Category: Baltimore News

The Talk Less Do More for the Homeless organization will host a food drive on June 21. Additionally, the group will accept donations of clothes, shoes, toiletries, blankets and quilts. For drop off information: 443-967-3305.

When Troy Stokes started playing baseball at the age of five, it may have been more about his father’s love of the game. But by the time he was eight or nine that love was his, along with rapidly advancing skill. Somewhere in the intervening years, his love of the game turned into the dream […]

Hundreds of members from every corner of the Baltimore community packed Nowchild Soundstage on Preston Street on June 4 to celebrate the life, work, and music of Derrick Jones, better known by his monikers “OOH” and “Yo Slick.” The man that so many knew as a mentor, father figure, teacher, brother, and friend, passed away […]

The Rev. Jamal Bryant of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple AME Church is no stranger to public scrutiny, and sparked another round of outrage over a recent sermon in which he quoted a popular Chris Brown song which refers to women as “hoes.” According to multiple media reports, in his June 1 sermon “I’m My Enemies Worst […]

On June 2, the Baltimore City Council passed a revision to the city’s youth curfew law that imposes stricter curfew times and establishes increased penalties for parents or businesses found to be in violation of the law. Many in the Baltimore City community continue to oppose this revision of the law, concerned that it will […]

It was 1975 when the Rev. John R. Bryant arrived at Bethel AME Church and transformed it into an exemplar of faith-based community activism and development in Baltimore City. He was already an established preacher and went about transforming its worship, infusing it with a neo-pentecostal sensibility that would contribute to Bethel’s exponential growth over […]

In 2014, there will be approximately 233,000 new diagnoses of prostate cancer,  according to the American Cancer Society. On June 15, Father’s Day, the Martin Luther King Prostate Cancer Awareness (MLKPCA) organization will hold their 10th annual prostate cancer awareness event to educate African-American men about the importance of regular screenings and early detection. Thirteen […]

No fewer than 500 well wishers gather on a Friday evening to celebrate the Rev. Dr. James B. Gray Jr. and his successful four year journey as president of the United Baptist Missionary Convention of Maryland (UBMC) and its Auxiliaries. According to Dr. Gray he enjoyed every minute of his presidency which included several accomplishments that […]

Monarch Academy Public Charter School in Baltimore named Sophia Ward to the school’s board of directors. Ward, vice president of programs for the Center for Urban Families in Baltimore, has created and managed programs for at-risk populations for more than nine years. In her role at the Center for Urban Families, Ward leads day-to-day program […]

School 33 Art Center is excited to unveil a new rain garden. To celebrate the project’s completion, the garden will be open to the public 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 7 and noon to 5 p.m., June 8. Free activities will be offered throughout the day, including an informative rain garden presentation from conservation biologist Ashley […]

The Black Writers Guild of Maryland (BWG) champions and seeks to empower self-published writers at its “Beyond the Writing” conference, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 7 at Morgan State University, Student Union Bldg. 12 in Baltimore. Parking is free. The conference provides workshops and a panel discussion offering insights and information to empower all […]

In 2011, at age 24, Shawn Burnett founded Walks of Art. Walks of Art is a non-profit organization that exposes Baltimore youth to a broader world through art. It also provides a safe space for free and individualistic expression, a safe harbor from the pressures many young people feel to conform, especially in the often difficult […]