Category: Baltimore News

During the past 10 years, the Baltimore City College Alumni Association has led an effort to renovate the Alumni Field at Baltimore City College. Under the leadership of Jacob Howard ’74, with the help of alumni donors and the Maryland 43rd District legislators, a new playing surface and new track have been installed. A ribbon […]

BALTIMORE, Md.–“It’s five minutes to three,” Rev. Marcus Garvey Wood announced to the crowd of family and staff gathered in his office, in a nod to punctuality that has been among the hallmarks of six decades in the pulpit. “The concert’s about to start.” With that, the 92-year-old spiritual leader eased from behind the desk […]

Morgan State University’s Department of Communication Studies will celebrate its communications professionals at an alumni brunch, 9 a.m., Oct. 13, in the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom of Morgan’s Student Center. Keynote speakers include Harold Fisher, Morgan alum and WHUR-RM reporter of the Daily Drum; Shalako Gordon, Morgan alum and award winning filmmaker and owner […]

Baltimore, Md– In a historic visit to Morgan State University, First Lady Michelle Obama Sept. 21 called for a repeat of the massive voter turnout in 2008 that helped make her husband the nation’s first Black president, warning an electrified crowd that the 2012 is still a close one. In a speech—the first by a […]

A Baltimore man was arrested Sept. 18 in connection with a shooting at Morgan State University earlier in the month. Kelly Lamont Ellerbee, 20, faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses in the Sept. 13 shooting. Police said that Ellerbee shot 19-year-old Michael Antonio Campbell in a bathroom of the University Student […]

Students at Edmondson-Westside High School in Baltimore expressed a need for a real-time motion simulator, having had a disappointing experience with the computer-based flight simulator game at their school. Their teacher, Harry Preston, came up with a plan, and for that reason has received the top prize in the national 2012 ING Unsung Heroes awards […]

Any day now a Fanny Mae representative could padlock Sharon Marie Smith out of the house she’s called ‘home’ for 37 years. The 67-year-old has become frazzled at the thought of having to move off the property in the 1400 block of Winston Ave., which also happens to be the last place she shared with […]

BALTIMORE — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin touted the benefits of a new interactive tool for kids to fifth-grade students at Charlesmont Elementary School Friday as they celebrated the 198th anniversary of the Battle of North Point. Charlesmont is very close to the battleground and was the launching point for a War of 1812 virtual resource […]

She may be a school principal, but at a distance, Tanya Green is hard to pick out from the students at Friendship Preparatory Academy at Calverton. “I wear a school uniform. I do not walk around with 10- inch heels or Calvin Klein suits. I want my staff and students to say ‘My principal is […]

BALTIMORE, MD– Surrounding a table of fresh fruit, crackers, cheese, and raspberry lemonade, quiet chatter is exchanged in the heart of the Village Learning Place (VLP) library and community center. Discussing everything from history to money matters, the group that is gathered socializes before the September session of their monthly meeting begins. Present, in all […]

The search for fine art will lead some to Coppin State University’s Fourth Annual Art Auction – ARTcetra – held at the Health and Human Services building on Coppin’s campus, 2601 W. North Ave., 5-9 p.m., Sept. 15. ARTcetra offers works by prominent artists including Synthia Saint James, Charles Bibbs, Larry “Poncho” Brown, Paul Goodnight, […]