Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, the paramount ruler of Ghana’s Ashanti Kingdom, celebrated Akwasidae Festival at Bowie State University on Aug. 30, ...
On Aug. 31 a jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally ...
Baltimore ranked second in the Community Justice Action Fund’s 2025 Violence Prevention Index, which assesses cities’ ...
The first day of school in Prince George’s County started off in spectacular fashion on Aug. 26 as County Executive Aisha Braveboy kicked off the morning with a lightshow and marching band on the ...
Registration for a range of programs offered by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) opened this month. Regardless of age, there is an opportunity for everyone who calls the District home.
The Summers in the 7th Block Party took place on Aug. 8 at the Village at Mondawmin. The annual event helps provide healthcare access to the West Baltimore community by connecting neighbors with ...
CLLCTIVLY, a Baltimore-based Black philanthropy network, will launch a 24-hour fundraising event at midnight on Aug. 7. The initiative, CLLCTIVGive, is an annual time to raise funds for organizations ...
A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue ...
As a sophomore at South Carolina State University, Shawn Callaway's life changed in an instant when a stray bullet—accidentally fired by a fellow student playing with a gun—struck him in the temple ...
A Rutgers University report out of the Program for Disability Research estimated that nearly 40.2 million people with disabilities were eligible to vote in the 2024 election, comprising about ...
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Thinking about this "war" matter a bit more, I had to ask: “Who stands to benefit from the present conflict?” The answer: Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrup-Grumman and many more companies– ...