TGR: Thank You for the Journey: 15 Years of Service
"Service is the rent we pay for living"
By Doni Glover, www.bmorenews.com
(BALTIMORE – November 19, 2009) – I’m not all that good at talking about myself. I kinda see it as pretentious and pointless self-aggrandizing. After all, you don’t have to tell people who you are. They see it, feel it, know it by one’s works.
Nonetheless, as we are promoting the December 17th event for BMORENEWS – “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” – I can’t help but reflect on the past 15 years, the people I have met along the way, and, possibly, some positive difference we have been able to make.
Starting in Sandtown, I can recall one of my first assignments: Going pass drug dealers with a video camera to get footage of a very dirty alley. Marsha Bannerman would be my tour guide. I will never forget the experience for in my book, it was like going into Baghdad. My heart raced exceptionally fast because I knew the dope boys were not playing and that I was, in fact, intruding on their space.
By the way, that drug corner in Sandtown has since been relieved.
Speaking of war zones, thanks to the late Arthur Murphy and a couple of others – namely Eric Addison and Anthony McCarthy – I was actually in a war zone (Jordan) just as US troops were arriving to invade Iraq. A breathtaking 10 days it was. Further, what stands out most in my mind was the warning letter we received on the last night telling us to watch out for kidnappers. Can you imagine?
The past 15 years has taken me to Jamaica – where I truly appreciated all of the conveniences we have here in the US – to Rome – to Ethiopia to Tanzania. Even more, I have learned even more about the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
So many names and faces flash across the big screen in my mind. Names like Kenny Harris and Robert Clay. Names like Jim Smith and Marion Barry. Names like Cathy Pugh, Pat Jessamy, and Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend. And, I would be remiss to not mention that other party, including Michael S. Steele.
Politics, business, community – that’s what we do. We cover these areas and attempt to tell the story … as only a black man can.
This has never been about being a victim, and all about being victors.
In other words, thank you to all of the people – supporters and haters alike – because we are your voice: the good, the bad, and the indifferent.
From our prayer ministry on L Section at City Jail to our Avenue Market Talent Shows to our prayer rallies with I Can’t We Can – we have had the distinct pleasure of recording the history of our people as it has unfolded. Time nor space can actually summarize all of the stories in a short way. But, again, thank you to all who have in some way made an impact on our news coverage via our website, our weekly radio show on WOLB, our political analysis on WBAL TV 11, or our columns in various print publications including the Baltimore Times, the Flywire, and Channel Magazine. Hopefully, you are pleased with the end-product.
Thanks! And we hope to see you on Thursday, December 17th from 6 to 10 pm at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum as we celebrate. All are welcome to attend. RSVP to Michelle Newby-Josey at 443.223.8759.
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