Category: Baltimore News

More than 500 Frostburg State University students gathered in the Lane University Center on Nov. 6, to mourn the brutal stabbing death of 19-year-old Kortneigh McCoy, a physics major in her sophomore year of studies. Sharnee Liggins, 23, has been charged with first and second degree murder in this second fatal stabbing to take place […]

Two women in hoodies and boots stood on the corner of Broadway and Eager Street in East Baltimore. One stuck out a hand and feverishly waved an extended index finger at cars driving down the road. A burgundy Honda came to a stop in front of her and she and her friend hopped inside. “Hacking” […]

Leaders from across the country will gather in Annapolis, Md. today for the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Weekend Conference to promote economic development, health, and education. Centered around “building wealth in the African American community,” the event boasts a full schedule for guests with prayer breakfasts, workshops, luncheons, and business seminars. “I’ve issued a […]

Baltimore residents will head to the polls on Nov. 8 to select the city’s next mayor, city council president, comptroller and city council members. However, lackluster preliminary reports on early voting participation provided by the Baltimore City Board of Elections indicate a low turnout expectancy for the general election. Armstead Jones Sr., election director for […]

Baltimore City recreational centers are facing drastic budget cuts that may force a large number of centers to close. For fiscal year 2012 the city faced a $60 million deficit for the cost to maintain city services. In budget documents, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said “lower revenues and rising costs have created large budget shortfalls over […]

Catalina Byrd is running for mayor in the general election on Nov. 8. The lesser known challenger will face incumbent Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and a 67-year stronghold by the democratic party on the highest elected office in the city. A win for her on election day would mean that at least 15,000 of the 372,000 registered […]

Dubbed the “hip hop Mayor” because of his taste in clothing, music, and extravagant parties, Kwame Kilpatrick held the audience captive, Oct. 19, as he recounted his journey from mayor of Detroit to inmate in the federal prison system. Interviewed by the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, pastor of Empowerment Temple, where the forum took place, […]

During the last session of the General Assembly, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. proposed a merger between one of Maryland’s leading research institutions and the state’s only public academic, health, law and human services university. That combination that would yield a mega-institution serving over 40,000 students and an estimated annual operating budget of […]

The life of the party. Thoughtful. Funny. Compassionate. That is how family and friends will remember Edward Zarius Watson Jr. In an era when success and achievement for African Americans was an act of defiance, Watson defied all odds and soared to exceptional heights. On Oct. 15 after battling a series of debilitating illnesses for […]

BALTIMORE — Up until a few weeks ago, anyone who walked by Martha Ann “Patty” Atavis’ grave in the lush Green Mount Cemetery would think that she was another well-to-do Baltimorean from centuries past. Her grave sits among rows of dead philanthropists and politicians so wealthy or influential that contemporary streets and universities bear their […]

Morgan State University recently celebrated a 44-17 win over Savannah State University, bringing a week of Homecoming activities and events to a proper close. While parades, tailgates, and football tackles filled the minds of current students and alumni, the festivities also brought a much needed $50,000 donation from the Exelon Corporation to keep Morganites in […]

The death of James “Biddy” Wood marks the end of an era, when jazz was hot and Pennsylvania Avenue was alive and jumping with nightlife, featuring live entertainment, house bands, and nightclubs. Biddy Wood was in the forefront and background of “all that jazz.” Biddy was born in 1924 in Lexington, Ky. to Francis Marion […]