Bringing you news and conversations from the frontlines of urban America and beyond. Watch full video on YouTube

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Today’s the 50th anniversary of the election of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, the late Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. The Atlanta Voice frequently featured the three-time mayor on its front page and in its pages over the years and we are doing so again in a special section this week.

(BALTIMORE – October 16, 2023) – The Asian American Chamber of Commerce cordially invites all local area businesses, business owners, government agencies, and interested individuals to participate in the 14th Annual Asian American Business Summit on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 9:30 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. The event will provide a unique opportunity for businesses to connect with the Asian Business Community, meet industry-specific buyers and decision-makers, and learn about opportunities in innovation technologies, government procurement, diversified supplier programs, business enterprise certifications, international trade and investment and more. Engaging Panel Discussions that address current business trends and topics that impact…

(WASHINGTON, DC – October 16, 2023) – Imagine telling your boss that you’ll complete less than half of the work that’s needed, getting almost nothing done over 12 months, then asking for a raise. That’s essentially the story of the 77 utility companies still most heavily invested in fossil fuel-fired electric plants, according to a report last week by the Sierra Club and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The utilities plan to replace only 30 percent of that coal and gas with clean energy by 2030, and more than half of them have made no progress since last year. For example, We Energies announced…

Jews, who just returned from the Women in Technology Conference in Detroit, will give an update. Watch full video on YouTube

Aaron Maybin is one of those committed individuals we are blessed to have in Baltimore. Let’s see what’s on his mind … Watch full video on YouTube

(BALTIMORE – October 15, 2023) – This year, with restructured operations and a new approach to its mission work, Associated Black Charities (ABC) launched a new monthly listening session initiative called “Community Convos”. The events are aimed at engaging community members and stakeholders throughout Baltimore to learn more about what’s going well and the immediate needs of their communities. The first event launched earlier in 2023 on February 15th in South Baltimore’s Cherry Hill in partnership with Youth Resiliency Institute. At this inaugural session, a concern was presented around the urgent under-resourcing of books in the Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle…

Maybin, the former pro football player from Baltimore, finds himself taking up another worthy cause this week: The Bea Gaddy … Watch full video on YouTube

SEE PICTURES FROM Black Wall Street SPECIAL MEDIA EDITION by BMORENews.com By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – October 2, 2023) – Mike “Nyce” Middleton is the Operations Director and Host of “Hiphop Chronicles” at WEAA. Every Thursday, Mike Nyce affords me the opportunity to come on the airwaves and present the BMORENews Report. One day before the show, we came up with the idea to do a SPECIAL EDITION of the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards dedicated in part to WEAA icons who have been an essential part of the 46-year history of this beloved radio station. The event…