BMORENews.com and Beloved Community Services Corporation expand event window to accommodate voters heading to the polls (BALTIMORE – June 10, 2026) — BMORENews.com and Beloved Community Services Corporation announced today that Thursday’s “Chaos or Community: A Political Conversation” has been extended through 9:00 PM in recognition of Early Voting Week ahead of the June 23 Maryland Primary Election. The forum, originally scheduled to run from 6:00 PM, will now offer three full hours of candidate engagement, community dialogue, and political accountability at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, 1315 Division Street in West Baltimore. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Admission remains…

(BALTIMORE – REVISED – June 9, 2026) – As Baltimore voters prepare to head to the polls on June 23rd, another voice is stepping forward with serious allegations about the leadership of Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen — and this one comes from the inside. Ryan Watson, a concerned citizen with direct knowledge of the sheriff’s office, says what he has witnessed goes far beyond politics. According to Watson, the agency under Cogen has been defined not by professionalism or stability, but by a culture of retaliation, intimidation, and dysfunction that has affected multiple employees across multiple years. “I have…

(BALTIMORE, MD – June 8, 2026) — BMORENews.com will host “Chaos or Community? A Political Conversation on Power, Policy & the Future of Baltimore” on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center. The forum will bring together candidates, community leaders, media professionals, and residents for an open conversation about some of the most pressing issues facing Baltimore today. Following a legislative session in Annapolis that produced major changes in voting rights, juvenile justice, housing policy, and discussions surrounding reparations, the event will examine what those decisions mean for Baltimore neighborhoods and families.…

(BALTIMORE – June 8, 2026) – Three days after Christmas 2022, Sabrina Tapp-Harper received something no veteran law enforcement officer expects after 36 years of service: a termination letter. Imagine it. The holidays are ending. A new year is around the corner. You’re looking ahead with optimism, reflecting on a career spent protecting others. Then comes the news that changes everything. For Tapp-Harper, a decorated law enforcement executive with decades of experience and no known disciplinary record during her eight years with the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, that moment was more than a job loss. She says it was the…

“When they show you who they are, believe them.” (OWINGS MILLS – June 7, 2026) – One of my favorite politicians of all time is the Mayor for Life. I don’t even have to say his name. If your family lives anywhere along the Baltimore-Washington corridor, you already know who I’m talking about. Before he was a politician, he was known as “the jobs man.” If you were Black and needed work, Marion Barry was the person people called. His efforts helped build a Black professional and business class in Prince George’s County that would later gain national recognition. Another…

Two precedents. One choice for Maryland’s 41st District. (BALTIMORE – June 7, 2026) – Area pastors delivered their final sermons before early voting begins this week. The last Khutbah was on Friday at Juma. The last D’var Torah was delivered yesterday at Shabbat. And now that we have given proper homage to God, let the voting begin. But before we get to the ballots, let’s talk about precedent. Because the 41st District has been here before. Not in exactly the same way. History never repeats itself perfectly. But it often rhymes. And the voters of the 41st District have before…

(PRINCE GEORGE’S & CHARLES COUNTIES, MD – June 3, 2026) — With early voting set for June 11–18 and Primary Election Day on June 23, 2026, Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq., a Charles County Board of Education leader and Southern Maryland attorney, is leaning on her local record as she seeks the Democratic nomination for Maryland House of Delegates District 27A. District 27A spans parts of Charles and Prince George’s counties, and Moore Lee is one of several Democrats on the ballot for the open House seat. Moore Lee currently serves as the elected District 4 representative on the Charles County…

(BALTIMORE – June 3, 2026) – I was coming down Garrison Boulevard the other day and couldn’t help but notice. Signs everywhere. At Garrison and Liberty Heights. Up Rogers Avenue. Through Park Heights. Past the Caribbean restaurants that have become anchors of this community. Toward Pimlico. Along Northern Parkway. Big signs. Small signs. Clusters on corners. Enough to make you think somebody already won something. But I’ve been covering Baltimore politics since 1994, and I know what campaign signs are. They are a tactic. They are a show of strength. They are money planted in the ground. And sometimes they are…

(BALTIMORE – June 3, 2026) – There are moments in politics when the most important question is not who is running. It is why. Why would a career law enforcement professional spend decades serving the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, rise through the ranks, earn the respect of her peers, and position herself for continued leadership within the agency—only to turn around and challenge the sitting sheriff? That question deserves an answer. Sabrina Tapp-Harper is not a political tourist looking for a title. She is not an outsider parachuting in for a campaign season. She is a veteran insider who has seen the…

(BALTIMORE – May 31, 2026) — Maybe I got this whole thing wrong. I’m talking about public service. I thought it was about getting out there, fighting for healthcare, jobs, voting rights — good, wholesome causes. Clearly, I’ve missed this whole new era where politicians no longer have to earn our vote. Apparently, we live in an age where video editing and deepfakes are the new strategies for replacement. Instead of mapping out real solutions, you just hire someone to splice together funky clips of your opponent looking awkward, let it go viral, and voilà — you’re a leader. LMAO.…