9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (377+ words) Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province claims 87 lives as health workers intensify screening and contact tracing efforts to contain the disease....

15+ hour, 42+ min ago  (18+ words) Morgan State University celebrates record enrollment and graduation outcomes, reflecting sustained growth and a strengthened graduate education pipeline....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (367+ words) Thousands gathered in Montgomery, Ala. , on May 16 to defend Black political representation and voting rights amid ongoing legal battles over congressional redistricting and recent Supreme Court decisions that activists say have weakened protections for Black voters. Speakers, including U. S. Sen. Cory…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (204+ words) More than 200 mostly Black mothers, fathers and children gathered in Washington, D. C. , on Mother's Day for the fifth annual Black Mothers March on the White House, calling attention to what organizers describe as racial and economic inequities within Child Protective Services....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (51+ words) Eric Morrissette argues that the dismantling of federal economic data collection threatens the foundation of modern civil-rights enforcement by making discrimination harder to measure and prove. He warns that rollbacks affecting employment, lending and minority business data systems could obscure…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (448+ words) By Adia R. Louden Her name is Paige Coffey. Missing since 2019, she was found last week, murdered, dumped and abandoned in a vacant Cleveland home. Her name now joins a disturbing list of other women who have been killed in recent…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (108+ words) Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen reflects on serving jury duty and argues that civic participation is essential to protecting democracy and ensuring justice is applied fairly. In the commentary, Cogen criticizes aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics that he says have…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (840+ words) Churches long known for feeding the hungry are now challenging the systems driving Black food insecurity. By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Word In Black The Black church has long understood that hunger is political. Long before researchers coined phrases like "food…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (54+ words) The Baltimore region's economy continued to be shaped by large-scale "mega deals" in 2025, even as overall investment activity became more concentrated and uneven. A new scorecard from the Greater Baltimore Committee shows real estate remained the dominant driver of growth,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (247+ words) Baltimore's 2026 summer youth engagement plan expands job opportunities, late-night recreation and safe spaces as officials respond to concerns over viral "teen takeover" gatherings and efforts to keep young people engaged and connected....