Kurt Schmoke is best known as the first elected African-American mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. He is the current President of the University of Baltimore (UB), and former Dean of the Howard University School of Law.  I’ve had the pleasure of talking to Mr. Schmoke many times on my show about various issues that pertained to […]

Earlier this week I participated in a Black History Celebration. The theme “Salutes Black History Heroes”. On the last day of Black History Month the Magic 95.9 Baltimore FB question: Who’s your Black History Hero? After hearing this honorees story Dr. Helena Hicks is mine. As a Morgan State college student, from which she earned […]

Many of you have taken your family to the UniverSoul Circus but did you know the circus was founded by Baltimore native Cedric Walker? Walker always had an entrepreneurial spirit and after trying his hand at a number of business ventures in the entertainment industry, he found his passion in providing quality family entertainment. The […]

ANTONIO MICHAEL FREEMAN  Former American football wide receiver in the NFL most notably for the Green Bay Packers. Attended Polytechnic Institute.

ANTONIO MICHAEL FREEMAN  Former American football wide receiver in the NFL most notably for the Green Bay Packers. Attended Polytechnic Institute.

Many of you have taken your family to the UniverSoul Circus but did you know the circus was founded by Baltimore native Cedric Walker? Walker…

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the late Frank Conaway Sr. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Morgan State University’s Fine…

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the late Frank Conaway Sr. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Morgan State University’s Fine Arts Center located at 2201 Argonne Dr. A wake preceding the funeral will begin at 10 a.m. A viewing will be held from 4 – 8 p.m. Friday at the […]

Black History Month

We have compiled a list of ten black [and some not so black] films that shifted not only the world of cinema but culture as a whole. Do The Right Thing, 1989 Probably the most popular Spike Lee movie to-date, Do The Right Thing was both commercially and critically acclaimed, landing Lee with an Oscar […]

In honor of Black History Month in 2015, The Urban Daily will highlight amazing moments in Black American sports and entertainment history. Each week, we’ll…