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Op-Ed: Community Improvement and Capacity Building: The Power of Economic Development

(FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – June 2, 2026) – Cities and Counties are shaped by legacy and lifted by possibility. Places where resilience, community, and aspiration forge the way forward. However, if a city and/or county’s leadership officials are sincere about playing a key role in realistically improving the communities they represent, leaders in government, business, philanthropy, and community-based organizations must embrace accepting the collective responsibility of helping to strengthen every neighborhood instead of focusing solely upon their downtown areas and suburban enclaves (which means paying particular attention to and including urban neighborhoods that have long been neglected or overlooked) by…

BMORENews.com and the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Honor Gordon Dean “Pett” Wilder

(WOODLAWN – June 1, 2026) – Some people make their mark through titles. Others make their mark through service. Gordon Dean Wilder, affectionately known to his friends as “Pett,” has spent a lifetime serving his community, helping others, and proving that success means little if you do not reach back and lift someone else up. A proud son of West Baltimore, Gordon’s story begins at Matthew A. Henson Elementary School, where he was a member of the school band and played the trombone. From there, he attended Lillie May Carroll Jackson Junior High School before becoming a Walbrook Warrior at…