Category: Baltimore News

Sean-Christopher Riley, “Shaka” as he calls himself, may not fit the stereotypical idea of homelessness. He works as a nursing assistant. He has his associate’s degree from Montgomery Community College. He served his country as a U.S. Army airborne infantry specialist from 1982 to 1986. But he’s homeless. Shuffling from the couches of friends and […]

Traffic crawled, backing up for more than a block, as drivers slowed to read a sign slung over the shoulders of 10-year-old Larry Saunders. “I disrespect my parents and everyone who tries to help me!” it read. Sarina Clark, Larry’s mother, said she was fed up with his back talk, lies and insolence. So, she […]

The Baltimore City NAACP will host it’s annual prayer breakfast on May 11, 2013, from 9 a.m. until noon at New All Saints Church, 4408 Liberty Heights Avenue in Baltimore. Baltimore Police Lt. Colonel Melvin Russell, an ordained minister who leads the department’s community outreach and faith-based partnership initiatives, will deliver the address. “The connection between the faith community […]

For the residents of the Oliver neighborhood in East Baltimore, one of the most welcome signs of change these days is the demolition crew. Recently, they celebrated, along with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, as a city-sponsored wrecking crew leveled the 600th vacant house, part of a surge in demolitions over the last two years. The […]

ANNAPOLIS – The Justice Department has written two letters to the U.S District Court in Maryland supporting the Constitutional rights of citizens arrested for filming police officers on duty. “The United States urges the Court to find that both the First and Fourth Amendments protect an individual who peacefully photographs police activity on a public […]

In the past week, the Northeast district has experienced its first two homicides east of Harford Rd. this year. Two men were shot, one fatally, in the 3000 block of Pelham Ave. on April 25 around 3:38 p.m. Baltimore City Police responded to a 9-1-1 call for gunshots in the neighborhood. Police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi […]

Associated Black Charities (ABC) President and CEO Diane Bell-McKoy was recently honored by The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) with its Urban Visionary Award. Additional awardees included Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, Peter Edelman, a Georgetown Law Professor and Shawn Dove of the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement. […]

State officials pledged April 24 to launch a widespread investigation into corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of the federal indictment of 25 people, including 13 female corrections officers, for a racketeering enterprise that involved drug trafficking, money laundering and sex—all centered inside the jail. The scheme involved cash payments, sex […]

It’s a favorite spot to grab a drink, have dinner and people-watch for Baltimore’s urban professional set, but on April 30, if not sooner, the Museum Restaurant and Lounge will serve its last drink. The owners were denied renewal of the facility’s liquor license during a Baltimore City Liquor Board hearing on April 18 after […]

The Concerned Black Men (CBM) National Organization recently elected new officers to its board of directors at its Annual Delegates Meeting in Dallas. Hosted by CBM Dallas at the Sheraton North Dallas, the meeting included chapter updates and presentations as well as an incoming address from the new chairman, Nathaniel Pope, of Owings, Md. “I […]

Although many of its founders have passed away, the organization they helped create–Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD)—is still going strong 35 years after being forged as a community umbrella of leadership and support. The core of Baltimore’s movers and shakers gathered recently at the Enoch Pratt Library to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the […]