Category: Baltimore News

The legality of Julius Henson’s candidacy for state Senate is now a matter of heated public debate, particularly since a Baltimore Circuit judge recently ruled that he violated the terms of his probation. The previous operative for former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich (R) is challenging longtime Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden for the District 45 seat. […]

The Feb. 25 filing deadline has passed. With the contenders in the June 24 election now set, it appears this year’s Democratic primaries to fill the Baltimore seats in the Maryland General Assembly will be highly competitive; and due to the recent legislative redistricting, dramatically different from past campaign seasons. One of the Baltimore state […]

The Rev. Dr. C. A Hunt came to the podium and asked the crowd to rise as the choir sang in the background. He came with encouraging words to let the congregation know that they were going to celebrate the wonderful life of Dr. Thomas H. De Laine Sr. After four minutes of talking, static […]

The Maryland House of Delegates March 5 voted down a plan by Gov. Martin O’Malley to tie increases in the minimum wage to inflation. O’Malley had hoped to connect the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index. Instead, Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County), a candidate for governor, tried for an increase in the minimum wage […]

When the Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore honors people for their extraordinary ministry with their Making a Difference Award, the award is a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine. When Grace Ellen Gibson Callwood received the award Jan. 4, she got juice and cookies. Callwood is in the third grade. A member of Ames […]

Lea Gilmore, Baltimore’s own Empress of Jazz, gospel and blues will be in concert, 8 p.m., March 7 at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles Street in Baltimore. Gilmore has been named by Essence as one of “25 Women Shaping the World,” and regularly performs to sold-out audiences around the world. Her new […]

Baltimore City NAACP President Tessa Hill-Aston was among those honored, Feb. 25, by the Maryland Live! Casino and the MD-Washington Minority Companies Association for Black History Month. She was joined by Adrian Muldrow, third vice president of the Baltimore City NAACP, and Joseph Aston, executive committee member of the Baltimore City NAACP.

The creator and CEO of KeepMeTight (KMT), Shameeka Hunt, is hosting the KMT Posh Club, March 15. KeepMeTight created an all natural compression undergarment that launched nationally September 2013. The KMT Posh Club was created as a way for Shameeka Hunt to give back to her clients and the community. The KMT Posh Club brings […]

Pasta With A Purpose is a night of entertainment to fundraise for post-secondary education and homeownership. Community members will enjoy all-you-can-eat Italian cuisine, raffle games, prizes, a live DJ, the soulful sounds of all-female band “Les Femme Totale,” Kim Jordan, renowned pianist and music director, and Marc Evans, host of “Acoustic Thursdays” and more. The […]

Bon Secours Baltimore Health System and a number of community partners have ramped up their outreach efforts to find, inform, and enroll those who can benefit from the Health Insurance Marketplace before the March 31st deadline. The partners will host a Get Covered open house in West Baltimore on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Bon […]

Students, faculty, staff and community members focused on helping black male students succeed are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Black Male Initiative Summit on Thursday, March 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College. The summit is free and includes dinner, a guest moderator and panelists, who will discuss pathways and […]