(BALTIMORE – September 4, 2026) – The West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA) has named Raenika Crew its new Economic and Business Development Officer. In this role, Crew will work with entrepreneurs and business owners along the West North Avenue corridor. Her responsibilities will include connecting businesses with technical assistance and access to capital, helping attract and retain businesses, identifying available commercial space, and supporting efforts to return vacant and underutilized commercial properties to productive use. Before joining WNADA, Crew worked as a technology consultant for a global public services firm, contributing to large-scale transformation projects involving clients in the financial,…

Sherida Santiago is a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) student at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, studying management and organization. She is also a faculty member at Coppin State University. Doni Glover, a fellow DBA candidate at Smith, sat down with her to talk about the program, the classroom, the cohort, and what it takes to carry a doctorate to the finish line. Doni Glover: What’s your discipline — what are you studying? I’m working toward my doctorate in business administration, with a focus on management and organization. How’d you come to choose the Smith…

UMD already possesses a world-class quantum ecosystem and a nationally competitive business school. Bringing those strengths together could establish a new gold standard in quantum technology management and commercialization. (COLLEGE PARK, MD – September 2, 2026) – Rod Carroll, my Morehouse brother and University of Maryland classmate, introduced me to the emerging world of quantum computing last school year. I had certainly heard of quantum physics before. Like many people, however, I could not have explained what it meant—or why it mattered. Rod helped me begin to understand it. In plain language, quantum science examines how matter and energy behave…

(COLLEGE PARK, MD — September 1, 2026) — I literally grew up in a family business. Wherever we moved, my peers’ parents worked somewhere. Mine worked at home—or close enough to it. My mother trained me to answer the business phone from the time I was knee-high to a fiddle. “Good evening, how may I help you?” Etiquette. How to act when guests came around. How to treat the families we served. My father took me everywhere with him. Long story short, in retrospect, the three of us were the business. It was a simple structure, but it was functional.…

For more than 24 years, BMORENews.com has documented our community, promoted Black businesses, recognized deserving leaders, and created networking opportunities—often at no charge to the public. On Thursday, December 3, we’re asking the community to show up for us. LOYALTY: The Black Wall Street Reunion is our annual benefit. Every ticket purchased helps BMORENews continue hiring local photographers, writers, videographers, and other independent media professionals to tell the stories too often overlooked by mainstream media. This is bigger than attending an event. This is an investment in independent Black media. Purchase your ticket today:https://loyalty2026.eventbrite.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-JLlUXuchE&t=7s The 55th Eastern Regional Conference brought more than a sea of red to Baltimore. It brought economic, cultural, social, historical, and political power. (BALTIMORE – August 30, 2026) – Downtown Baltimore was painted red this weekend. Thousands of members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated descended on the city for the organization’s 55th Eastern Regional Conference, held August 27–30, 2026, at the Baltimore Convention Center and Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor. I had the opportunity to cover the conference and witness its impact firsthand. Before entering the main ballroom, I stopped to see Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, publisher of the…

You’re Invited: Baltimore Unity Hall’s First Symposium! Baltimore Unity Hall is proud to host our first symposium, The Power of Place-Based Investment, on Friday, September 25th at 9:00 am, and we want you there! The Symposium will bring together community leaders, funders, and neighbors for a day of real conversation about what happens when investment is rooted in place and in people. Come hear from engaging speakers and panelists, connect with others doing this work, tour our facility, and learn firsthand about our programs and Unity Hall’s future vision. Stay for lunch! A networking lunch, catered by our in-house team at…

(BALTIMORE – August 26, 2026) – The national media sees a bidding war. Politicians see another program to announce. Government agencies see a property transferred out of inventory. But the person living next door sees something entirely different: a vacant house that is still vacant. Three houses next to my West Baltimore home have been vacant since approximately 2002 or 2003—the same period when BMORENews.com was founded. In April 2017, the properties caught fire. The City of Baltimore auctioned them in front of the houses roughly six months ago, and they were purchased. Since then, two of the backyards have…

Join BMORENews.com every Monday at 7 p.m. for the Monday Mixer, a virtual gathering that connects entrepreneurs, professionals, community leaders, and aspiring business owners. The Zoom call provides participants with an opportunity to introduce themselves, share information about their businesses, exchange resources and build meaningful relationships with other members of the community. Whether you are looking for new customers, potential partners, business advice or simply a stronger professional network, the Monday Mixer is a welcoming space to make connections and discover new opportunities. Come prepared to share who you are, what you do, and how the community can support you.…

New media campaign model launches with sponsorship opportunities for the December 3rd LOYALTY Black Wall Street Reunion (WOODLAWN, MD – August 19, 2026) – BMORENews.com is taking its commitment to Black businesses and community institutions to another level as it prepares for LOYALTY: The Black Wall Street Reunion, set for Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at The Gala Center at Shura, located at 6665 Security Boulevard in Woodlawn. For nearly 24 years, BMORENews.com has helped businesses, entrepreneurs, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and community leaders tell their stories and connect with Baltimore and beyond. Now, the Black-owned media…