Category: Baltimore News

A town hall meeting on the plight of the state’s HBCUs and their future was the site of much discussion, May 13, at Coppin State University in Baltimore. State Del. Aisha N. Braveboy, attorney John C. Brittain, State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, Dr. John Organ, attorney A. Dwight Pettit, Dr. Earl S. Richardson and Mr. […]

Exactly 60 years after the Supreme Court struck down the fallacy of the “separate but equal” doctrine as it applied to public education in the United States, 1,300 beneficiaries of that legacy received degrees at Morgan State University’s 138th spring commencement ceremony, May 17. The spirit of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision […]

Baltimore City NAACP President Tessa Hill-Aston has announced the branch’s annual Prayer Breakfast, 9 a.m. to noon, June 7 at New All Saints Church, 4408 Liberty Heights Avenue in Baltimore. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call Joe Aston at 410-366-3300 or joeaston1@hotmail.com

“Union Women Working Together According to God’s Purpose,” is the theme for the upcoming celebration, 11 a.m., May 25, at Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Avenue in Baltimore. The guest preacher is the Rev. Michelle Holmes Chaney, pastor, Metropolitan United Methodist Church. For more information, call the church at 410-523-6880. The Rev. Dr. Al […]

Enasia Marlene Carter, Laila Andrea Crawford, Darrea Dorothy Frazier and Jahnai James are state finalists in the National American Miss Maryland Pageant to be held August 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, Va. Six-year old Laila, who will be in the Miss Maryland Princess division, is a Brownie, loves ballet, tap and jazz […]

Andrea Vaughn Givens was a contestant in the competition to win a “Girl’s Night Out” with Chef Carla Hall, one of the cast members of the ABC daytime show, The Chew. Her recipe emerged as second place finalist above the thousands submitted. She prepared the Maryland crab dip she’s widely known for, with the assistance […]

Congratulations are in order to Eloise Curbeam Jackson, the new president of the Maryland Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows. She becomes the 14th president since the organization was organized in 1967. Jackson is the wife of the Rev. Dr. Fletcher Jackson Sr. and they are members of the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church under […]

The Reunion Choir of Baltimore is hosting its fourth annual prayer luncheon, “Lifting the World in Prayer,” noon, June 14 at St. Matthews Catholic Church Hall, 5401 Loch Raven Blvd. in Baltimore. Prayer leaders include the Rev. Brenda Carter, Holy Trinity AME; Rev. Rodrecus Johnson, Trinity AME; Rev. David Biggers, Transforming Life; Rev. Shane Cartwright, […]

The Baltimore City Council, on May 12, preliminarily approved a tough new curfew for children, designed to have them off the streets and inside by 9 p.m. Opponents of the new curfew say it is unconstitutional and will create conflict between youth and police. According to the bill’s sponsor, Councilman Brandon Scott, the curfew is […]

Margaret Brent Elementary School on St. Paul Street in Baltimore was just one stop on the May 20 trail for the Jacoby Jones Foundation. Jones, along with his Emily London Jones, brought tablets for each student as a part of his Playbook for Success Program, one he created to put tools in the hands of […]

In a city where many children attend a public school with no art program, the Youth Resiliency Institute (YRI) is using art to teach Baltimore youth about their history, themselves, and effective community engagement. YRI is an arts institute under the umbrella of Fusion Partnerships Inc., a nonprofit organization that sponsors social justice initiatives, according […]

A bout with renal failure cost Stephanie Safiyatou her home and business, and almost took her life. Now recovered, Safiyatou has created a multi-media art exhibit that shines a spotlight on a number of issues women in Baltimore face, attempting to foster healing by bringing these issues into the light of day. “I was flying […]