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(Washington D.C. – April 30, 2024)   “What’s in it for me…?” We’ve all heard this phrase before.  We’ve all asked this phrase before.  In fact, this phrase is so ubiquitous that it has been reduced down to a very common acronym: WIIFM (pronounced wiff’em). As our nation stands on the shoulders of a record-setting fiscal year, with $178.6 Billion being awarded to small and women-owned businesses across rural, urban, under-advantaged America, we have the opportunity before us to build further upon this, hold the line here, or regress to a different vantage point. To me, it would seem the logical,…

Emotionally Intelligent Nation: …no BODY knows?

(Washington D.C. – April 17, 2024)   “If it were me, I would hope that …” This simple, 8-word phrase immediately increases our Emotional Intelligence in almost any situation. It puts us in the shoes of the other person and attempts to see the situation through their lens. And it’s this ability to deftly do this, which is the absolute core of emotional intelligence.\ Emotional intelligence is the combined measure of one’s ability to do four things simultaneously: Assess their own feelings Adjust their behavior in light of this awareness Imagine authentically what others may be feeling in that particular moment.…

Artist Joyce Scott at BMA

The Baltimore Museum of Art is featuring the timeless creations of Baltimore’s own internationally-acclaimed Joyce Scott. Watch full video on YouTube

TGR: James Mosher Baseball: A 65 Year Legacy and Tradition

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 28, 2024) – In my childhood neighborhood in West Baltimore, we had outstanding basketball and football players. However, there was also a particular segment of the brothers who played baseball. Kevin Clark, Mark Clar, Billy Johnson, Keith aka “Pickle”. Before them, there were the likes of Michael Cryor. Yes, Mike Cryor was a baseball standout. So was “Doc” Cheatham. Don’t forget Mayor Kurt Schmoke. And don’t forget Elijah Cummings, the late Congressman from the 7th. While basketball and football both require a unique skill set, baseball is slower. However, it is also a…