Community News
TGR: COIL's Stacy Smith Will Lead ... and Loves Her SW Baltimore Community:
You gotta love Stacy Smith, the Executive Director of Communities Organized to Improve Life, Inc. (COIL), an umbrella group in Southwest Baltimore.
While I’m sure I’ve seen her somewhere before – a board meeting, City Hall, school – last night was the first time I got a chance to see her in action. And boy, isn't she so on-point. Her passion is evident, her due diligence is too, and she is adamant about serving the people ... particularly those at the bottom.
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Message from Anthony Freeman, Chairman of the African American Heritage Festival Foundation:
It is my pleasure to welcome all visitors to the Eighth Annual African American Heritage Festival.
From the Desk of James Bond: The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Gala, 6.25.09:
We wanted to send you a reminder about The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum Annual Anniversary Awards Dinner, this Thursday, June 25 from 6 to 10 pm at the Frederick Douglas-Isaac Myers Maritime Park. Read in Full >>
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Brown:
Keep watching www.bmorenews.com, the news before the news where we uncover the truth! Read in Full >>
PSA: Slow Down. Drive Safely.:
An accident occured Saturday afternoon in Owings Mills. The end result was terrible. POINT: Slow down. Drive safely. It could save a life - especially your own! Read in Full >>
OSI: Sherrilyn and Gwen Ifill:
Join OSI tomorrow (6.4.09) for a conversation with Gwen and Sherrilyn Ifill Read in Full >>
Marc Clarke's "Daddy's Girl" Dance Scheduled for June 13th:
Former local radio personality Marc Clarke wants fathers to close the laptops, turn off the cell phones and leave the projects at work. Instead, spend an enchanted evening with their favorite girl at a special event honoring Father’s Day. Read in Full >>
Oscar-Nominated Actress Taraji P. Henson Lends Support to DreamKids:
Last week at the DreamKids 2009 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton in DC, one of the featured honorees was Taraji P. Henson. Henson, by the way, is from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Read in Full >>
JHPIEGO’S DR. HARSHAD SANGHVI RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AWARD:
Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is pleased to announce that Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, Vice President and Medical Director of Jhpiego, has been awarded the 2009 Award for Best Practices in Global Health from the Global Health Council.
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Former Mayor of Berkeley, California to be featured on WOLB with Doni Glover:
Gus Newport, an expert in community development and former Mayor of Berkeley, California, is among the featured guest on today's edition of "Empower Hour" news talk radio show with Doni Glover on WOLB 1010 AM.
Newport will be in Baltimore tomorrow at Sojourner-Douglass College to discuss a "bottoms-up" approach to community development.
Also featured on today's show is businessman Erich March of March Funeral Homes.
"Empower Hour", now in its 10th year, is hosted by BMORENEWS.com publisher Doni Glover every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am on Radio One's WOLB 1010 AM in Baltimore.
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Tri-County Classic to Benefit Kidney Foundation Puts Spotlight on Kidney Patients and Health Issues That Affect Thousands:
Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson was be joined by Prince George's County Council Chair Marilyn Bland and Health Office Donald Shell on Friday at a press conference featuring The Peoples Choice LLC's Gloria Brooks launching the First Annual Tri-County Golf Classic involving Prince George’s, Montgomery and Calvert Counties to benefit the Kidney Foundation.
FMI, please visit www.ThePeoplesChoiceLLC.com.
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We Are BMORENEWS.com, The News Before the News!:
We are on the ground in East and West Baltimore. We have physically covered the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa. We have covered Presidents, Governors, and Mayors … beginning in Baltimore and spreading throughout.
We are BMORENEWS.com!
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GOV. O’MALLEY JOINS MARYLAND STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAACP:
Governor Martin O’Malley today hosted a reception and joined the Maryland NAACP State Conference, national and state leaders to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: Rihanna/Chris Brown: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls by Kevin Powell:
In my recent travels and political and community work and speeches around the country, it became so very obvious that many American males are unaware of the monumental problems of domestic violence and sexual assault, against women and girls, in our nation. This seems as good a time as any to address this urgent and overlooked issue. Why is it that so few of us actually think about violence against women and girls, or think that it’s our problem? Why do we go on believing it’s all good, even as our sisters, our mothers, and our daughters suffer and a growing number of us participate in the brutality of berating, beating, or killing our female counterparts? Read in Full >>
