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(BALTIMORE – June 16, 2025) – Reserve your spot today for Doni Glover 6.0: A BMORENews Benefit, set for Friday, June 27, 2025, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Baltimore Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Place.
🎟️ RSVP now at DoniGlover60.eventbrite.com.
This special evening celebrates Doni Glover’s 60th birthday and the enduring mission of BMORENews. The program will feature the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards, a proud BMORENews tradition since 2011, honoring nearly 3,000 Black entrepreneurs, professionals, and allies across nine major U.S. cities.
Proceeds will support BMORENews’ independent Black media work—including our Emmy-nominated podcast, TV show, and events that uplift Black excellence. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will also benefit the Bea Gaddy Family Center, in recognition of its unwavering service to the Baltimore community.
Honorees include Jackie Jones, Dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University.
Jackie Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and distinguished educator with over 40 years of experience in the news industry. She was a key member of the New York Newsday newsroom team, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Coverage in 1992 and recognized for its outstanding breaking news reporting.
Currently, Jones serves as Dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University, where she leads three academic departments, mentors over 400 students, and directs performance centers that offer real-world journalism training. Her leadership has forged impactful partnerships with institutions such as Penn State, Howard, and West Virginia University, as well as professional collaborations with The Wall Street Journal and NBCUniversal.
Jones’s journalism career spans prestigious news organizations including The Washington Post, Philadelphia Daily News, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Detroit Free Press, and The (Baltimore) Evening Sun. She is a former national officer and inaugural Drum Major Award recipient of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), recognized for her transformational contributions to the field.
A graduate of George Washington University, Jones is passionate about ethics, international reporting, and preparing the next generation of journalists — a commitment that aligns with the spirit of reinvention and excellence honored by Doni Glover 6.0.
