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Black History Month 2026 | Baltimore & Beyond

(BALTIMORE – February 22, 2026) – Baltimore has always been a city of giants. From the shores of the Chesapeake to the streets of Cherry Hill, Liberty Road, Prince George’s County,…

Honoring Tonya Parran Wilkerson — A Southern Maryland Trailblazer in National Security & STEM Leadership

(SOUTHERN MARYLAND – February 23, 2026) — Black Wall Street Southern Maryland is proud to honor Tonya Parran Wilkerson, a Calvert County native whose career has reached the highest levels of the United States Intelligence Community — while her heart and hands have remained firmly committed to uplifting the next generation at home. From her beginnings as a CIA intern and Stokes Undergraduate Scholar to serving as the ninth Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2021–2024), Ms. Wilkerson’s journey reflects discipline, brilliance, and service. In 2024, she was nominated by the President of the United States to serve as Undersecretary…

BJ Hall: West Point Graduate, Community Servant, and Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Honoree

(ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – February 23, 2026) — Leadership is often forged in discipline — and refined in service. For B.J. Hall, both began early. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Hall went on to serve in the U.S. Army, bringing structured leadership, strategic thinking, and mission-focused discipline to every role that followed. Today, he is being recognized as one of the honorees at the inaugural Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Awards for his sustained commitment to civic engagement and community development in St. Mary’s County. Over the past eight years, Hall has played…

Hennessy Creek’s Wallaces Among Inaugural Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Honorees

Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Presented by BMORENews & the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Program 📅 Monday, February 24, 2025 🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST 📍 University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland Sponsored by: R.E. Harrington | Alexis Solis | Southern Maryland Chamber of Commerce 🎟️ RSVP: blackwallstreetsouthernmd.eventbrite.com (WALDORF, MD – February 23, 2026) — When Drs. Vaughn and Tracey Wallace stood on 42 acres of Southern Maryland farmland and saw not a former plantation — but possibility — they weren’t simply dreaming. They were building legacy. The visionary couple, owners of Hennessy Creek Bed…

HONOREE: Commissioner Leonard Hamm. Black Wall Street Presents: Benedetto Haberdashery — 25 Years of Excellence

📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM📍 119 W. Mulberry Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 RSVP to blackwallstreetbeenedetto.eventbrite.comPresented by BMORENews.com & DMGlobal Marketing & Public Relations, LLC Special Thanks to R. E. Harrington  (BALTIMORE – February 18, 2026) – From the public housing of Cherry Hill to commanding one of the largest police agencies in America, Leonard Hamm represents discipline, integrity, and servant leadership in its purest form. A proud graduate of Baltimore City College High School, Commissioner Hamm joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1974. Over the next four decades, he built a career defined not by…

Internationally Trained Culinary Professional to Be Honored at Black Wall Street Southern Maryland

Owner of Selby’s Grab and Go pursued his craft to highest level  Black Wall Street Southern Maryland • Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (WALDORF, MD – February 17, 2026) — “Food is a catalyst to the soul.” That is not just a tagline for Chef Kendall Selby. It is a life philosophy — one forged in some of the most demanding culinary environments in the world and now rooted right here in Southern Maryland. On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Chef Selby will be honored at Black Wall Street Southern Maryland for a career that represents the very best of Black entrepreneurship,…