An 82-year-old Maryland woman has made her dreams a reality after she graduated from college earning a Bachelor Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Mae Beale has been working as a licensed practical nurse at health care and government agencies in Washington, DC. While working at the Department of Health […]
(BPRW) WeSolar, Inc. Announces $25 Million Community Solar Partnership Deal with University of Maryland Medical System Creating a solution for addressing equity, environmental health and social impact in underrepresented communities (Black PR Wire) BALTIMORE – In celebration of Earth Day, WeSolar and the University of Maryland Medical System announces their collaboration to develop several solar […]
Sohna says he didn’t have much money growing up, which motivated him into stealing and other crimes. “That’s what motivated me to gravitate more towards crime so I can help my family and more so I can help myself with issues of stuff like hunger, no clothes,” Sohna said. After several encounters with police and […]
Maryland NAACP has spoken after a video shows a high school resource officer punching a student in the head while restraining him. Howard County High School superintendent spoke out earlier this month after the incident that was captured on video Patch reported. Michael Martirano says the district was aware that many people were “understandably upset” after watching […]
Later this week a Maryland woman will testify that she assisted her father in covering up the killing of her stepmother on Dec. 1, 2018, blaming it on panhandlers. Valeria Smith, 31, pleaded guilty in 2019 to be an accessory after her father Keith Smith 55, killed her stepmom Jacquelyn Smith, 54 according to Law […]
A Maryland high school teacher won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize in 2021 for her work in opening up college education for students who are underprivileged. Keishia Thorpe was chosen by Varkey Foundation after being selected from over 8,000 nominations and applications from 121 countries around the world according to CBS News. Thorpe teaches […]
Jonathan W Hutto, Sr., embraced his calling as a Human Rights Organizer and Activist during his Undergraduate Years at Howard University in the mid-late 1990s. Upon his graduation, he was hired by the ACLU-NCA in September 1999 as a Community Organizer focused on Police Accountability. Since that time, Jonathan has consistently engaged the Struggle Against […]
In honor of the man who helped inspire him, a Maryland teen who runs a cupcake business out of his parents’ home gives one cupcake to someone in need for every one he sells. TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones reports a special story for Martin Luther King Day. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest […]
“My trip to ocean city ended in 4 young black boys being abused and arrested over a vape and for standing up against the foolishness of the police” Instagram user @lodogray wrote in the caption. Brian Anderson, 19, Kamere Day, 19, Jahtique Joseph John Lewis, 18, and Khalil Dwayne Warren, 19 were arrested by Ocean […]
Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill last month that will send nearly $600 million to local HBCUs, as the state of Maryland looks to settle a lengthy legal battle with Black universities. According to The Baltimore Sun, the legislation will lead to a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Black institutions and guarantees $577 […]