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Patricia Ann Alsobrooks remembered as fighter, survivor and devoted mother

Patricia Ann Alsobrooks, the mother of U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), died at age 79 on Oct. 9, the senator announced. She was preceded in death by her husband, James “Mack” Alsobrooks, who died ...
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White House Black media chief Erica Loewe promoted to Office of Public Engagement

Erica P. Loewe joined the Biden Administration as Director of African American media in May of 2021 and changed the trajectory of hundreds of media outlets within the past two years. Born in South ...
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One year later, Target still reeling from boycotts

It’s been almost a year since Georgia Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Lenten Target fast began. The movement, started in March 2025, was spurred by the retailer’s decision to axe their equity, diversity and ...
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Beyond the Science: Building infrastructure for Maryland’s emerging technology economy

Maryland’s quantum ambitions depend on more than research: an inclusive ecosystem of legal, policy and business support could shape who benefits from its growth. Ever heard of quantum technology? It’s ...
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50 years later, is ‘Roots’ on the wrong side of history?

(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 ...
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Morgan State University targets R-1 status to boost innovation, jobs and growth in Baltimore

Morgan State University (MSU) is pressing forward in its efforts to achieve R-1 status—a designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and the American Council on ...
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Meet Dr. Tanya Johnson, the woman redefining student support services

Leading with humanization, Dr. Tanya Johnson has over 25 years of experience in higher education and is making waves with her research on people-centered practices in higher learning. “My work that ...
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‘Never afraid, never intimidated': April Ryan speaks on being longest-serving Black woman in the White House correspondent

Baltimore has served as home base for most of April Ryan's life. The award-winning reporter, author and White House correspondent is a proud graduate of Morgan State University. But for Ryan, who was ...
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From homeroom to handcuffs: Part 2 - Resource officers, poor academic instruction blamed for fueling disproportionate school-to-prison pipeline

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 ...
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New York ‘became my parish:’ A Black chaplain remembers 9/11

Suzan Johnson Cook spent the day helping stranded New Yorkers before heading to Ground Zero, where firefighters simply asked her to pray. The NYPD’s first Black woman chaplain entered Sept. 11 ...
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The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois

This timeline reflects the founding of some of the world's oldest historically Black colleges and universities, otherwise known as HBCUs. In 1867, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, ...
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Civil rights leaders at Maryland gala urge unity, investment in young voices

The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) on Aug. 23 hosted the 2025 Annual Civil Rights Gala at the Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Arundel Mills, with a theme of “Looking Ahead, No Turning ...