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Black, Jewish Leaders Meet After Beating
PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — They are trying to heal and to keep tensions low. That was the purpose of the meeting Wednesday night between Jewish leaders and the black community after an African-American...
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Black, Jewish Leaders Open Door For More Talks
Mending relationships. Black and Jewish community leaders continue to hash out a resolution after an African-American teen is allegedly attacked in a mostly Jewish neighborhood. As Gigi Barnett...
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More Minority-Owned Businesses Thriving In Maryland
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More minorities are now business owners in the city. As Weijia Jiang explains, the huge spike hasn’t gone unnoticed. At the Teavolve Cafe in Harbor East, business is going very...
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Census: More African-Americans In South Moving To Suburbs
WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans in the South are shunning city life for the suburbs at the highest levels in decades, rapidly integrating large metropolitan areas that were historically divided...
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Black Population In D.C. Down To 50 Percent
WASHINGTON, Md. — The nation’s capital is on the brink of losing its black majority for the first time in 60 years, according to Census data released Thursday. Slightly more than 50 percent of...
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Suit: Md. Underfunds Historically Black Schools
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is deciding whether a suit that contends that Maryland underfunds its four historically black colleges and universities can go forward to trial in June. Lawyers...
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Leading Black Artists Featured At Corcoran Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Works by leading black artists in the contemporary art realm are going on view at Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art to tackle issues of racial, sexual and historical identity. The...
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O’s Want Schools To Show Their Orange & Black Spirit
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles are issuing a challenge to all schools in the state of Maryland. They want everyone to “go orange” and show their support for the Birds. Schools are encouraged...
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Diabetes Hits Especially Hard In Poor Black Communities
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nearly one in five African-Americans aged 20 and older have diabetes, and in Chicago the numbers are even higher on the South and West sides. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports, not long...
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Md.’s Historically Black Colleges Included In Supplemental Budget
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically black colleges and universities or their...
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Hagerstown Monument To Honor Black Civil War Vets
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The city of Hagerstown says it will erect a monument to black Civil War veterans 90 years after white veterans of the war were similarly honored. Hagerstown-Washington County...
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Walking Tour Shows Off Post-War Black History
COURTNEY MABEUS The Frederick News-Post FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The flagpole from which an American flag now flutters in front of the Roger Brooke Taney house on South Bentz Street might be considered a...
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Eastern Shore Dig Seeks Proof Of 1st Free Black Community
EASTON, Md. (AP) — Archaeology students have been sifting through a little patch of ground on Maryland’s Eastern Shore this summer, seeking evidence that it was home to the nation’s first free...
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First Black Union Soldiers Remembered In D.C. Exhibit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 150 years ago, the first unit of black Northern soldiers was organized as the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and went on to fight at...
View ArticleJury Of 12 On Bill Cosby Sex Assault Case Includes 2 Blacks
PITTSBURGH (WJZ/AP) — The jury that will hear the sex assault case against Bill Cosby will include two blacks among its 12 members in a case Cosby believes could be racially motivated. Prosecutors and...
View Article2 Ex-Guards In KKK Convicted Of Plot To Kill Black Inmate
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Two former Florida prison guards who were members of the Ku Klux Klan have been convicted of plotting to kill a black inmate after his release. A Columbia County jury found David...
View ArticleDashcam Video Shows White Cop Punching Black Man During Stop
CLEVELAND (AP) — A dashcam video of a traffic stop that led to a white police officer with a history of disciplinary issues repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to...
View ArticleJudge Hears Case Over Md. Funding Of Black Schools
BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys arguing that Maryland’s history of racially-segregated higher education is ongoing used decades-old state reports to try to make their point as a federal trial began. The...
View ArticleBreonna Taylor Mural Will Be Painted In Historically Black Neighborhood In...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A mural of a Black woman who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, will be painted in a historically Black neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland. The Capital Gazette reports...
View ArticleState Aims To Tackle Education Achievement Gap For Black Boys
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A task force formed by the Maryland State Board of Education laid out recommendations to close the education achievement gap among Black boys. “Our black boys are in crisis in...
View ArticlePrince George’s County Commits To Change After Lawsuit Settlement
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A $2.3 million payment to a group of Black and Latino police officers to settle their workplace discrimination lawsuit against a Maryland police department is the latest...
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How Extreme Heat Hits Our Most Vulnerable Communities The Hardest
(CNN) — Heat already kills more Americans than any other weather-related disaster, according to the National Weather Service — and climate change is making these extreme events even more dangerous. The...
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