(BALTIMORE – July 26, 2026) – Happy Disability Pride Month and the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! Pride means naming disability out loud and with dignity. Disability should not be a source of shame or stigma. Naming disability gives a person the language to describe how they move through the world and to ask for the access they need to reach their full potential. Lately, I’ve had a lot of conversations with people about what it means for children to reach their full potential in the context of disability. Stigma around disability runs deep in communities…

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(BALTIMORE – July 26, 2026) — “Meanwhile, on the other side of the world…” That is the closing line from Terence Trent D’Arby’s “As Yet Untitled,” and it captures exactly how I felt Saturday. While Black Wall Street Harlem was taking place in New York, the annual One Baltimore Cookout was happening at Woodlawn Recreation and Parks. I had been looking forward to One Baltimore all year. Although Timmy Greene and the members of the One Baltimore organization have presented the gathering for 20 years, last year was my first time attending. I was amazed by the number of Baltimore…

I went to Harlem to honor others. Harlem turned around and honored me. (HARLEM, N.Y. — July 25, 2026) — The good people of Harlem set me up. But I do not mean that in a bad way. I went to New York City, as I have many times before, to present the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards. This ceremony was held near St. Nicholas Avenue and West 111th Street in Harlem. I arrived with a list of people to honor. I expected to present the awards, celebrate the honorees, and return home to Baltimore. I had no idea…

Every day, a child dies or is misdirected because we are not listening to their cries. They are asking for help, and too often, all we give them are speeches, excuses, and parties that do nothing to change their lives. (BALTIMORE – July 23, 2026) – A society that expects young people to make good choices must first be honest about how little it is doing to help them make those choices. We cannot keep telling our youth to stay out of trouble while refusing to give them anything better to do, anything better to hope for, or anyone better to…

Baltimore native rose from youth program participant to congressional chief of staff (BALTIMORE – July 23, 2026) – Ray Conaway’s career is a compelling example of what becomes possible when Baltimore invests in its young people—and those young people return prepared to lead. Conaway, chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, will receive a Joe Manns Black Wall Street Award during the Black Wall Street Summit on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Justice Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, located at 1315 Division Street in West Baltimore. Presented by BMORENews.com and its partners, the Joe…

DBU Inc. founder empowers survivors through recovery support, workforce development, violence prevention and community engagement (BALTIMORE – July 23, 2026) – Donna Bruce knows what it means to survive. More importantly, she knows what it means to transform survival into service. Bruce, founder and executive director of DBU Inc., will receive a Joe Manns Black Wall Street Award during the Black Wall Street Summit on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Justice Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, located at 1315 Division Street in West Baltimore. Presented by BMORENews.com and its partners, the Joe Manns Black Wall…

Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards ceremony set for Saturday at Malcolm X Plaza (HARLEM, NY – July 23, 2026) – BMORENews.com will recognize accomplished executive leader, youth development advocate, and community strategist TaShana B. Pace, MS, as a 2026 Joe Manns Black Wall Street honoree on Saturday, July 25, at 1 p.m. The Black Wall Street Harlem 2026 celebration will take place at Malcolm X Plaza, located at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 111th Street in Harlem. The ceremony will be hosted by Vito Jones of Harlem, Inc. Founded by BMORENews.com publisher Doni Glover in 2011, the Joe Manns…

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