Category: Baltimore News

Over 400 middle and high school students embarked on the campus of the New Psalmist Baptist church in anticipation of discovery and adventure in the world of STEM. The Sankofa Community Development Corporation in partnership with the STEMcx planning committee, area businesses, and New Psalmist Baptist church hosted the 2nd annual STEMcx conference on March […]

The Maryland General Assembly’s budget impasse could have a devastating impact for the state’s jurisdictions if a special session is not called. “Without delay, the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President should agree to a Special Session devoted exclusively to completing their work on the budget and revenues so Maryland can maintain crucial investments that […]

The 1960’s was a decade of firsts: the first heart transplant surgery was performed and the science fiction series Star Trek made its TV premiere. For African Americans, this period ushered in the first generation of those who dreamt of becoming engineers and scientists with the quest of putting men, and women, on the Moon, […]

The perplexing Maryland Mega Millions conundrum was solved on Tuesday when the agency announced the true winners of the hefty cash prize. Stephen Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery, announced that the ticket holders are three employees in the state’s public education system, who have opted to remain anonymous.  The announcement ends a two-week debacle involving […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The holder of a winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland claimed a share of the record-breaking $656 million prize on Monday, but will remain anonymous, state lottery officials announced. The winner claimed the prize at lottery headquarters with a ticket matching all six numbers: 2-4-23-38-46 and the Mega Ball, 23, said […]

“History will recognize them as leaders in the community and in education,” Ralph Moore, director of the St. Frances Academy Community Center, said about Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby. The official naming of the community center in honor of the African-American couple is now only two weeks away. Lettering for the occasion was completed on […]

It looked like business as usual at the Liberty Road McDonald’s and the workers there couldn’t comment one way or the other, but everyone wants to know the skinny on the outcome of the “storied” lottery ticket that supposedly garnered a third of last week’s Mega Millions game. Although no winning ticket holder has come […]

Voters straggled to the voting booths for the 2012 primary election all day on Tuesday. No lines. No waiting. Those who did show up to the polls were dismayed to see so few of their fellow citizens taking their places in front of the electronic monitor. Traffic to the polls was light all day, even […]

A new gambling bill that would bolster the state’s casino industry and create a revenue windfall for parts of Maryland, including the city of Baltimore, is making its way through the Maryland General Assembly. The bill passed the Senate last week as it gained the support of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who sent a letter to […]

WASHINGTON – Candidate C. Anthony Muse, running to unseat Sen. Ben Cardin, defended his campaign literature, which singled out Jews in the upper chamber, as “educational tools” designed to emphasize the low numbers of Blacks in Congress. But critics are charging that the materials — which, in toting up the numbers of different races in […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is decrying the arrest March 29 of four elementary school children in a Baltimore school, calling the act inexcusable. “The actions of Baltimore City police in arresting and handcuffing 8- and 9-year-old children at school are appalling, and also in plain violation of state regulations regarding school arrests,” said […]