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(BALTIMORE – September 15, 2026) – Our next honoree needs little introduction, especially if you come from the world of journalism, literature, or higher education. E. R. Shipp is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, scholar, and professor whose career has taken her into some of the most respected newsrooms in America. Today, she helps prepare the next generation of storytellers at Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication. Professor Shipp will be honored with a Joe Manns Black Wall Street Award on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Black Wall Street COLIN’S. Born in Conyers, Georgia,…

(BALTIMORE – September 15, 2026) – Miss Catherine B. Orange is a living angel. She was a teacher, mentor, and mother figure to generations of students blessed to enter her classroom. I know I would not be where I am today without her. What made Miss Orange different was that she genuinely cared about us. We knew she cared about our education. We knew she was pushing us toward excellence, but she did it with a gentle spirit. She appreciated us and treated us as if we were her own children. She still treats us that way today. I was…

(BALTIMORE, MD – September 7, 2026) — More than 600 guests gathered Saturday for the Inaugural Regional Director’s Reception celebrating Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold, the newly installed 36th North Atlantic Regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, and to hear her vision for the historic region she will lead. Ringgold used the inaugural reception to introduce members of her R.I.S.E. Administration (“raising impact through service”) and outline priorities for the North Atlantic Region, which stretches from Maryland and Washington, D.C., through New England. The new role is the latest chapter in a life and career deeply connected to Maryland.…

(BALTIMORE – September 7, 2026) – East Baltimore has its annual Legends Tournament at the Dome. A few weeks later, West Baltimore closes out the summer with the Labor Day cookout at Cloverdale. For me, you could not ask for a better combination. Down on the basketball court, young people compete, develop their skills, and begin building their own reputations. They are the legends to be. Up on the hill, beneath the tree, sit the legends who came before them. Scales. Mr. Rocky. Doc. Stacey Fowlkes. Al Leslie. George Pinchback. Roger Dickens. Timmy Greene. Brother Rasul. These are men whose…