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(BALTIMORE – July 5, 2026) — For nearly a quarter century, BMORENews has covered the people, policies, and businesses shaping Black Baltimore. On Wednesday, August 5, that coverage comes to life. As part of the Black Wall Street Summit: National Black Business Month Edition, The Doni Glover Show LIVE will once again take center stage, bringing together elected leaders, business executives, developers, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders for candid conversations about the future of Baltimore. The Summit will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the PS 103 Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, 1315 Division Street, Baltimore. The special live…

A Fourth of July conversation reconnects two longtime friends and celebrates a firefighter’s journey from public service to entrepreneurship. (CLINTON, MD – July 4, 2026) – Some stories begin with a press release. Others begin with a phone call. This one began more than two decades ago. In the early days of BMORENews, my late mentor in business, William Hopson, founder of IceTech, introduced me to a different side of Prince George’s County. One day, he drove me through Woodmore. I had never seen anything like it. Beautiful homes surrounded a championship golf course. Black families living in million-dollar homes.…

(BALTIMORE – June 21, 2026) – My father, Donald Edward Glover—known to everyone as “Doc Glover”—was a highly skilled mortician and funeral director. He owned Glover’s Funeral Chapel, first located at 1701–1703 Patterson Park Avenue. That was the first place I called home. Later, we moved to 712–714 East North Avenue, between Boone and Homewood, where I lived until about 1974, before returning to my mother’s home at 1526 Moreland Avenue in West Baltimore. Doc Glover was a tough man, but he loved his family deeply. He went to church every Sunday—not what some would call a “holy roller,” but a…

(BALTIMORE – June 18, 2-26) – Baltimore City’s Small and Minority Business Development office (SMBAD) certified $137 million in payments to local small, minority, and women-owned businesses in Fiscal Year 2025 — a dramatic jump from the approximately $26–27 million captured the year prior in FY24. Chris Lundy, speaking on the milestone, was careful to note that the gap between those two numbers isn’t purely a reflection of growth. “We didn’t have the system in place,” he explained, “so there was definitely money that we were leaving on the table that we weren’t able to capture.” Now that the city…

(BALTIMORE – June 14, 2026) – Stop the presses. I need to put down every political story, every Black business feature, every Black Wall Street update — and talk to you directly about something that has been gnawing at me for a long time. The Math Doesn’t Lie. Did you know that people pay $20 every four weeks to access the Baltimore Banner? Twenty dollars. Every four weeks. That comes out to roughly $240 a year — flowing to a news outlet that, in too many cases, paints a distorted, incomplete, and sometimes disrespectful picture of Black Baltimore. And I’m…

WNADA officially plants its flag on West North Avenue. This video captures the newly renovated three-story building at North and Dukeland, now serving as the new headquarters and Annex Office of the West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA). The project represents a major step in the ongoing effort to revitalize the West Baltimore corridor. Under the theme “More Than Funding – A Footprint,” WNADA’s presence signals both long-term commitment and visible investment in the community. The building is believed to be the first new use and occupancy on this block in nearly a decade—marking real momentum for West North Avenue.…

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BMORENews recently received a research packet that raises concerns about the environmental and economic impacts of data centers in Maryland. The claims are under review, and responses are being sought from policymakers, utility officials, developers, and community stakeholders. The purpose of this series is not to advocate for or against data centers. It is to determine what they mean for Baltimore residents and whether the public is receiving complete information about their benefits, costs, and long-term impacts. (BALTIMORE – May 31, 2026) – BMORENews recently received a detailed research packet examining the rapid expansion of data centers in Maryland and…

(BALTIMORE – May 17, 2026) – One year ago, I was preparing to walk across the stage at Morgan State University for a Master’s degree I had started in 1996. Think about that for a second. Nearly three decades after beginning the journey, I was finally about to finish. Morgan has a program called Morgan Completes You. Dr. Helen Harrison introduced me to it. Dr. Carla Jackson welcomed me with open arms. Dr. Sims, Dr. Bradley, Dr. Metaferia, Dr. Westrick, Kecia — and even the president himself, Dr. David Wilson — poured into me until I crossed the finish line.…