Category: Baltimore News

Belle Massey has always felt the need to create outside of herself. Whether by paint or clay the artist has long retained the will and skill to express herself and those around her through the arts. Currently showing her collection, “Coming Into My Own,” at the Eubie Blake Nation Jazz Institute and Culture Center, Massey […]

City officials released the financial plan to run the city for the 2013 Fiscal Year and close the deficit of $46 million looming over the city last week. The Baltimore Department of Finance went before the Board of Estimates to introduce the preliminary 2013 FY Budget that will conclude three years of furloughs for city […]

For nine consecutive years, Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation Inc.’s annual conference has been enriching the lives of those in the community by empowering women. Focusing on health, education, and financial wealth, the organization’s goal of seeing “women building strong families” and developing ladies into their total, complete selves has helped push the […]

Small business owners across the city are encouraged take part in the professional development of at least one young person this summer through the Hire One Youth Campaign sponsored by YouthWorks. The initiative will not only give city youth a source of income, but an opportunity to hone financial skills and build a strong work […]

Phylicia Barnes could never have known that she would play an instrumental part in changing Maryland legislature when she disappeared from her sister’s northwest Baltimore home in 2010. Now, more than a year later, the teen’s death has helped clear the way for an important vote facing the Maryland General Assembly, one that could change […]

Hollaback!, the international organization to end street harassment, launched its new ‘I’ve Got Your Back’ campaign, March 22. The campaign provides real-time relief to those who are harassed by carrying a simple message: if you see someone being harassed, ask them if they are “OK” and if there is anything you can do to help. […]

“I’ve given my whole life to the ministry, the Right Rev. John R. Bryant told the hundreds gathered at both sites of the Bethel AME Church last week to honor his 50 years in ministry. “But the ministry has given me my life,” he said, referencing the challenge of weathering the spiritual and emotional storms […]

Cancer affects many families around the world. But when it hits close to home, the effects are devastating. Jennifer Martin, a former Coppin State basketball player who graduated in 2009, passed away on her birthday, March 11, due to complications of Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer at the age of 26. Rhabdomyosarcoma, according to the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, […]

Bishop John Bryant has been a major figurehead for clergy, congregations in this country and well beyond for 50 years. This noteworthy accomplishment will be recognized with appropriate festivities at 9:30 a.m. and noon, March 18, at Bethel AME Church, followed by a 6 p.m. service specifically to honor the bishop. “I am very appreciative […]

The vote of no confidence is an unwanted blemish on any record meant to reflect leadership. Yet, over the past two years, Maryland colleges and universities have had some difficulty maintaining the faith of faculty. Most recently, the Faculty Senate of Coppin State University (CSU) delivered a vote of no confidence to President Reginald Avery. […]