Morgan State University’s Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS) has received an $800,000 grant from the Crankstart Foundation to continue providing reentry scholarships for ...
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A new analysis finds insurance costs 16 percent more in Black neighborhoods — and the gap persists even after researchers account for risk. For Black homeowners, protecting the family home can come ...
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said on Feb. 10, the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that ...
The company offers customers a new option to help manage energy costs. BALTIMORE – BGE has announced a proposal designed to give customers greater flexibility and control over how they pay for ...
Baltimore City principal Yetunde Reeves makes it a priority to encourage strong attendance at her school. Reeves, principal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, said improving attendance is the first ...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic spiked in the 1980s, resulting in the death of over 100,000 people from 1981 to 1990, making an irreversible mark on our world from a social, medical, and political perspective.
Dr. Vivien Thomas (1910-1985) was an African-American surgical technician and pioneering figure in medical history whose contributions to the field of heart surgery made an indelible impact. Despite ...
School resource officers (SROs) and zero-tolerance policies have long shouldered the blame for the disproportionate introduction of Black and disabled students into the school-to-prison pipeline. "I ...
I care deeply about Sandtown-Winchester because I've walked its streets, talked with its residents, and seen both its history and its pain firsthand. As someone pursuing a career in social work and ...
(Black Press USA Wire) – Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.” The timing was exquisite: As the nation ...
Community members, descendants, elected officials, scholars and clergy gathered on Sept. 13 at 2401 Belair Road to restore the memory of a nearly erased past. Laurel Cemetery—once the final resting ...