2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (462+ words) The 56th annual Marcus Garvey Celebration took place at Harlem Square Park on Aug. 15. In honor of Garvey’s legacy, the West Baltimore community joined together for a day of fun, fellowship and education. Charles Dugger, one of the original organizers of…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1138+ words) Three August primary victories reveal just how complicated race and representation have become in the Sunshine State. Florida politics has always had its share of strange reflections. But after primary elections in the Sunshine State this month, Black voters looking…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (768+ words) While the crowd paled in comparison to the record number of Americans who, in 1963, heeded the call of the “Drum Major for Peace” in support of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, those who attended the 63rd anniversary of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) In May of 2026, Kaizen Beauty, a local luxury nail salon located on 339 North Charles Street, brought an elevated and updated approach to self-maintenance to Downtown Baltimore. Ashleigh Johnson, the owner of Kaizen Beauty, it was a full circle moment. She…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (705+ words) Modeled after the famous book by Victor Hugo Green, the ‘Psychiatric Green Book’ guides families through mental health crises. According to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, more than 61 million U.S. adults experienced some type of mental illness…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) We Are CASA and ASAP seek urgent relief after administration issues second order targeting children born in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, immigrant families along with We Are CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), represented by Georgetown Law’s Institute for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) The Moral Mondays leader is taking his fight to churches and neighborhoods — and ultimately to the ballot box. After weeks of public protests, prayer vigils and arrests in Washington, D.C., activist Bishop William J. Barber II says the national moral…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (234+ words) Advocacy to advance reparations in Maryland garnered major traction over the last few years. Former Delegate Wanika Fisher (D-Md.-47B); former state Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Md.-41); Delegate Marlon Amprey (D-Md.-40), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (D-Md.-39) and Delegate Aletheia R. McCaskill (D-Md.-44B) have all…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1040+ words) More than six decades after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. composed his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” the young Black woman who helped transform scattered notes on smuggled scraps of paper into one of history’s greatest writings is finally…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (632+ words) Thousands of devout fans and followers of the “Godfather of Go-Go” swarmed the grounds of Fort Dupont Park in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Aug. 22 for the 12th Annual Chuck Brown Day despite disputes between Brown’s family and organizers that threatened…...