Category: Baltimore News

The money is flying in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District. With less than two weeks until the district’s contentious House race between incumbent Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-Stevensville, and Republican challenger Andy Harris, spending has far eclipsed any other House race in the state – nearly three-quarters of all spending for House candidates has happened in the […]

Black people have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests.     CBC motto Taking a lesson from the Congressional Black Caucus motto, a diverse group of African-American stakeholders of Baltimore City came together to discuss its needs on Oct. 13. This group – young and old, student and professional, from diverse areas of […]

When the congregants of the New Psalmist Baptist Church attended services last Sunday, they had more to celebrate than faith and friendship. They are heralding a new era with the grand opening of The Holy City of Zion. Well over 3,000 worshipers packed the street in front of Marian Drive Saturday for the opening of […]

With less than two weeks until Maryland’s voters decide who returns to the State House, former Gov. Bob Ehrlich is on the run. Announcements on Oct. 19 – an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, the reporting of significant fundraising and the release of polling data showing him closing the gap with Democratic incumbent […]

Habitat for Humanity, along with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, have changed dreams into reality for Tymeerah Butts and Lisa Griffin. They are two of the 10 Baltimore families becoming homeowners through the organization. The overall mission of the Habitat for Humanity is to eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world and […]

I only caught the last half-hour of the first O’Malley-Ehrlich debate, televised on WJZ last week. I tuned in just as the former governor trashed the former mayor of Baltimore’s record on crime. Ehrlich blasted O’Malley on the issue of so-called illegal arrests – while he was Baltimore’s mayor – a subject that continues to […]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is being sued for $5 million by a former employee that claims she was forced from her job because she refused to fire a White colleague. Jennifer Coates, who is Black, served as director of council services for three Baltimore City Council presidents including Rawlings-Blake. She says she was forced to […]

Click here to view a slideshow of John H. Murphy III. John H. Murphy III is being remembered this week as the steady hand that guided the Afro-American Newspapers through the turbulent waters of civil rights history and a perilous industry. The newspaper’s former president and CEO died Oct. 16 at the Stella Maris Nursing […]

Gregg Bernstein’s sweep over Pat Jessamy for state’s attorney in the Maryland primaries is a warning for Gov. Martin O’Malley not to take the Black vote for granted, say many Baltimore politicians and political strategists. They argue that Black voters will determine the outcome of the gubernatorial race, waving 2006 exit poll stats as proof. […]

Frank Gagnon, 18, of Pawtucket, R.I., decided to run for mayor as a independent write-in candidate, while he waits to start college in January. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who lost the Republican nomination for her seat in September’s primary, informed the Republican Party leadership she is running as a write-in candidate in the general […]

When Linda Kaminkow, 52, of Dundalk stepped into Coppin State University’s community health center in 2005, she quickly fell in love with the friendly smiles, one-on-one attention and positive atmosphere. “The clinic, overall, is a wonder,” she said. “From the lady at the front desk to the medical assistants to the doctors, they are very […]

In the wake of President Barack Obama’s call to action for education reform, about 300 Baltimore City community leaders, educators, students and concerned citizens gathered, Oct. 9, at Morgan State University. Their goal: To address the consistently low rates of African-American males’ performance in school. The idea for the forum began a few years ago, […]