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Inclusionary Housing reform for Baltimore is in the pipeline at City Hall. This past week, the City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee held its first public hearing on a new ordinance which would expand Baltimore’s Affordable and inclusionary Housing programs. City agencies, housing advocates and economic development representatives weighed in on the city’s first […]

What better way for comic book enthusiasts to spend Labor Day weekend than in a superhero costume? Comic book illustrator Marcus Williams and author Greg Williams will debut this poster for “Tuskeegee Heirs” at Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend. More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the 17th annual Baltimore Comic-Con, running through Sunday at […]

MEMA is Monitoring the Storm and Making Preparations REISTERSTOWN, Md. — Tropical Storm Hermine could bring significant rainfall and wind to portions of Maryland beginning Saturday morning, making for a potentially hazardous Labor Day weekend. The Storm, which is currently located over Florida, is moving north-northeast and is forecast to be located off the Eastern […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. A review of some of the top news stories of the week, directly from the pages of the AFRO with LaTrina Antoine, AFRO DC Editor. Plus, The Mod Squad, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis of The Real News Network, report on law enforcement and politics. These […]

The catastrophe of violent deaths in cities across America has led many to seek peace, but less prominent is the emotional damage that families—and especially mothers—have endured through the loss of their children’s lives. Morgan State University (MSU) music directors will shine a spotlight on those losses with “Mother’s Lament,” a multimedia tribute highlighting families […]

A crowd of Baltimore professionals and residents recently gathered at the Horseshoe Casino to commemorate the establishment’s two years in business. Alex Dixon, VP/Assistant General Manager (2nd from left), Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (center) and Senior VP/General Manager Erin Chamberlin (third from the right) pose with some of the Horseshoe Day 1 Employees. (AFRO Photo/Maliik Obee) […]

A Community Town Hall at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law will gather community input for needed policing reforms in Baltimore City. The U.S. Department of Justice recently released the findings of its investigation into policing practices of the Baltimore Police Department. As a result, the City of Baltimore and the […]

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u
 From 5-7 P.M. We’ll discuss Donald Trump’s trip to Mexico and the aftermath with Elizabeth Alex, regional director for Casa de Maryland and Eugene Craig, 3rd Vice Chair of the Maryland GOP. Plus, the push for tougher affordable housing rules for developers with 4th District City Councilman Bill Henry […]