(BALTIMORE – February 26, 2026) – What a privilege it is to know so many upwardly mobile people in Baltimore. We may not always see it because we live here. But when you travel to other cities, it becomes obvious: melanated people in Baltimore have a distinct flavor — marked by an indomitable desire to win against any and all odds. That’s a Baltimore hustler.One who can make something out of nothing — and sell it like hotcakes. An entrepreneur is someone with the audacity to think beyond the box, beyond the visible horizon, and envision something unimaginably phenomenal. According…

From Waterfront Wealth to Generational Vision — Southern Maryland Shows What Black Ownership Looks Like (ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – February 25, 2026) – First and foremost, I thank the good Lord for getting me to Southern Maryland and back safely. That was quite a ride. It had been some time since I’d traveled through St. Mary’s County. I passed sprawling waterfront homes, crossed a bridge that seemed to appear out of nowhere, and couldn’t help but think about Harriet Tubman. I wondered if she had traveled these same roads. The locals assured me she did. That alone set the tone.…

(SOUTHERN MARYLAND – February 23, 2026) — Black Wall Street Southern Maryland is proud to honor Tonya Parran Wilkerson, a Calvert County native whose career has reached the highest levels of the United States Intelligence Community — while her heart and hands have remained firmly committed to uplifting the next generation at home. From her beginnings as a CIA intern and Stokes Undergraduate Scholar to serving as the ninth Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2021–2024), Ms. Wilkerson’s journey reflects discipline, brilliance, and service. In 2024, she was nominated by the President of the United States to serve as Undersecretary…

(BALTIMORE, MD – February 23, 2026) — Attorney Warren A. Brown was born into an America that had yet to fully open its social, economic, educational, and political institutions to African Americans. It was a time when Black presidents, Black CEOs, Black Miss Americas — even Black prosecutors and judges in significant numbers — were difficult to imagine. Yet he imagined more. And then he built it. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Warren A. Brown, Esq., principal of The Law Offices of Warren A. Brown, P.A., will be honored at Black Wall Street at Benedetto, presented by BMORENews.com and DMGlobal…

(ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – February 23, 2026) — Wynne Briscoe has been building businesses since she was seven years old. More than three decades later, she has helped thousands of others do the same. A senior business strategist, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized manufacturing subject-matter expert, Briscoe is among the honorees at the inaugural Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Awards — and her record of service to the region’s small business community makes the recognition more than fitting. Her academic foundation began at the University of Maryland, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a…

Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Presented by BMORENews & the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Program 📅 Monday, February 24, 2025 🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST 📍 University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland Sponsored by: R.E. Harrington | Alexis Solis | Southern Maryland Chamber of Commerce 🎟️ RSVP: blackwallstreetsouthernmd.eventbrite.com (ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – February 23, 2026) — Some people build organizations. Some people build movements. Doris Jean Cammack Spencer built both — and then spent a lifetime making sure others could walk through the doors she opened. The inaugural Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Awards…

(ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – February 23, 2026) — Leadership is often forged in discipline — and refined in service. For B.J. Hall, both began early. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Hall went on to serve in the U.S. Army, bringing structured leadership, strategic thinking, and mission-focused discipline to every role that followed. Today, he is being recognized as one of the honorees at the inaugural Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Awards for his sustained commitment to civic engagement and community development in St. Mary’s County. Over the past eight years, Hall has played…

Black Wall Street SOUTHERN MARYLAND Presented by BMORENews & the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Program 📅 Monday, February 24, 2025 🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST 📍 University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland Sponsored by: R.E. Harrington | Alexis Solis | Southern Maryland Chamber of Commerce 🎟️ RSVP: blackwallstreetsouthernmd.eventbrite.com (WALDORF, MD – February 23, 2026) — When Drs. Vaughn and Tracey Wallace stood on 42 acres of Southern Maryland farmland and saw not a former plantation — but possibility — they weren’t simply dreaming. They were building legacy. The visionary couple, owners of Hennessy Creek Bed…

Featuring the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Thursday, March 12, 2026 | 6–8 PM Island Quizine | 8128 Liberty Road at Milford Mill Road RSVP to blackwallstreetmilfordmill.eventbrite.com (RANDALLSTOWN – February 21, 2026) – Get ready, Baltimore County — Black Wall Street is coming to Milford Mill, and it’s going to be a night to remember. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 6 to 8 pm, BMORENews.com and the Doni Glover Show invite the community to gather at Island Quizine, 8128 Liberty Road at Milford Mill Road, for an electrifying evening of entrepreneurship, excellence, and celebration. The event will feature…

📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM📍 119 W. Mulberry Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 RSVP to blackwallstreetbeenedetto.eventbrite.comPresented by BMORENews.com & DMGlobal Marketing & Public Relations, LLC Special Thanks to R. E. Harrington  (BALTIMORE – February 18, 2026) – From the public housing of Cherry Hill to commanding one of the largest police agencies in America, Leonard Hamm represents discipline, integrity, and servant leadership in its purest form. A proud graduate of Baltimore City College High School, Commissioner Hamm joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1974. Over the next four decades, he built a career defined not by…