 The Baltimore Board of Estimates has awarded a one-year contract to the city's Office of Promotion in the Arts that gives the city more control over the agency. It lets the agency proceed with plans for three upcoming events, the Independence Day Celebration, Artscape in August, and the Baltimore Book Festival in September. Last year, the Martin Luther King Holiday Parade was almost canceled and Black Mayor Brandon Scott had to step in. That's the latest. I'm Amber Payton on your home for 24-7 News, the Black Information Network.