Reunion, and What’s Done in the Dark is headlining “The Teachers’ Lounge.” By popular demand, Ursula V. Battle’s The Teachers’ Lounge returns Aug. 30 and 31, for a special “Back To School” engagement. Headlining the performance will be actress/singer D’Atra Hicks who has performed in several Tyler […]

Residents of the 300 block of N. Freemont Avenue say the proposed Red Line will greatly disrupt their lives. Sylvia McFail, left, Cornelia Kearney, Theresa Smith, Lorraine Ledbetter. Back: Rev. Ernest Miller, Jonathan Carroll, Vernon Smith. After 25 years of nursing, among other occupations over her lifetime, Lorraine Ledbetter sought the solace of retirement in […]

A community forum on Baltimore’s amended youth curfew law on July 1 at Morgan State University drew a response from participants vacillating between supportive and suspicious. While none of the community members who spoke at the forum criticized the idea that children should be inside by a certain time of night, their questions to the […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, representatives of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP), and the Mayor’s Office of Human Services’ Community Action Partnership announced OHEP Energy Assistance Week. The Baltimore City Office of Home Energy Programs held an energy assistance fair for low-income residents on July 1-3 at Morgan State University. […]

TOWSON, MD. – Baltimore County Public Schools’ Parent University will host three workshops during the last two weeks of July. The first workshop, “Choosing to Control (My Destiny),” will focus on the benefits of building children’s self-esteem. During the workshop, field experts will discuss homework help, learning activities and study strategies geared toward transforming youth […]

School supplies are due July 27 at Symone Center for Theater Arts, 9633 Liberty Road, Suites H&J in Randallstown, for Backpack Drive 2014 sponsored byTransformation of Life Church. Transformation of Life is partnering with local businesses to provide pencils, crayons, colored pencils, colored water markers glue sticks, pencil cases, composition notebooks, two pocket folders, hand […]

G.I.R.L. (Got the Intelligence to Rule My Life) is hosting their inaugural “Women’s Empowerment Brunch” on July 19.  The event will have a dynamic group of women for food, fun, and fellowship. There will be opportunities to expand social circles and network with forward-thinking women committed to always being the best versions of themselves. The […]