Category: Baltimore News

The federal court judge overseeing the HBCU lawsuit case has decided it will proceed to trial. In an 11-page memorandum filed June 6, United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake said a six-week bench trial addressing all allegations against the state, except capital funding, will commence as early as July 5. “We’re glad that the […]

It’s a crisis that President Barack Obama declared cannot be accepted or ignored—high school dropout rates. Roughly 1.2 million students renounce school every year, the White House reported, and about half of the dropouts are Black or Latino. Obama vowed to pour $900 million worth of grants into states and school districts that undergo sweeping […]

The third installment of Amplify Baltimore, a series of optimistic community conversations, was held last weekend and featured talks about city neighborhoods, homeownership and food access. The June 4 event was shorter than previous sessions, with just two panel discussions instead of three. City housing officials, home ownership advocates and realtors discussed the status of […]

Next week students from Johns Hopkins University will scour Baltimore City as volunteers for local agencies and nonprofit organizations in an effort, school leaders say, to mend relationships with surrounding communities while affording students practical experience. The Johns Hopkins Community Impact Internships Program will pay 25 students up to $5,000 to help out in venues […]

Click here to view more pictures in Lifestyle. As students nationwide anxiously don their caps and gowns this graduation season, three Baltimore sisters are celebrating their achievements in unison. This year, the Wood sisters —Savannah, Portia and Jamaica —all graduated from college. Though their respective fields differ, a drive for success is definitely apparent among […]

Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., was called to testify before a grand jury recently in connection with the controversial robocalls conducted during the 2010 gubernatorial election, according to WJZ TV. Ehrlich and several others, including a former aid and the former chairman of the Baltimore County Republican Party, came before the jury, which is […]

Flash-Just In: Georgia Solomon Found In a statement June 1, police said 12-year-old Georgia Solomon has been located “safe and unharmed” and is now with her family. Further details were not released. The Baltimore City Fire Department and family members say they are concerned about a fire recruit, who has been missing since Memorial Day […]

The State Center Project – placed in limbo by a lawsuit filed by some of the city’s most well-connected (see Orioles owner Peter Angelos) business persons – has generated more hype, anticipation, hope, fear and loathing than any other Baltimore development deal in many years. Yet, there is no clear indication if and/or when its […]

The defendant’s arguments in the May 11 motion hearing in a civil lawsuit brought by the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education against the Maryland Higher Education Commission have finally gotten the public engaged in this debate. The response to hearing coverage spilled onto the airways through the “Larry Young Morning Show” […]