Category: Baltimore News

The Senate re-election campaign of Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is set for a boost next week with a planned endorsement by Baltimore’s Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA). The IMA endorsement comes after the influential group of Baltimore based ministers interviewed both Cardin and state Sen. C. Anthony Muse, a Ft. Washington, Md. veteran of the state […]

A man who managed the gubernatorial campaign for former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was sentenced to 30 days of home detention on Feb. 16 for his role in conducting robocalls on the day of the 2010 general election in Prince George’s County and Baltimore City. “This needs to send a message to anyone who would […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The effort to legalize gay marriage has passed a long-standing hurdle in the Maryland House of Delegates. The House voted 71-67 Friday to give gay couples the right to marry. After a week of speculation on whether proponents would gather the votes needed, lawmakers debated it Thursday evening. Several amendments to […]

A vote is imminent in the House of Delegates for the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which passed out of the House Judiciary and House Health and Government Operations panels, 25-18, Feb. 14. Del. Sam Arora a Democrat from Montgomery County abstained. The vote in Maryland will take place against the backdrop of gay marriage legislation […]

On a wintery morning in early January of 2009, days before President Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of this country, another African-American history moment was set to take place. That day, Dr. Darryll Pines, took office as the 13th Dean of University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering. In Pines’ opinion, […]

Growing Baltimore economically, improving education, and increasing safety were listed as top priorities in Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake’s first State of the City address as the elected leader of the city. “Tough economies and tight budgets should not be used as an excuse to stifle innovation and limit compassion,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake to members of […]

For the second time in less than 10 years, venerable radio show host and former state Sen. Larry Young has come back from the brink of death and is optimistic he will return to the airwaves in the very near future. “On January 30th … I had gone to the hospital to get treated for […]

Last, year, Black religious leaders were instrumental in defeating a bill that would legalize gay marriage in Maryland. This year, proponents of the bill have enlisted the help of prominent Black ministers, including nationally recognized civil rights leader and MSNBC host, the Rev. Al Sharpton. In a YouTube video posted during the week of Feb. […]

Officials are still baffled as to why four men would want 19-year-old Rodney Pridget Jr. dead just days before Christmas 2011. The crime sent shockwaves through Baltimore at the most festive time of year. Last week, Frank Theodore Williams, 31; Jermell Monte Brandon, 35; Tyrone Chester Brown Jr., 19 and William Ward III, 44, were […]

Harry Black’s appointment as the new director of finance for Baltimore City brings to a close the nationwide search launched to fill the position vacated by Director Edward Gallagher, who retired last year after taking the position in 2005. “We are excited to welcome Mr. Harry Black to City Hall as we work on the […]

Barbershops have long been cornerstones of the Black community. In 2001, Robert Cradle, a Baltimore-born barber, decided to open up his hub to people even if they couldn’t afford his services. He reached out to a homeless shelter near his barbershop in Fort Meade. “I realized that the residents mostly women and children, couldn’t afford […]