Category: Baltimore News

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 […]

James “Biddy” Wood died quietly on Oct. 7, taking with him great moments of history and culture in the Baltimore community. “Biddy” Wood, as most called him, was a former editor of the Afro-American Newspaper, a talent manager and the owner of a club. During his days as a reporter his beat was Baltimore’s historic […]

Michael Hunter faces a maximum of life plus 20 years, having been convicted by a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury of first-degree murder and other charges in the death of 72-year-old Charles Bowman Sr., an AFRO security guard. Hunter and co-defendant Troy Taylor entered the carryout (Yau’s) at 29th Street and Greenmount Avenue on April […]

Marylanders looking to see one of their own in a Broadway production need look no further than Baltimore’s famed Hippodrome Theatre. Showing Oct. 4-9, the South Pacific National Tour, featuring Columbia native, Jay Frisby, will entertain audiences while also bringing up heavier issues like love and racial inequality in a time of war. Based on […]

Community activist Michael Eugene Johnson, who lost a 9th district City Council bid last month, is preparing to mount a write-in campaign to unseat the winning nominee William “Pete” Welch. Welch, who won the Sep. 13th Primary with 1,721 votes, has represented Southwest Baltimore’s ninth district for nine months, following his mother’s resignation from the […]

A new congressional map proposed by the governor’s redistricting panel would seemingly not only cement Democratic domination but shore up Black voting strength in Maryland. The map — presented to the General Assembly this week — keeps Baltimore area districts intact with only slight changes. Most notably, the city would keep its three members of […]