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Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “John Mackey was one of the great leaders in NFL history, on and off the field. He was a Hall of Fame player who redefined the tight end position. He was a courageous advocate for his fellow NFL players as head of the NFL Players Association. He worked closely with our […]

Photos courtesy of Getty Images R. Kelly ‘s Love Letters Tour rolled through Baltimore Friday night and brought along world class acts like Marsha Ambrosius, Keyshia Cole and of course R. Kelly. Baltimore definitely showed up, young and old, to see “the man” R. Kelly and hear hit after hit after hit. With over 22 […]

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts present Ports America Chesapeake Fourth of July Celebration. The Baltimore Inner Harbor is known to attract millions of visitors each year, and with its historical, exciting and culturally diverse background, it is a premiere spot to commemorate the independence of the United States. […]

Photos courtesy of Mike Love As many of you already know, the Heart & Soul Awards 2011 was held in Baltimore this year. The star-studded event brought out the best and brightest including Michael Baisden, George Willborn, Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker, Robin Givens, Rebecca Crews, Vanessa Williams, Kindred, Maysa and more. For more on […]

Photo via facebook.com Via: baltimoresun.com The body of a Baltimore City Fire Department recruit who was last seen May 29 was found Sunday afternoon in the Liberty Reservoir, police said. The body was identified as Rodney Earl Goggins, Jr., 20. “There were no visible signs of trauma” according to Major Phil Kasten of the Carroll […]

Congressman Elijah Cummings is now mourning the loss of his nephew Christopher Cummings. Cummings, 20, and his roommate Jake Carey were shot in an off-campus shooting near Old Dominion University. Carey crawled across the street for help and Cummings passed shortly after. Carey is currently in critical condition. The event happened Friday morning. Our condolences […]

Photos courtesy of Tia Johnson of Radio One Baltimore

Baltimore is on a heat advisory today and tomorrow with tempatures in the 90’s and high humidy factor it is going to feel like it’s in the 100’s. Here is the list of cooling centers that will have cool air and free water. They will be open today until 7pm and tomorrow from 9am to 7pm. […]

Victoria Earle Matthews,writer,educator,noted social worker,and founder of the White Rose Mission in New York ,was born a slave in Ft.Valley,GA,on May 27,1861.   TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

 Charles Edmund Nash, the first Black Congressman from Louisiana, was born on May 23,1844. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.