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Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African-American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! Baltimore City Police have arrested a man who they say is responsible for the September 2018 shooting death of a man. 55-year-old George Pullet allegedly shot 46 year-old Donald Lee Jackson in the head on the 3300 […]
An 18-year-old student is facing charges related to the alleged assault of a teacher at Loch Raven High School on Tuesday. According to Baltimore County Police, Geronimo Harding Jr. was speaking with the teacher, who was seated at his desk in his classroom, when he became agitated. He then suddenly began punching the teacher in the face, […]
Maryland lawmakers and gun violence prevention advocates are calling attention to gun control measures in the General Assembly this year. One would ban weapons commonly called “ghost guns.” They can be built at home with 3D printers or from parts of kits available online. They also don’t require a criminal background check. Supporters of the […]
The Maryland Zoo’s six-year-old male rhinoceros died earlier this week. Jaharo died suddenly on Sunday in the early afternoon. “Jaharo had been undergoing treatment for serious health issues, but was eating, drinking and behaving normally for the past several weeks,” Mike McClure, general curator at the Zoo told CBS Baltimore. “On Sunday, his condition went […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Cutting prescription drug costs and ensuring health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical problems are some of the top priorities for Maryland Democrats this legislative session. Democrats, who control the Maryland General Assembly, outlined the proposals Tuesday in Annapolis. They also want to raise the state’s smoking age from 18 […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! Baltimore County police are investigating robberies at several fast food restaurants Tuesday evening. “We have responded this evening to reports of several commercial robberies, one of which was at a Burger King in the 5600 block […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Legislation that would expand Maryland’s law against cyberbullying youth has drawn criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union. The Daily Record reports ACLU of Maryland senior staff attorney David Rocah told the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday that the bill went “vastly overboard.” The senate bill would outlaw an online […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to give the annual State of the State speech, and he has said he’ll be proposing a tax cut. Hogan will give the speech to a […]
Baltimore County Police confirmed they are investigating an assault of a teacher by a student at Loch Raven High School. According to officials, police were dispatched to Loch Raven High School shortly after 8:30 a.m. after a student assaulted a teacher. The student started the altercation with the teacher by striking him in the face […]