Community News
BET NETWORKS JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STOP THE SPREAD OF HIV ON WORLD AIDS DAY MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 WITH A SPECIAL EPISODE OF 106 & PARK FOLLOWED BY BET NEWS EXCLUSIVE ARE YOU POSITIVE?:
Of the more than one million people in the United States who are living with HIV/AIDS, nearly half are African American. On Monday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m.*, World AIDS Day, BET shines a bright light on these alarming statistics by dedicating a full episode of the network's hit music countdown show, 106 & PARK, to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, followed by the premiere of ARE YOU POSITIVE?, a half hour special that addresses the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS at 7:30 p.m.* ARE YOU POSITIVE? is part of BET Networks and the Kaiser Family Foundation's longstanding partnership and Emmy Award-winning public education campaign, "Rap-It-Up". Read in Full >>
ALCOHOL TAXES AND MARYLAND: THE FACTS:
Nationwide, alcohol use has slowly been falling among high school students, but from 2005 to 2007 alcohol use increased among Maryland high school students:
· Current use (in the past 30 days) went up from 40% to 43%. Read in Full >>
JAMI JACKSON SINGER & SONGWRITER TAKES CENTER STAGE ON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION'S REALITY DOCUMENTARY ~ ARE YOU POSITIVE?:
Are You Positive? A reality documentary starring Jami Jackson airs on World AIDS Day, December 1st, 7:30PM (EST) on the popular Black Entertainment Television (BET), sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation. According to data provided by the Kaiser Foundation, HIV/AIDS deaths are the highest for Black women, ages 25-44, than respective counterparts in racial/ethnic groups. Read in Full >>
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Annual Gala featuring Ashford and Simpson & Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. at The Lyric:
On Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum will host its Annual Gala, honoring Eddie and Sylvia Brown and featuring performances by music legends Ashford and Simpson and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: The Tragedy of Hope:
After using heroin for 30 years, Cason got sick of being sick and found himself in Philadelphia at a strict recovery program. Once clean, he decided he could share his salvation with others and founded I Can’t We Can. Read in Full >>
BALTIMORE TALK SHOW HOST TO BEGIN HUNGER STRIKE TO RAISE $50,000 TO SUPPORT DRUG RECOVERY PROGRAM:
Anthony McCarthy, the host of The Anthony McCarthy Show on public radio WEAA and a political analyst and commentator, will announce on his show today at 5:00 p.m. that he will deny his body food and only drink water until the public helps him raise $50,000 to support I Can't We Can, a community based drug recovery program located in Park Heights. Read in Full >>
University System of Maryland Chancellor Talks With BSU President:
During a taped interview for Bowie State University’s President’s Update October 2008 television segment, Kirwan discussed his responsibilities and priorities as head of the system’s 11 universities, 2 research institutions and 2 regional centers. Read in Full >>
Meet Benjamin Todd Jealous, Pres. & CEO of the NAACP:
Benjamin Todd Jealous grew up believing that there was no higher calling than to further the cause of freedom in this country and in the world. It is a mindset he inherited from of his parents and grandparents. Their drive for community betterment blazed the trail for Jealous’ own deep commitment to social justice, public service and human rights activism. Now, as the 17th President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, and the youngest person to hold the position in the organization’s nearly 100-year history, Jealous is well positioned to answer the call. Read in Full >>
Baltimore Bioneers ’08 Conference: Cultivating Change. Inspiring Solutions.:
The 2nd annual Baltimore Bioneers Conference features some of the most insightful, inspiring innovators working to change the region and the world. Witness how the power of collaboration across all disciplines can promote practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and healing human communities. Hear from local and recorded* keynotes, workshops, and panelist discussions. More online at www.cultivatingchange.org. Read in Full >>
MCKIM KNIGHTS JUNIOR LEAGUE WRESTLING:
YOUTH WRESTLING
AGES 4-15
WEIGHT CLASSES 40 lbs – 185 lbs
OLYMPIC STYLE WRESTLING, SAFE AND FUN, HONOR, DISCIPLINE, SPORTSMANSHIP
REGISTRATION: October 20, 2008 from 6 to 8 pm at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School ("Mervo")
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'Great Grand' of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington Visit HARAMBEE Dinner Club:
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. and Robert Benz were in town this week promoting the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF), a 501C3 of which Morris is President, and its current tour across the country. They were special guests at this week's HARAMBEE Dinner Club, presented by BMORENEWS.com. Read in Full >>
BLEWS 30th Annual Meeting to feature Dr. Alvin Thornton:
The Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore, Inc.
30th Annual Meeting
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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CONNECTING THE WIRE: A Series Dedicated to the Men and Women of Maryland Who Make the Difference:
She went on to become President and CEO of a $100 million federally-funded HUD initiative popularly known as the Empowerment Zone. At the Zone headquarters, she managed to hold together six Empowerment Zone Village Centers in East and West Baltimore with the utmost professionalism and integrity. She dealt with some of the most prominent people in this city and state, and led the Baltimore program to national acclaim. In fact, the Baltimore Empowerment Zone was viewed by those around the country and the world as the absolute best. Read in Full >>
Connecting ‘The Wire’: A Series Dedicated to the Men and Women of Maryland Who Make the Difference:
He is greater than life. And that’s why I was so stunned that he took the time to buy my publication. He could have easily been smug. He could have easily said, ‘Go away, kid. You’re bothering me.’ But he didn’t. Just like Clarence Mitchell, III – another profile I’ll soon share – he knew in the core of his heart that it was his job to share some of himself with little old me. And he did. And in the years to come, I would come to have him on speed dial. Read in Full >>
Retired NASA Scientist Will Speak to Coppin Campus:
Retired NASA Scientist Dr. Don Thomas will discuss “Living and Working in Space” with Coppin State University (CSU) students and faculty on Friday, October 3. The lecture, sponsored by the Department of Natural Science, begins at 12 noon in the Health and Human Services Building, Room HH103. Read in Full >>
