Category: Baltimore News

ADELPHI, Md. (AP) — William “Brit” Kirwan will step down as the chancellor of Maryland’s state university system after 12 years. The 76-year-old Kirwan announced his plans to resign on Tuesday. He will continue serving as chancellor until the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents names a successor. Kirwan took over as chancellor in […]

Vanessa Graham couldn’t believe the news when doctors told her the kidneys in her body were failing. A dialysis technician for 20 years, she wondered how she never recognized her symptoms collectively as the disease she had helped patients fight for so long. “I was having constant, uncontrollable migraines from the high blood pressure- that […]

For many sick, unemployed, and otherwise cash-strapped homeowners, the prospect of losing one’s home feels like the end of the world. But there is light at the end of the tunnel say housing counselors, and in most instances, a much better life can come after the foreclosure. “I think the emotional and mental aspects of […]

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – An unprecedented surge of gatherings and rallies across the U.S. and abroad sparked by the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian boarding school girls have made plain the growing anger and frustration of Nigerian and other women over inaction by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration. After three weeks, little more than a […]

As Coppin State University prepares to host a town hall style meeting to discuss the plight of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the West Baltimore institution embodies the mission of the HBCU and the systemic challenges they face. The event, scheduled for 6:30 pm May 13, will examine the implications of the Coalition for Excellence […]

Perhaps the two races garnering the most attention statewide are the June 24th Democratic primaries for governor and attorney general. The environment, the minimum wage, education, the Maryland health exchange, and marijuana are among the issues of great interest in the 2014 race for governor, with three major candidates, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Del. Heather Mizeur, […]

Commencement season for colleges and universities in the Baltimore-Washington corridor will feature controversial figures as major entertainers and personalities address the graduates of the class of 2014 and receive honorary degrees. Baltimore native Wes Moore, best- selling author, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur and broadcast executive, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Maryland, […]

In Gov. Martin O’Malley’s April 27 letter to Piano for Youth, he proclaimed that the “ organization is dedicated to creating a friendly and pleasant atmosphere for music education.” The Maryland based organization Piano for Youth (PFY) celebrated its 10th anniversary at Johns Hopkins University’s Parsons Auditorium at the Applied Physics Laboratory Campus in Laurel, […]

A University of Maryland Eastern Shore professor and one of her former graduate assistants are recipients of an “Invention of the Year Award” the state’s flagship university in College Park bestows annually to researchers doing cutting-edge work. Dr. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at UMES, and Dr. Tawes Harper, a pharmacy program […]

For the 15th year, the Maryland Transit Administration held its poetry event, “Words on Wheels,” highlighting the poetry of 12 Baltimore City Public School students, embellished with artwork created by Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) students. Artwork of winners, announced at the April 29 culmination, with their photos, was featured as posters and will […]

The public is invited to sample the tastiest food and drink Maryland has to offer, prepared by some of the best men who cook, 2 to 4 p.m., May 18 at Martin’s West in Woodlawn. The event is sponsored by the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Over 100 friendly […]