‘Give Black’ today with CLLCTIVGIVE, the 24-hour fundraiser for Black-led social change groups
To honor Black Philanthropy Month, a Baltimore social change organization is holding their third annual 24-hour day of giving. CLLCTIVGIVE is taking place Friday, August 8, 2025, inviting people to contribute to Baltimore’s Black-led social change organizations. CLLCTIVGIVE is an initiative launched by CLLCTIVLY,...
BMore Bald expo celebrates self love, beauty, and strength
The inaugural BMore Bald Expo celebrates, elevates, and empowers the bald community - especially Black women who’ve embraced their baldness as a badge of beauty and boldness. Founded in the spirit of self-love and the fight against stigmas, BMore Bald brings together individuals impacted by alopecia, cancer,...
SUN: Demolished Baltimore building was undergoing work without permit, city says
The North Eutaw Street building that was condemned and then immediately demolished Monday after a partial collapse was undergoing work without a permit, according to Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. The structure at 310 N. Eutaw St. was leaning onto another neighboring building, 308 N....
No Bail For Woman Who Shot Self
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. A Baltimore woman who allegedly shot herself in the thigh in March following an altercation in West Baltimore will be held without bail due to the “severe public safety risk” she poses.
Court Denies Drug Treatment for Defendant in 1993 Homicide
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. Kumar Rick Nesbeth stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Aug. 7 making a drug and mental health treatment request. Nesbeth, 53, was convicted in 1993 of two counts of...
1,100 traffic lights in Baltimore City are being retimed. Here’s what to know.
1,100 Baltimore City traffic signals are being retimed, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT).
Baltimore man already charged with selling to informants in June and illegally using a...
WAYNESBORO- A Baltimore man already facing a number of charges from the Waynesboro PD is facing multiple new felonies after allegedly selling to a confidential informant twice in the month of July. Marc Anthony Lewis failed to post an additional combined bail of $100,000 after being charged with two felony counts of...
A smoky veil over Maryland
Smoke from the intense wildfires in Canada continues to funnel into the region, creating a smoky veil across Maryland. This is impacting air quality statewide. The AQI in Baltimore of 84, puts us in the higher range of Moderate air quality today. While this means that the air is generally acceptable, it could pose...
New Baltimore-made TV show goes viral – and it’s just the pilot episode
Baltimore-native Imani Nia Robinson came up with the idea for 3 Blind Mice, a 90s-inspired TV show following a young woman in pursuit of her Black identity, in high school. In 2023, her idea became a reality. And now she’s sharing it with the world. Robinson released the show’s...
133 Years—and we’re still telling the truth
One hundred and thirty-three years. That’s how long the AFRO-American Newspapers, dba AFRO News, has been in business—100 percent Black-owned, family-owned and unapologetically committed to truth-telling. That alone is worth celebrating. But it didn’t happen by accident—or without struggle. We thank God first....
