(SOUTHERN MARYLAND – February 17, 2026) — Kathy Guzman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, will be honored at Black Wall Street Southern Maryland on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, beginning at 5:00 PM. Guzman made history in 2023 when she was unanimously selected by the Chamber’s Board of Directors to lead the organization, becoming the first Afro-Latina to serve as President & CEO since the Chamber’s founding in 1956. As the Chamber approaches its 70th Anniversary milestone, she continues to strengthen membership engagement, partnerships, and regional visibility. “My personal goal is to elevate the…

(BALTIMORE – February 17, 2026) – Baltimore has always produced greatness. The names do not always appear on national television or in mainstream newspapers. But they are here — building, leading, serving, and shaping this city every single day. On February 26, 2026, the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards will do what it has done for fifteen years: call those names out loud. The Black Wall Street BENEDETTO Event is proud to announce eleven extraordinary honorees — leaders in law enforcement, business, government, faith, culinary arts, politics, and community development. Together, they represent the best of what Baltimore has to…

BMORENews.com Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards — ✦ — With an Open Hand A Tribute to R.E. Harrington — and to Everyone Who Gives Without Being Asked By Doni Glover | BMORENews.com — ✦ — (BALTIMORE – February 17, 2026) – R.E. Harrington has supported our efforts at BMORENews.com for years without asking. That sentence deserves to stand alone for a moment — because in the world of independent Black media and community entrepreneurship, support like that is never just a check. It is a statement of faith. It is a man saying, without saying it: I believe in what…

(BALTIMORE – February 17, 2026) – When you talk about Black Wall Street in Baltimore, you’re talking about men and women who have built institutions, not just careers. Arnold Williams is exactly that kind of figure. A Founding Member and Managing Director of Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams, PA, Williams has spent more than four decades providing accounting, consulting, auditing, and advisory services to both profit and non-profit organizations across the region. More than 40 years of showing up, delivering results, and building trust — that’s a legacy that commands respect. A 1972 graduate of the University of Baltimore, Williams turned…

A Vietnam Era Veteran, Navy Acquisition Professional, and Faith Leader Building and Protecting Black Business Black Wall Street Southern Maryland • Tuesday, February 24, 2026 RSVP to blackwallstreetsouthernmd.eventbrite.com (CALLAWAY, MD – February 16, 2025) — Some men inherit titles. Others build legacies. Bishop Dr. Frank A. Clinton has done both — through disciplined service, financial stewardship, and an unwavering commitment to empowering small businesses and families across Southern Maryland. Born in 1954 in Saint Inigoes, Maryland, to the late Leroy Charles Clinton and Helen Saunders Clinton, Dr. Clinton’s life has been rooted in service from the very beginning. Service to…

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The Principal of Lord and Tucker Management Consultants Has Spent Over 25 Years Championing Minority Entrepreneurs Across the Region Black Wall Street Southern Maryland • Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (HUNTINGTOWN, MD – February 16, 2026) — In Southern Maryland, where the landscape stretches from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay to the tobacco fields of Calvert County, one woman has quietly and consistently built the infrastructure that Black entrepreneurs need to thrive. Her name is Dawn L. Tucker, MPM, CPA (non-practicing), and her story is one of vision, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to lifting others as she climbs. As…

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If only 400000 Africans were brought to the United States out of the 12.5 million trafficked during the transatlantic slave trade, how … Watch full video on YouTube

Baltimore, there are moments when history doesn’t just happen — it’s made. And right now, one of our own is making it. Sabrina Tapp-Harper is running for Sheriff of Baltimore City. If elected, she would become the first woman to ever hold the office. Let that sit for a moment. This is not an outsider. This is not a newcomer. This is a Baltimore native — Dunbar High School, Coppin State University, Johns Hopkins University. This is a woman with over 34 years in law enforcement who retired from the Baltimore City Police Department as a Major, became the first…