Morgan State University

PASSINGS: Robert F. Chew, Taiho

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Robert F. Chew Baltimore-based actor on 'The Wire' Robert F. Chew, 52, an actor and teacher who portrayed the drug kingpin Proposition Joe on the HBO series "The Wire," died Thursday of apparent heart failure in his sleep at his Baltimore home,...

Steve Stricker wins PGA Tour season-opening event in Hawaii

2012-01-09 19:22:00

Sharron Angle ad spurs a ... colorful ... outburst by 'The View's' Joy Behar

2010-10-27 16:35:02

NCAA tournament: West Virginia routs Morgan State, 77-50

2010-03-19 16:33:11

'Domestic tranquillity'

2007-12-26 00:00:00

This has rarely been a tranquil nation. Born in revolution, tested by civil war, energized by protest, the United States has survived turmoil even as it has pursued its constitutional mandate to ensure tranquillity. Today, that elusive sense of domestic...

Piercing black silence on immigration

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Washington — IT WAS A SIGN. This city was uncharacteristically balmy last week, and L.A. was uncharacteristically frigid. Yet for some reason, it felt appropriate; although I had traveled almost 2,700 miles, it was for a conversation I should have...

PASSINGS

2009-04-09 00:00:00

Marvin Webster Hoops pro for 10 years Marvin Webster, 56, a former NBA player known as the "Human Eraser" for his shot-blocking ability during a 10-year pro basketball career, was found dead Monday morning in a hotel bathtub in Tulsa, Okla. Foul play...

Martha S. Putney, black historian and author, dies at 92

2008-12-29 00:00:00

Martha S. Putney, a retired historian at Bowie State and Howard universities and the author of a book about African American women who served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II, died Dec. 11 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a...

The Sun Remembers May 19-25

2013-05-19 11:41:00

May 23, 1991: Mired in last place, the Orioles fire manager Frank Robinson and promote Johnny Oates, 45, the team's first base coach and a former Baltimore player. Oates will manage nearly four years here (291 wins and 270 losses) before going to Texas,...

Maryland Public Schools seeks to diversify teaching corps

2013-05-19 13:49:00

Mike Williams recalls having only one black, male teacher during his K-12 education in Montgomery County, Md. “I felt a bit isolated. That’s coming from me, and I was fairly popular. I was an athlete,” said Williams, 43, now a social...

Sexton questions Valley tournaments standards

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Wichita State athletic director Eric Sexton thinks bid standards that lump Hammons Field and Eck Stadium in the same category with smaller Missouri Valley Conference baseball fields aren't really standards. The criteria for hosting the MVC Tournament...

Local roundup: Oakdale girls win 2A West region title

2013-05-19 01:44:02

Track and Field Oakdale's girls continue to roll toward a possible state Class 2A championship. The undefeated Bears scored a 165-122.5 win over Middletown for Saturday's team title. In the boys meet, Century won with 174.5 points. Oakdale was fifth...

Record: 19-16. How they got here: Won MEAC tournament. Strengths: MEAC defensive player of the year Austin Witter helped the Aggies play smothering defense en route to their first league tournament title since 1995. Weaknesses: The Aggies struggle to score, ranking 302nd in the country with a 39.

2013-03-16 00:00:00

Coppin State's Zachary Burnham, right, strips the ball away from Morgan State's Shaquille Duncan, center, as the Eagles' Patrick Cole also defends.

2013-02-27 00:00:00

, Fla. The Ravens' all-pro left tackle, who entered the hip-hop industry after creating the B Major Music Group in 2011, had invited J. Oliver to network down south and work on music. At least, the plan was to work. "I was partying every night," J. Oliver, 25, said.

2013-02-20 04:46:00