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Chidi Onwuanibe 'carrying on a torch' by winning WJZ's Black History Oratory Competition 2024
McDonogh freshman Chidi Onwuanibe spoke with WJZ about the thought process behind his award-winning essay and his bright future ahead.
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McDonogh freshman Chidi Onwuanibe spoke with WJZ about the thought process behind his award-winning essay and his bright future ahead.
The fire department is working to bridge the diversity gap by offering training to high schoolers, increasing their chance of joining the fire department after graduation.
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Playwright Lynn Nottage is the only woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes for drama.
The keys to unlocking the doors of Black history may not rest in the pages of school history books, but rather in segregated schools made for Black children.
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The annual competition invites Maryland students in grades 9 through 12 to write an original essay of 500 words based on a prompt provided to them.
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Morgan State University is home to Maryland's only four-year interior design program.
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Expect dangerous heat and humidity Monday through Wednesday. Isolated strong storms possible during the afternoon.
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Secret Service rushed the stage and took former President Donald Trump away in a motorcade after shots were fired during a Pennsylvania rally today.
Expect dangerous heat and humidity Monday through Wednesday. Isolated strong storms possible during the afternoon.
"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin," former President Trump wrote.
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball last week announced the launch of the county's first Early Head Start program to expand early childhood education opportunities.
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Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday — after an error by shortstop Anthony Volpe kept the two-out rally going.
Jacoby Jones, former wide receiver and kick return specialist for the Baltimore Ravens, has died.
The Baltimore Orioles' offense once again failed to produce in their 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday at Camden Yards.
Angel Reese, who is from the Baltimore area, had her WNBA-record double-double streak at 15 games in the Chicago Sky's 81-67 loss to the New York Liberty.
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he looks "forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin." President Biden addresses the nation in Oval Office address tonight.
"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin," former President Trump wrote.
Eyewitnesses at a rally of former President Donald Trump's described a chaotic scene on Saturday after he was rushed off stage with blood visible on his face after shots were fired.
The White House confirmed late Saturday night that Mr. Biden and Trump spoke by phone following the shooting.
Sources said the gunman was armed with a rifle and was standing on an elevated structure outside of the cordoned-off rally area, about 200 yards from Trump's stage.
Morgan State University's Magnificent Marching Machine will appear on the world stage Friday, performing in Normandy, France on the 80th Anniversary and Commemoration of D-Day.
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The University of Maryland Medical Center was granted the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet for the fourth time in a row.
Magali Uroza comes from a Mexican immigrant family and remembers the challenges of learning English while growing up in Baltimore.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
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It has long been a popular resource in the community, easily accessible to many college students and neighbors.
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Primanti Bros. on Tuesday announced plans to expand to the Baltimore region this spring.
CVS is closing dozens of pharmacies inside Target stores in 2024 as the store and other retail pharmacy chains face increasing difficulties.
The wildly popular chicken finger joint opened its doors Tuesday at the Snowden River Shopping Center.
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Students from families earning less than $300,000 won't have to pay any tuition to attend medical school.
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Paramount Global, the owner of Paramount Pictures and CBS, will merge with a media company founded by David Ellison.
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Communities large and small are hosting festivities and Baltimore, a city rich with American history, is celebrating the Fourth of July in style.
Expect dangerous heat and humidity Monday through Wednesday. Isolated strong storms possible during the afternoon.
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