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Kanaiyah Ward, Maryland Foster Care, Foster Care, theGrio.com
November 25, 2025
After the death of 16-year-old Kanaiyah Ward in September, Maryland’s Department of Human Services was given deadline to end the…
Tobias Dorzon, Tobias Dorzon shooting, Chef Tobias, Black celebrity chefs, theGrio.com
November 4, 2025
Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon is reflecting one year after he was gunned down on the night of Nov. 5 in…
Wes Moore
November 3, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on Monday the state would provide $62M in funding for SNAP benefits in the state…
Maryland State Capitol Building In Annapolis
October 27, 2025
Marylanders were in for a surprise Monday evening as a 2.5-magnitude earthquake could be felt near Columbia, in between Baltimore…
September 24, 2025
More than 200 Black boys confined to the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children died and were buried…
Wes Moore, theGrio.com
September 17, 2025
“These racist AI videos highlight what people hate most about politics,” said Maryland Democratic Party Executive Director Karen Darkes.
Dacara Thompson, Dacara Thompson mother, Carmen Thompson, What happened to Dacara Thompson?, Dacara Thompson misisng, Dacara Thompson update theGrio.com
September 9, 2025
“Please don't believe everything you hear,” Carmen Thompson addresses socila media rumors about her daughter Dacara Thompson’s case.
Da’Cara Thompson, Da’Cara Thompson update, Da’Cara Thompson found, Da’Cara Thompson case, Dacara Thompson, Da’Cara Thompson dead theGrio.com
September 5, 2025
19-year-old Dacara Thompson had been missing for two weeks before Prince George’s County police found her dead.
DaCara Rose Thompson, PG County, missing black women and girls, theGrio.com
September 2, 2025
19-year-old DaCara Rose Thompson vanished on Friday, August 22 and her car was later found containing all of her belongings. 
Wes Moore, theGrio.com
June 19, 2025
Moore announced a pair of new actions aimed at restoring justice and closing the racial wealth gap for Black Americans…
June 17, 2024
Moore plans to sign the executive order Monday morning in the capitol in Annapolis, with Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown…
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby
May 24, 2024
Mosby's sentence includes a year of home confinement, three years of supervised release, plus 100 hours of community service.
Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, theGrio.com
March 31, 2024
Generations of Maryland workers watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol of maritime culture crumbled into the Patapsco…
UMES vet school
February 23, 2024
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hopes to become the second HBCU in the nation to train veterinarians. 
January 18, 2024
Baltimore County Public Schools is investigating an alleged recording of a principal making disparaging remarks about Black pupils and staff.
November 1, 2023
A Black Maryland family wants the state to introduce a separate alert system for individuals with special needs who are…
October 16, 2023
Black correctional officers at Maryland Correctional Training Center have filed a racial bias lawsuit against their white peers.
September 9, 2023
More than a decade after being convicted of embezzling donated gift cards, Sheila Dixon has announced she’s again running for…
Edward Garrison Draper posthumous bar admission
September 7, 2023
Edward Garrison Draper will receive posthumous admission to Maryland state bar in a special session on Oct. 26, 2023.
August 18, 2023
Maryland's first Black deputy chief state fire marshal, Derek Chapman, can go ahead with his $4.8 million lawsuit against its…