Category: Baltimore News

First Lady Michelle Obama will be adding one of Baltimore’s leading historical Black colleges to the list of stops on the campaign trail this month. Morgan State University will host the first lady as part of a fundraiser for the president’s re-election on Sept. 21 at 3pm. The event will take place inside the Murphy […]

An unidentified man was shot at the Student Center at Morgan State University Sept. 12 and police locked down the campus while they searched for the gunman. Authorities said the victim was not a student. The incident occurred about 4:50 p.m. at the Student Center, the hub of the northeast Baltimore campus. At that time […]

There are only a few members of the Baltimore Ravens franchise who have been with the organization throughout its entire existence. There’s legendary 16-year veteran linebacker Ray Lewis and longtime general manager Ozzie Newsome, both of whom have served the Ravens since their first game in purple and black back in 1996. And then there’s […]

Although synthetic marijuana has been federally banned since July 9, some convenience stores and gas stations throughout Baltimore and Baltimore County continue to sell the once legal version of marijuana. The product has long been an alternative to the natural marijuana that is detected in standard drug tests and is sold under many different names, […]

Imagine living in an area where the only sources of food within blocks are canned products bought through plexiglass partitions, from seedy corner joints, or convenience stores. Imagine, no matter how much you try to improve your eating habits, the only foods readily available are high in sodium and low in nutrition. Now imagine you have diabetes or […]

The conditions were unimaginable. Black bodies crowded in chains, in the filthy hold of a ship where human waste, disease, and despair competed with human spirit for roughly 3,700 miles, with minimal food and water. Though every ship wasn’t destined for the Americas, the cruel ending was always the same: every man, woman and child […]

Wooden panels cover windows and door frames, roofing shingles dangle, and the word “vacant” is spray-painted in red across the tan exterior of the home. Although this house is located in the Northwest Baltimore neighborhood of Park Heights, the blight of abandoned buildings is widespread throughout the city. More than 46,000 vacant buildings in Baltimore, […]

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) gathered with clergy, council members, civil rights organizations and Maryland Board of Election officials Aug. 29 to discuss the waves of voter law reforms that have popped up in states across America. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, these new changes stand to disenfranchise nearly five million American citizens at […]

Retired AFRO Librarian Laura Mackay Phillips, whose rich knowledge of Baltimore and its residents proved invaluable to the development of the newspaper’s library, passed away Aug. 25 at Seasons Hospice in Sinai Hospital. She died after a brief illness, her daughter Sheila at her side. She was 92. In 1966, she was asked to come […]

According to people who knew him, Rudy Bell Sr. never caused anybody any trouble. A homeless veteran in his mid 60s who suffered from schizophrenia, he spent his days and nights sheltering in an abandoned row house that neighbors say he only left occasionally. It was in this vacant home in the 1600 block of […]

As the second annual Baltimore Grand Prix prepares to start this Labor Day Weekend, it’s important for those planning to attend to know that the IZOD IndyCar Series isn’t the only thing to watch. While IZOD Series racing is the marquee event, four other races need to be checked out: the American Le Mans Series […]