Category: Baltimore News

Dr. John L. Wright was what could be called a persistent advocate; he seized every opportunity to make his voice heard. He even turned his AFRO church directory ad into a personal billboard, decrying injustice, encouraging protest, signifying that which had been determined to be insignificant. On Jan. 28, Wright – a pastor, preacher, husband […]

Elected officials and local leaders in Baltimore City say they are working diligently to get the word out about the April 1 census distribution. They don’t want a reoccurrence of the poor participation rate that dismissed 12 delegates and a state senator from Annapolis 10 years ago. According to the Complete Count Committee, the city […]

Over 5,000 kids will be off the streets this summer. Multiply that by 35 years and you’ll get the approximate number of high school and college students YouthWorks has employed since it first began in Baltimore City. Evolving from a summer program that organized youth into beautification crews which cleaned up the city for minimum […]

Friends, family and city leaders gathered at The Milan, Baltimore’s newest Italian restaurant and lounge, to bid farewell to former mayor Sheila Dixon.

Regional efforts to curb violent crime in Washington, D.C., and Maryland have been effective and both jurisdictions have the numbers to prove it. Those were the sentiments expressed this week in a meeting led by District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, as the pair launched into the next phase of […]

The Rev. Dr. John L. Wright, long time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Guilford, died late Jan 28. At the helm of the church for nearly 40 years, Rev. Wright’s service was not limited to his congregation. He had also served as the head of the United Baptist Missionary Convention of Maryland, the […]

Every 10 years, the United States is required to count the number of people— citizens and non-citizens—living here and in its territories. This year U.S. residents are being counted again. The census tracks, not just the number of people, but where those people are located. This process is important for a number of reasons, mostly […]

The ascension of City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to the mayor’s office on Feb. 4 will set off a new power struggle within the Baltimore legislature. City Council members will conduct a majority-wins vote as soon as next Thursday or Friday, with councilmen Bernard “Jack” Young and William Cole IV as the top contenders. However, […]

The Baltimore City Branch of the NAACP recently declared childhood obesity a “state of emergency,” and will hold a community information meeting and panel discussion on childhood obesity on Jan. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Baltimore. The branch recently submitted a request to Congressman Elijah Cummings seeking his attendance […]