Category: Baltimore News

Some were homeless, some were needy, but all of them were hungry a week before Thanksgiving. Thanks to a Baltimore based non- profit, homeless assistance program, those in need were fed at a pre-Thanksgiving Day meal at the Village Sports Bar and Grill in east Baltimore. On Nov. 23, the Belvedere Assisted Living/Belvedere Homes teamed […]

Dr. Nomonde Xundu, minister councilor and health attaché, South African Embassy in D.C. will be the guest speaker at the World AIDS Day Prayer Service hosted by Life Restoration Ministry 3 p.m., Dec. 1 at Shiloh AME Church, 2601 Lyndhurst Avenue in Baltimore.

The Baptist Ministers Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity is hosting a Legislative prayer breakfast, 10 a.m., Dec. 2 at New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe St. in Baltimore. To purchase tickets, email the Rev. Dr. John Lunn at johnlunnsr@verizon.net or the Rev. Dr. Tamara England at revtde@nuseasonnuday.org. Questions for elected officials should be emailed to […]

Internationally-renowned a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock will perform, 7 p.m., Dec. 8, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in Annapolism MD. Sweet Honey in the Rock: Celebrating the Holydays is a one-of-a-kind seasonal concert that will be celebrates international music from many faiths. Featuring stunning vocal prowess rooted in the rich textures of […]

Air Force Airman 1st Class Lamar D. Snow graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four […]

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), Baltimore, has appointed Keenen Geter and Tyese Knight to its board of directors. They will serve a three-year term. Keenen Geter is an alumnus of NFTE Baltimore and serves the board in an alumni role. He is the founder of Young Men with POWER (Purpose, Optimism, Wisdom, Engagement and […]

In observance of American Education Week, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake sat down with 30 parents, students and educators from 10 Baltimore schools Nov. 20 as part of a drive to pin down what’s good and what’s bad in the city’s schools. The roundtable, part of the city’s celebration of the National Education Association’s American Education Week […]

Baltimore Police Chief Anthony Batts said Nov. 21 he plans, over the next five years, to target gangs, guns, violent repeat offenders and the environment that allows crime to flourish in the city. Batts, who has been on the job for a year, said he plans to bring “much-needed” and “long-sought-after reform” to a department […]

The Baltimore County and the Baltimore Chapter of The Pierians hosted A Conversation with Ann Todd Jealous, mother of former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous, and Caroline T. Haskell, editors of “Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief About Racism.” After a discussion of the history of the Pierians, by Janet Waters, president, Baltimore Chapter, the […]

(Updated December 1, 2013) A veritable feast of ornaments, lights and delights is how some might have described the Kennedy Krieger annual fundraiser, the Festival of Trees. Something resembling a Santa’s workshop – a one stop shop, that is, filled with the wonderment of the holidays for anyone brave enough to be a kid again. […]

Days after winning the first annual Miss Baltimore United States pageant Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Amanda Ross sat down with the AFRO for a chat about life in the spotlight. AFRO: Where are you from? Ross: I am originally from Columbia, Md. AFRO: So how does a girl from Columbia up being Miss Baltimore? Ross: It […]

Imagine a Baltimore waterfront where people swim and fish. That’s part of the vision for the next generation Inner Harbor. City officials and the Waterfront Partnership have revealed their plan for the next generation of the Inner Harbor—Baltimore’s most visited tourist attraction—a prominent area where they said is beginning to show signs of aging. During […]