Community News
Kick-Off for 12th Annual Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival:
Kick-off/Press Conference for the 12th Annual Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival. Delegate Adrienne Jones, Executive Director, Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs and Festival Founder will serve as emcee for the event. Karen Outlaw, Festival President, Festival Board Members, County government employees and community members will also be present. Read in Full >>
5k Run/1k Walk to Benefit Prostate Cancer Awareness Effort:
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008
8 a.m.
Rain or shine.
St. Joseph Medical Center
7601 Osler Drive
Towson, MD 21204
$20 Pre-race Registration
$25 Race-day Registration
FMI, visit http://www.greatprostatecancerchallenge.com/baltimore.html
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PACS’ Rosita Abney Speaks Frankly …:
Rosita Abney, an employment specialist at Sojourner-Douglass College’s Professional And Continuing Studies Division (PACS), is no stranger to assisting Baltimoreans in the search for gainful employment. Read in Full >>
CSU’S NATIONAL ACCREDITATION EXTENDED FOR 10-YEARS:
Coppin State University’s national accreditation has been extended for 10-years by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Coppin has received consecutive accreditation “reaffirmation” since 1962.
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Meet Dr. Carolane Williams:
Dr. Williams was recently featured in Park Heights with the ever-popular Bill Cosby as he encouraged Baltimore City residents - and others - to attend community college. She was featured on WOLB 1010 AM's "Empower Hour" news talk radio show with BMORENEWS.com's Doni Glover (8.12.08). Read in Full >>
"I Lost 53 pounds by walking and running":
Actually, most experts suggest that better health is facilitated by a well-rounded diet. And this means that smoking, drinking and drugging are not in the picture. Even more, a regular regimen of exercise helps make all the difference in the world. Read in Full >>
Keion Carpenter featured in July/August edition of 'Urban Influence':
In the July/August issue of Urban Influence Magazine’s “Men of Influence” cover story, which also features Actor Will Smith and New Edition’s Michael Bivens, Carpenter shares why each day is more rewarding and fulfilling now than ever before. Read in Full >>
Mayor Dixon Announces Safe Streets Expansion:
Mayor Sheila Dixon and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein were joined yesterday by advocates, donors, and city employees to announce the plan to expand the community anti-violence program Safe Streets. The planned expansion is funded by private and public money, and will allow the program to operate through June 30, 2009. Read in Full >>
Bringing Unity Back to our Community!:
The Amateur bouts will feature the Bad Boys of Umar verses fighters from the South Atlantic region of DC, Philadelphia, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. The celebrity ringmaster for this occasion is Konan of 92Q. Celebrity “Blue Corner” coach is Porkchop of 92Q and in the “Red Corner” coach is The Jammer from 95.9 FM. The matches begin at 8 p.m. Read in Full >>
More Medical Assistance for Families:
...through the Working Families and Small Business Health Coverage Act, which has expanded medical assistance eligibility to parents with dependent children with incomes of about $20,500 annually for a family of three. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: 3rd RBI In A Row: Congrats to Liberty Road Redwings Family, Friends & Players:
Liberty Rd. Redwings win 3rd consecutive RBI Championship. Read in Full >>
BMORENEWS' Bobby Marvin Launches HueVoices.com:
Bobby Marvin, Special Correspondent to www.BMORENEWS.com, has taken his game to another level. He is now the founder and publisher of www.HueVoices.com. HueVoices.com website's prime venue is video. Read in Full >>
'Frame Your Night' Event to Help Baltimore Youth:
All are invited to attend a fundraising event with proceeds to benefit Follow Your Dreams Youth Center. “Frame Your Night” @ The Walters will be held at The Walter's Art Gallery located at 600 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 on Sunday, August 17, 2008 from 6 to 11 pm (with a VIP reception from 6 to 7 pm for sponsors only Read in Full >>
Meet Michelle Blue: ‘Follow Your Dreams’:
Since, its inception, FYD provided youth programming that reflects youth voices. In the summer of 2001, with the support of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, Follow Your Dreams began Youth Awareness Month, a camp-style program. The youth didn’t stop there, next they wanted a Hip Hop recording studio, so Blue encouraged the youth to write their second grant to YAR, they again won funding and purchased the equipment needed to fulfill their dream of creating their own recording studio. Read in Full >>
TGR: Despite the Storm, Bishop Oscar Brown is “the Goods”:
You see, it was easy for me and a heap of other Baltimore Sun readers to gossip about him - to consider and even believe that Bishop Brown is not genuine. It is nothing, especially in Baltimore, to consider that a black man in a Bentley with a Bible is a pimp. Further, it is almost normal for black people to think the worst of each other, especially when it’s reported that way in The Sun. Read in Full >>
