A Message from President Terri Lee Freeman “If you have recently driven down President Street near Pratt, you may have glanced at a mural installed on the side of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture. No, your eyes are not deceiving you; that is a rendering of Maryland’s own Frederick Douglass, posing in a pinstripe suit, fancy watch, and sneakers. Not unlike the mission of the Lewis Museum, this contemporary linocut of Douglass seeks to provoke questions and conversation. Because he was the most photographed figure during his lifetime, many people can easily identify his likeness…even if…

BMA Ball is sold out; After Party tickets went on sale September 20 (BALTIMORE – September 21, 2024)—The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will celebrate another major milestone in its 110-year history with a spectacular BMA Ball and After Party on Saturday, November 23. In addition to live music, dancing, and dinner amongst the museum’s masterpieces, the BMA is presenting its Artists Who Inspire and Changemaker Who Inspires awards recognizing individuals who advance social justice and equity through their work. The inaugural Artists Who Inspire recipients are John Akomfrah and LaToya Ruby Frazier, two exceptional artists whose works invite us into…

Under Threat: Countering David Smith’s Ballot Initiatives September 19, 2024 @ 6pm Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 David Smith, Executive Chairman of Sinclair Broadcasting, is supporting ballot initiatives that seek to diminish Black political power in Baltimore. This is part of a larger right-wing attack on the progress made in criminal justice reform, reparations, community-based violence prevention, and other progressive policy measures. This discussion will provide the audience with more information about these ballot initiatives and the work being done to fight them. FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Register Now

URGENT: Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed in just 6 days. We need all hands on deck. Contact Gov. Mike Parson right now and urge him to stop Marcellus’ execution. If you have trouble getting connected, please use our tool to send an email or tweet and try your call again during business hours 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST. Did you know that incentivized informants are a leading cause of wrongful convictions, Doni? The prosecution’s case against Marcellus was based entirely on the unreliable testimony of two incentivized witnesses, both of whom were motivated by being promised leniency in their own…

GAMES THIS WEEK (Thursday) W Volleyball at Wyoming – 8pm – Live Stats; Listen; Watch($) (Friday) W Volleyball at Utah – 5pm – Live Stats; Listen; Watch($) (Saturday) M&W Cross Country at MD Eastern Shore – 11am (BALTIMORE – September 19, 2024)—Coppin State women’s basketball head coach Jermaine Woods announced on Tuesday the unveiling of the Eagles’ 2024-25 season schedule. Highlighted on the docket is a trip to face the South Carolina Gamecocks, the defending national champions, on November 14. This is the second-straight season that Coppin will face the defending national champions after hosting LSU in front of a sold-out crowd. The Eagles play four non-conference home…

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By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – September 16, 2024) – Of all the various aspects of our work at BMORENews.com, I’d have to acknowledge that our video content is what I’m most proud of. Since 2002, we have amassed quite possibly the largest Black news YouTube catalogs worldwide. From New York to New Orleans, we have been fortunate to document the lives and stories of Black people. From East Baltimore to East Africa, this little engine that could have captured on video everyone from Marion Barry to President Barack Obama. Maybe we should do a better job telling this story.…

(BALTIMORE – September 14, 2024) – Born Howard Beverly on December 6, 1946, in Philadelphia, Frankie Beverly was a jewel to many in Black America. I grew up on his songs. I know the words in his music as well as anybody else, and he will always have a place in my heart. The great performer got his wings this week and will surely be missed. His “LIVE in New Orleans” album is probably my all-time favorite. It’s interesting how his music could set any cookout on fire. Most everybody would “feel the feelin.’” “There ain’t no way that I…

By Morgan State U (BALTIMORE – September 12, 2024) — The Morgan State University Foundation’s (MSUF’s) board of directors is pleased to announce that Joseph S. Simms III, ‘93, was elected as its new board chair at its first convening to commence fiscal year 2025. Simms, a Morgan State alum of the Class of 1993 and former chief diversity officer at Stanley Black and Decker, replaces Jacqueline L. Lawson, ‘75, and will serve a three-year term as MSUF board chair. In addition to the election of Simms, the Foundation welcomes two new officers to its executive committee. Mervin A. Bourne Jr., ‘99,…

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – September 11, 2024) —  College coaches will have the chance to meet and evaluate the country’s next generation of young fishing talent when the fourth annual Skeeter Bassmaster High School Combine kicks off on Sept. 13 on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala. The Combine allows young anglers to show off their skills and meet with coaches to discuss taking their fishing aspirations to the next level at colleges and universities nationwide. More than $7 million in scholarships were offered during the first three Combines, and now 97 anglers and representatives from 27 schools will be on hand in…