Category: Baltimore News

Teams from Chapel Hill Elementary School and Sudbrook Magnet Middle School emerged as elementary and middle school champions in matches at the 2014 Baltimore County Public Schools’ Black Saga Competition held Feb. 22 at New Town High School. The Black Saga Competition challenges students to answer more than 800 questions about the African-American experience. The […]

During the holidays, many in the Baltimore arts community gathered at Nancy’s restaurant in the Station North Arts District for a jazz event and fundraiser for local arts supporter and artist Roy Crosse. Crosse’s group, the roycrosse Quintet, served up the entertainment. People ate and talked. There was lots of laughter. Crosse was in his […]

Baltimore Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke announced the passage of a resolution supporting the Thurgood Marshall BWI Equal Pay Act on Monday during a press conference at City Hall. The press conference was attended by State Sen. Catherine Pugh, Baltimore City Council President Bernard Young, General Assembly Delegate Cheryl Glenn, concessions employees of BWI, and members […]

A long-time leader in addiction recovery talks about the spike in heroin overdoses nationally and the history of the drug in Baltimore. The death of Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman at age 46 – perhaps the greatest actor of his generation – because of a heroin overdose earlier in February has shed light on the […]

On Oct. 25, 2013, a two-year feud between neighbors in an upscale Mt. Royal apartment building escalated to a physical altercation during an alleged racist tirade. In a nine-page letter dated Feb. 18, to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, Byron Franklin, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, outlines the […]

A car accident at the intersection of N. Fulton Avenue and Presstman Street on Feb. 23 left one man dead and several others injured. According to Police Spokesperson Det. Jarron Jackson, officers responded to the call at 11:30 a.m. finding four vehicles involved. The accident claimed the life of Tevin Ridgley Hall, 27, pronounced dead […]

He had every reason to believe he was in control of his economic future as a Certified Fiber Optics Technician, able to ply his trade anywhere around the globe. However, 12 months ago, after losing a position with a technology company in Washington, D.C., Michael Coleman was suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into unfamiliar territory. He […]

Yvonne “Bonnie” Matthews Butler passed away Feb. 22 after a lengthy illness she would not let dampen her enthusiastic enjoyment of life. The third child of Robert and Vashti Matthews, Bonnie was a fourth generation board of directors’ member of the AFRO-American Newspapers founded by her great-grandfather John H. Murphy Sr.  Family members describe her […]

ANNAPOLIS –Dozens of people testifying before Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday called for an end to the state’s battle against marijuana, one part of the decades-long national war on drugs that supporters of legalization and decriminalization say has done more harm than good. In the session’s first real wave of marijuana legislation hearings, members of the […]

Customers who use the natural body and hair care line Oyin Handmade will see a familiar name on Target shelves next month. After a two-year process, the Baltimore-based company announced that it has been approved for national distribution through Target stores. “This is one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve ever had,” said Airic Jerrod, […]

The last time Shanika Brown spoke to her 8-year-old son Troy Douglas was when she dropped him off at William Paca Elementary School in east Baltimore on the morning of Feb. 19. “‘I’ll see you later. Have a good day at school, okay?’” she recalled telling the third grader. “He looked at me and said […]

ANNAPOLIS — Committees in both the House and the Senate heard legislation this week that would require many employers in Maryland to grant workers at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The proposal, which has so far received backing from 66 delegates and 19 senators, would make Maryland just […]