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(NEW YORK – April 11, 2026) – When you think about Baltimore’s fashion scene, one name rises above the rest — Toni James. The owner of Katwalk Boutique in Fells Point and founder of the Education Matters Program, Toni James will be honored at the Black Wall Street Awards: Chelsea on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 135 W. 20th Street, Suite 302, in New York City. And if anyone has earned a New York stage, it is her. For more than two decades, Toni James has done what few in any industry manage to do — build something real, keep…

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Arkia Wade is more than a candidate for Baltimore County Council — she is a true community hero. A champion for seniors, youth, … Watch full video on YouTube

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More Than 1,200 Graduates Expected; Equal Justice Initiative Founder to Receive Honorary Doctor of Laws (BALTIMORE – April 8, 2026) — Bryan Stevenson, one of the nation’s most influential voices on criminal justice reform and human rights, will deliver the keynote address at Morgan State University’s 149th Spring Commencement, university officials announced. Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his decades-long fight for justice, equity, and human dignity. The undergraduate ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. inside W.A.C. Hughes…

(BALTIMORE – REVISED – April 20, 2026) – When you talk about Baltimore fashion, one name keeps coming up — Jody Davis. On Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards returns to downtown Baltimore to celebrate a woman who has been making women look and feel their absolute best for 15 years in business. Black Wall Street JODY DAVIS DESIGNS will be held at 110 W. Saratoga Street, and it promises to be an afternoon unlike any other. RSVP to https://blackwallstreetjodydavis.eventbrite.com. Let’s be clear: Jody Davis has been designing women’s apparel…

(NEW YORK – April 6, 2026) – Richard E. Pelzer II has spent more than three decades proving that community and commerce are not competing interests—they are, as he puts it, a superpower. As President and CEO of MEGA Personalities, the business development management firm he founded in New York City in 1994, Pelzer has built a career at the intersection of culture, creativity, and enterprise. His client roster reads like a who’s who of American cultural institutions: the NYSE Diversity Council, Sephora, Essence Magazine, the Apollo Theater, and the NYCxDesign Festival, among others. But what distinguishes Pelzer is not…

(NEW YORK – April 6, 2026) – Swannie Batista, MS, CP, doesn’t fit neatly into one category—and that’s exactly the point. She is a legal professional, educator, children’s author, entrepreneur, and, by her own account, a dedicated mom and wife. In every role she occupies, the through line is the same: equity, inclusion, and a firm belief that access to opportunity should never be determined by zip code or circumstance. Swannie’s professional footprint spans the legal and business worlds in ways few can claim. She is the co-founder of Paralegals FTC, Omnisign, and S&R Batista Group—three ventures united by a…

(NEW YORK – April 6, 2026) – Long before Taylor Varga was coordinating with the NYPD and helping manage one of the most iconic public spaces on the planet, they were standing in the spotlight on Broadway — earning the Best Actor award at the Jimmy Awards in 2013. That early chapter foreshadowed everything that would follow: a career built at the intersection of performance, production, and public life. Taylor’s connection to Times Square began not as a professional, but as a freshman intern at the Times Square Alliance in 2015. Something about the work — or perhaps the place…