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Photos courtesy of Edith Williams of Diamond Digital Portraits Mario, Raheem DeVaughn, CJ Hilton, Paula Campbell and more performed for Baltimore’s youth last night at the “Benefit for Baltimore’s Children” presented by Living Classrooms Foundation and the Mario Do Right Foundation! Last night’s event was held at the Hippodrome. Proceeds from the concert will go towards Living Classrooms’ education and […]
Photograph by @robinrazzi (picutred l to r: Kamaria 5-years-old, Nia 10-year-old, Nya 9-years-old) With a city plagued by violence, drugs and corruption, you can’t help but to admire the honesty of our very own, Baltimore’s children. The Natur sisters, better known as Watoto Of The Nile, penned an open letter to rap superstar Lil Wayne […]
Many times we will become so overwhelmed with our own trials and tribulations that we forget about others. Lord knows I have been guilty of this. A wonderful friend of Radio One Baltimore is Habakkuk Music and they share the same passion for giving back to the community as we do and has teamed up […]
Dr. Charles Richard Drew ,pioneer in blood plasma research, died in a car accident in Burlington, NC,on April 1,1950. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Charles Richard Drew was the first person to develop the blood bank. His introduction of a system for the storing of blood plasma revolutionized the medical profession. Drew first utilized his system on the […]
Booker Taliaferro was born a mulatto slave in Franklin Country on 5th April, 1856. His father was an unknown white man and his mother, the slave of James Burroughs, a small farmer in Virginia. Later, his mother married the slave, Washington Ferguson. When Booker entered school he took the name of his stepfather and became […]
Photo by Louis Curry III Baltimore definitely showed up and showed out to IVote Maryland‘s first major event “Express Your Voice Concert Series” at Bourbon Street last night. Over 400 people came out to hear the message of the importance of voting as well as enjoyed performances by some of Baltimore’s most influential artists. The […]
Pearl Bailey ,famed entertainer ,was born in Newport News,VA, on March 29,1918. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pearl Bailey was a singer and actress known for her talent, warmth and genuine style. Her career spanned over six decades (1933 – 1990) and she was successful in many different entertainment venues – Nightclubs, Broadway, Movies and Television. Pearl Bailey began […]
At the time of Bessie Smith’s birth in Chattanooga, Tennesee, blacks were so little thought of that no record was made; only the date she gave on her marriage license leads us to give the year as 1894. At the time of her death her funeral was among the largest ever held in Philadelphia. Bessie […]
Men’s Health Magazine published a report ranking Baltimore as the second angriest city in the nation. How in the world did they come up with that? Well they considered the number of aggravated assaults, the number of people with high blood pressure and the amount of time spent in rush hour. Check out the top […]