Category: Baltimore News

“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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

“I was one of those kids who got in trouble,” said Sen. C. Anthony Muse, standing in front of the fenced cite proposed to be the home of an $80 million dollar effort to help city youth: a juvenile detention center. A product of 11 foster homes and a student expelled from three schools as […]

Maryland clergy made a showing in support of C. Anthony Muse for U.S. Senate, March 5 at The Forum Caterers in Baltimore. “Muse is a man who cares for the people. He is the change in Washington coming from the State of Maryland, which is needed,” said the Rev. John A. Lunn Sr., president of […]

The National Society of Pershing Rifles Alumni Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is presenting what promises to be an historical event as it honors Morgan State University graduates who retired as general officers. Three of the 10 honored graduates were members of the National Society of Pershing rifles and participated on their crack drill teams. […]

Ruth T. Sheffey, PhD, the second longest-serving faculty member at Morgan State University and a renowned scholar in literature, was honored by Gov. Martin O’Malley and First Lady Katie O’Malley at the 2012 Black History Month reception Feb. 23 at Government House. The event, held in conjunction with the Maryland Legislative black Caucus and the […]

Questions still surround the death of 13-year-old Monae Turnage, who was found, March 4, in an alley near her family’s home by her 16 year-old brother and friends. Turnage appears to have suffered a .22 caliber gunshot wound while visiting friends at a house in the 1600 block of Darley Avenue on Saturday night around […]

Baltimore City recently tightened its laws to protect the rights of immigrants taking residence within city limits, garnering much praise from social justice, civil rights, and work unions across the nation. The executive order issued by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake last week expounds upon Baltimore City’s standing anti-discrimination laws with the goal of increasing the safety […]

Maryland joined the second round of applicants for a No Child Left Behind Act waiver, Feb. 28, adding to the list of states seeking to opt out of strictly following the law.   The decision to apply for a waiver comes after state officials held over 40 meetings to discuss every detail of what Maryland […]