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(BALTIMORE – September 25, 2026) – Before Easterwood Park became our playground, somebody had to fight for Black children to use it. The park existed long before Curtis Dunham, Kevin Morgan, and I came along. The Maryland Center for History and Culture has a photograph of Easterwood Park from the summer of 1930. But in 1950, segregation still governed access to recreation in Baltimore. That July, Earl Koger challenged the Park Board’s policy at Easterwood. In September, Earl and Linwood Koger proposed integrating two city parks. In November, the board voted to open Easterwood Park to Black children beginning December 1. mdhistory.libraryhost.com I knew Easterwood as a boy. I did not know that part of its history. I knew Earl Koger as an insurance man and the publisher of The Pocket, the little newspaper I remember seeing on Fridays around Penn-North. I have written about that paper before. Now I am learning that Koger’s name also appears in the record of the struggle over the park where I grew up. The AFRO carried advertisements for his insurance business and later described him as a newspaper publisher and former insurance executive. I cannot tell you that he alone opened Easterwood’s gates. I can tell you that he stood up when Black children were being denied access. guide.msa.maryland.gov That history belongs at the beginning of my story. Black families began moving into that part of West Baltimore in the 1950s. Before then, the neighborhood had been predominantly white. By the time my friends and I were growing up, Easterwood Park was where we played, gathered, and learned who we were. We inherited a place that earlier generations had fought to make available to us. I lived in the 1500 block of Moreland Avenue. Curtis Dunham lived in the 1700 block of Moreland, between Presbury and Westwood. Kevin Morgan lived a block away from me, in the 1600 block of Warwick Avenue. We both lived off Baker Street. We knew one another as neighbors, and we had no idea we would still be taking pictures together 50 years later. We had a wonderful childhood in Easterwood Park. We had Easterwood Recreation Center, but we also had a community. Those two things went together. Inside that little rec center, we played ping pong, pool, and bumper pool. We lifted weights and practiced karate. We went roller skating. Outside, there was basketball, baseball, tennis, and track. We played flag football on Sundays. Ralph Durant led the Ed Waters Track Club, named for a great track athlete. We also hooped and swam at Carver High School and at Coppin. And our discos? We had the best discos in Baltimore. Hands down. Eula Mae Williams directed Easterwood Rec. She saved our lives. She knew us, knew our parents, and understood what we needed—sometimes, I think, better than our parents did. Ralph Durant and Marion Flood were among the other adults who helped make the rec center what it was. They gave us activities, structure, and a place…
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BASKETBALL GOSPEL ACCORDING TO DICKIE KELLY The Dunbar great, playground scoring machine, and Baltimore Bullets draft pick remembers the long road from Turner Station to the edge of the NBA (BALTIMORE – September 6, 2026) — Before there was Skip, there was Dickie. That is not meant to diminish the greatness of Skip Wise, one of the most celebrated basketball players ever produced by Baltimore. It is a reminder that this city’s basketball history did not begin with the names most people remember. Long before Skip electrified crowds at Dunbar High School, Dickie Kelly was already giving Baltimore basketball fans…
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I’m a mom of three who’s watched grocery prices keep rising. Georgia can do something about it. (DULUTH, GA – September 5, 2026) – If you do the grocery shopping in your home, you know exactly how it feels when everything adds up at the checkout line, even when you’re buying less. I’m a mom of three, and I’ve gone from shopping at Publix to shopping at Aldi. I kid you not, I even asked ChatGPT to help me build a grocery list that stretches every dollar. These prices are crazy, and hard-working families across Georgia are feeling the pinch.…
(BALTIMORE – September 5, 2026) – The 2026 HBCU football season is underway, bringing another fall filled with historic rivalries, homecoming celebrations and nationally televised classics. From the season-opening showdowns to the Bayou Classic and Celebration Bowl, BMORENews has assembled key dates, matchups, locations, and broadcast information to help fans follow the action. Compiled by BMORENews from official university and conference schedules, ESPN, HBCU GO, NCAA.com, New York Amsterdam News, HBCU Classics, and additional published listings. Updated Sept. 5, 2026. Editor’s note: Kickoff times and broadcast assignments remain subject to change. Readers should check the participating schools’ official schedules before…
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The Baltimore basketball standout survived addiction, gunfire, and the prospect of prison—then devoted his second chance to helping young people see one for themselves. (BALTIMORE – September 2, 2026) – I have to thank Dwayne “Kosher” Wood for the bounce pass. My reintroduction to Baltimore basketball history took root at the Dome, where I covered Greg Branch’s Tally Ho Foundation Legends Tournament year after year. That is where I met Kosher and became connected to a brotherhood of men – and women legends like the Great Gert Scott – who carry this city’s basketball history in their bones. I knew…
(BALTIMORE – September 2, 2026) — BMORENews.com will present Black Wall Street COLIN’S on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Colin’s Seafood & Grill, located at 1728 E. Northern Parkway in Baltimore. RSVP to blackwallstreetcolins2026.eventbrite.com. The evening will feature the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards, BMORENews.com’s signature recognition program celebrating Black entrepreneurs and professionals, as well as the people who support them—regardless of race. Founded in 2011, the awards have honored entrepreneurs, executives, educators, elected officials, community leaders, and other difference-makers in Baltimore, across Maryland, and throughout the United States. The mission is simple: celebrate…
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