Category: Baltimore News

A 10-foot wide, 20-foot deep sinkhole is causing havoc for traffic, local businesses and residents near the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex in east Baltimore. The sinkhole, which surfaced July 25 at the 2300 block of E. Monument St. between Patterson Park Ave. and Milton St., is an opening to a storm tunnel drain dating back […]

The development group seeking to develop and build a Baltimore City casino announced Friday it had added four Black partners to the $310 million initiative. The announcement came the same day that Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley detailed plans for a special session of the state’s general assembly to allow table games, a move he said […]

Giving communities across the Baltimore City more than just a day of food and games, the “Day of Hope” festivals hosted by Somebody Cares and the Eastern District Transformation team are quickly turning into a Baltimore institution. Aiming to uplift a community that has been rocked by the deaths of both Sean Johnson, 12, and […]

Many Hispanics in Baltimore, the District and Prince George’s County are expected to support President Obama in the November election, holding out hope, like many African Americans, that a second term would allow him to follow up on promises he made that captured their support in 2008, local leaders said. “We think he felt some […]

Dr. Carolane Williams holds nothing back when discussing the struggles Baltimore City Community College has faced under her command in the past year. Never doubting for a second that the college would overcome a brutal probation period, now lifted, Williams says it was never an option to move anywhere but forward. “It’s a high note,” […]

Gloria Jenkins’ face lit up as Councilman Brandon M. Scott handed her a thick book of free Slurpee coupons for the kids of the recreational center. “You know I always got to bring goodies when I come here,” said as he warmly embraced Jenkins, director of Goodnow Community Center located in his district. It was […]

The nomination in Baltimore by the Green Party of Massachusetts physician Jill Stein for the presidency of the United States drew the ire of the members of the party’s Black caucus this week. The Green Party, a third-party that is centered around environmnental protection and non-violent change, made the announcement July 14 at the Holiday […]

They came out in droves to Bethel A.M.E. Church in Baltimore on July 17, but they weren’t there for Bible study, or choir rehearsal or a prayer meeting. They came out to talk about sex. More than 400 people, most of them women, took part in a program called the “Sex in the City Singles […]

Visual artists, dancers and musicians are gearing up to showcase their talents at Artscape, Baltimore’s annual public arts festival. Though the hallmark event has been in existence for well over three decades, officials believe it continues to get better with time. “Artscape has remained popular because it constantly changes and evolves each year,” Tracy Baskerville, […]

Two of the three victims in what police are calling an accidental triple drowning were buried without the presence of their parents in Seaford, Del. on July 15. The parents of Yamoul Dona,7, and Christopher Toto Gabriel,11, were unable to come from Haiti, birthplace of all three drowning victims, to attend the joint funeral on […]

Morgan State University was chosen to host one of four national White House forums addressing issues pertinent to African Americans. The July 13 White House African American Regional Policy Forum event featured topics including health, housing, food access, education, economic stability and community revitalization. The Morgan White House African American Policy Forum followed similar events […]