Passing of Mrs. Margaret L. Jones

(RANDALLSTOWN – February 12, 2026) – It is with deep regret and profound sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Mrs. Margaret…

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Building a Bookish Community, Part 1

Welcome to Books & Bounty TV, your go-to for all bookish things, people, and events in Baltimore and beyond! To catch the show live, follow @booksandbounty on Twitch! On the most recent show, Stephanie Henderson, your host and owner of Books & Bounty, shares some of her first steps at rebuilding her bookish community. This episode features: Silent Reading with Nicole Butler of @butlersbookbag featuring The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix and others. Virtual book club with The Zora Neale Hurston Trust featuring Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston. Baltimore Book Festival 2024 featuring Glory Edim, Leslie…

NY attorney general ready to prosecute ex-trooper in death of 11 year old Black girl

By Naba’a Muhammad, StraightWords.com (CHICAGO – October 6, 2024) – Now that a New York appeals court has reinstated a murder charge, State Attorney General Letitia James is ready to prosecute a former New York state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old Black girl during a high-speed chase. The appeals court ruled against ex-trooper Christopher Baldner, saying he was responsible for dangerous, unauthorized “perilous, unsanctioned high-speed collisions.” One of those chases killed Monica Goods in New York’s Hudson Valley in December 2020. Naba’a Richard Muhammad’s Straight Words is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider…

Morgan State University Research Grant Funding on Pace to Reach 0M Annual Target

By Morgan State U (BALTIMORE – October 6, 2024) — During the Morgan State University Board of Regents summer quarterly meetings, the University’s Division of Research and Economic Development (D-RED) reported a record-high of $88.5 million in new federal funding commitments for university research and training — a 6% increase over the previous year — and $50 million in research expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). This marks the fourth consecutive year Morgan has netted increases in sponsored research commitments, excluding any private gifts. Both achievements further advance the University toward its goal of obtaining an R1 (very high research activity) Carnegie classification. “Since first…

Op-Ed by Michael A. Grant, J.D.: Trump Wants Black Males to Vote for Him. What do they have to lose? A hell of a lot.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 6, 2024) – Looking historically at demographics, Black men in America have for centuries been singled out for the most vicious and dehumanizing attacks on their personhood and their manhood. Without delving too deeply into America’s dark past, one need only read the Autobiography of Frederick Douglas to capture a glimpse of the atrocious acts perpetrated against Black men that began during slavery and continued unabated with the murders of George Floyd, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and others to understand that the institutional animosity, the stereotyping, and the marginalizing is an everyday phenomenon that still defines…

Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Doni Glover.

(BALTIMORE – October 5, 2024) – For over three decades, I’ve been reporting on events and developments within the Black community, starting right here in Sandtown – a historic 72-block neighborhood in the heart of West Baltimore. My journey in journalism began with my earliest memories at my family’s funeral home on Patterson Park and Lanvale around 1968. Since then, my work has taken me from East Baltimore and East New York to the Middle East and East Africa. I’ve covered the White House numerous times, hosted the longest-running customized show in Radio One history, and appeared nationally on TV…