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Pastor George Barnes will take over for the Rev. Jamal Bryant at Baltimore's Empowerment Temple.

In addition to the five employees killed in June in the shootings at the Annapolis Capital, the region lost a number of notable citizens in 2018. Here, we recall some of those who left a lasting mark.

As he heads to Atlanta this week to take on a new pastor post, Rev. Jamal Bryant writes an ode and thank you to his hometown of Baltimore, where he founded Empowerment Temple, one of the city’s largest congregations and most active in social justice issues.

As he heads to Atlanta this week to take on a new pastor post, Rev. Jamal Bryant writes an ode and thank you to his hometown of Baltimore, where he founded Empowerment Temple, one of the city’s largest congregations and most active in social justice issues.

As he heads to Atlanta this week to take on a new pastor post, Rev. Jamal Bryant writes an ode and thank you to his hometown of Baltimore, where he founded Empowerment Temple, one of the city’s largest congregations and most active in social justice issues.

The influential and controversial pastor the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant delivers his final sermons before leaving Baltimore for Atlanta.

The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant of Empowerment Temple is said to be poised to leave Baltimore for a megachurch in Atlanta.

In the era of Donald Trump, black journalists face the same fight as the black soldiers in World War II who waged a Double V Campaign for a victory against anti-democratic forces abroad as well as victory for democracy denied them at home.

Baltimore Rev. Jamal Bryant had strong words for the influential black pastors who met with President Donald Trump on Thursday for a meeting about prison reform, job growth and other issues affecting inner cities.

Pastor Jamal Bryant was arrested Tuesday while praying in front of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s office in Washington, D.C. in an attempt to bring attention to the plight of African immigrants.

The fallout for Baltimore police from the arrest and death of Freddie Gray is never going to go away. That was the thought I had while watching Anna Deavere Smith’s “Notes from the Field,” which premieres on HBO Feb. 24.

There will be a strong Baltimore flavor to actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith’s latest HBO production, “Notes from the Field,” which premieres Feb. 24 on the premium cable channel.

The 10,000-member Park Heights megachurch donated more than 4,000 cans of soup in a food drive organizers dubbed “Soup ‘n’ Soul Sunday.” Members also prayed with and served a homemade meal to the homeless at the church on Sunday.

A social media advertisement targeted at Baltimore in the months following the 2015 riots was likely part of a broader effort by Russia to sow discontent.

Many faith-based health and fitness initiatives are sprouting up around the region, aiming to educating congregants on the ways religion and health can intersect. Churches, synagogues, and religious community centers are hosting a myriad of events, programs and competitions to create communities that foster a focus on quality living, while keeping members motivated and accountable.

Cast members and relationships may change, but one things certain to be a constant when "The Real Housewives of Potomac" returns Sunday for a second season:

"Do you believe in metaphysics and astral energy and all that?" Aaron Sims, in his early 20s and from West Baltimore, asks the few dozen Baltimoreans in line in

Back in May, big-deal social justice-oriented mega-preacher Jamal Bryant rolled up to the Tubman House and live-streamed West Wednesday, a regular weekly

At the corner of Harford and Moravia, just three hours after beloved West Baltimore rapper Lor Scoota was shot and killed in his car, there is little evidence

"He was Baltimore and Baltimore was him," said Nick Mosby. He was standing in front of West Baltimore rapper Lor Scoota's white casket

Baltimore police and city leaders say they are prepared for any protests or demonstrations that might arise Thursday after a verdict is announced in the murder trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr.

Rev. Jamal Bryant has released a video where he addresses allegations that he fathered a son in July 2015.

As a crowd of several hundred local residents, clergy members, politicians, police and media convened at the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues in West Baltimore on Sunday for a "Unity March" in remembrance of Freddie Gray, two themes quickly emerged — hope and politics.

Dozens of residents, protesters, rioters, officials, members of the clergy and city leaders landed in the national spotlight.

The ladies of Potomac have broken the D.C.-area 'Housewives' curse, as Bravo announced Thursday that "The Real Housewives of Potomac" has been renewed for a

One year after the death of Freddie Gray, The Baltimore Sun asked city leaders and residents what Freddie Gray means to them.

A group is seeking to have the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, a Northwest Baltimore pastor and activist, uninvited as keynote speaker of a Martin Luther King Day breakfast in Florida after learning he has preached that homosexuality is "a sin."

Bernie Sanders came to Baltimore to visit Freddie Gray's neighborhood. There's something vaguely distasteful, a hint of "slumming it" to have a presidential candidate come touring Sandtown-though I suppose this doesn't differ from the kind of run-of-the-mill disaster tourism politicians always do on the heels of say, hurricanes and earthquakes and floods. Except, in this case, it's a man-made disaster the visitor is assessing.

As the election season kicks into higher gear and black voters become even more valuable, there will be other meetings with ministers, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, educators. All good. But shame on any candidates who think they can obtain black votes in exchange for only photo ops and the chance for a select few to boast about "my guy" (or gal). Shame on blackfolks if we can be bought for so little.

Hoping to reach out to African-American voters in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday for a tour of the neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested.

There's something vaguely distasteful, a hint of "slumming it" to have a presidential candidate come touring Sandtown.

Sen. Bernie Sanders will come to Baltimore next week, tour the neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested and meet with local African-American leaders, his campaign said Saturday.

Holiday shoppers can support black-owned local businesses this weekend by visiting the Freddie Gray Youth Empowerment Center.

Bravo is back with a new addition to its "Real Housewives" series. Andy Cohen and company are heading to Potomac, where "new money is good, but old money is so much better."

Room for improvement

Should Jamal Bryant, pastor of Northwest Baltimore's Empowerment Temple church, have stayed in the race for U.S. House of Representatives, instead of dropping out after an eight-day campaign?

The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, the influential Baltimore pastor who announced his candidacy for Congress last week, is set to drop out of the contest on Wednesday, multiple sources with knowledge of his decision told The Baltimore Sun.

Memo to Cummings and Bryant: The 7th isn't just a Baltimore seat.

The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, an influential pastor of a Baltimore mega-church, said Monday he will run for the House seat currently held by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, arguing that the city needs new leadership in Washington.

As the nation moved from shock to mourning the nine people killed in a Charleston, S.C., church, faith leaders questioned how future tragedies could be prevented.

Iyanla Vanzant is coming to Baltimore this week to host a "healing service" for the city.

The leader of 30 million South Asian Buddhists walked the riot-torn streets of West Baltimore with more than a dozen local ministers and other peace advocates Thursday, offering prayers, blessings and words of encouragement in the aftermath of last week's unrest over the death of Freddie Gray.

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who announced charges in the prosecution of the Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, comes from a family steeped in law enforcement — a connection she pointedly mentioned in her news conference. But the 35-year-old prosecutor also pledged during her 2014 campaign to prosecute officers when needed, saying, "No one is above the law."

Malik Shabazz knows that many don't want him here in Baltimore. And for them, he has bad news.

Reaction to Monday's Freddie Gray-related protests and violence from social media and more.