(BALTIMORE – July 31, 2025) – Last week, Walter P. Carter Institute for Leadership & Service announced the official launch of the Community Leadership and Empowerment Program (CLEP) , a free, nonpartisan initiative designed to grow civic understanding, build local leadership, and connect Baltimore residents to the tools of power. Baltimore has long been home to powerful civic movements and neighborhood-based leadership. From tenant unions to cultural institutions, the city has always produced people who organize, resist, and reimagine. What sets CLEP apart, aside from its nonpartisan, no-cost structure, is its founding team: Kristerfer Burnett, former Baltimore City Councilman and longtime…

🔥 TOMORROW at 9 AM! 🔥BlackUSA.News’ Emmy-nominated Doni Glover ShowStreaming LIVE on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube Join us Tuesday, July 29, 2025, for a powerful episode featuring Baltimore legends who not only made their mark—but give back with purpose. 🎓 Timmy Greene (Poly)🎓 Tim Rock (City)🎓 Choo Smith (Dunbar)🎓 Ralph Lee (Dunbar) These proud alumni from Baltimore’s iconic high schools are doing more than repping their schools—they’re reinvesting in the next generation, one move at a time. From courts to classrooms, from mentorship to entrepreneurship—this convo is about legacy, leadership, and love for our city. 👉 Don’t miss it!📺 The…

🔥 TOMORROW at 9 AM EST! 🔥 BlackUSA.News’ Emmy-nominated Doni Glover ShowStreaming LIVE M-F 9 am EST on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube Join us Tuesday, July 29, 2025, for a powerful episode featuring Baltimore legends who not only made their mark—but give back with purpose. 🎓 Timmy Greene (Dunbar)🎓 Tim Rock (Poly) 🎓 Greg Branch (Dunbar)🎓 Choo Smith (City)🎓 Ralph Lee (Poly) These proud alumni from Baltimore’s iconic high schools are doing more than repping their schools—they’re reinvesting in the next generation, one move at a time. From courts to classrooms, from mentorship to entrepreneurship—this convo is about legacy, leadership,…

📅 Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM📍 Location: The Cube Cowork, 4709 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214💵 Cost: FREE (Registration Required)🅿️ Parking: Street parking + lot behind Zeke’s Coffee It’s time to turn barriers into business plans. Baltimore is a city rich in creativity, hustle, and resilience—but too many of our residents face economic roadblocks due to past incarceration. The RIDE (Returning Citizens Inspired to Develop Entrepreneurial Ventures) Program at Morgan State University’s EDAC is here to change that. Join us for the RIDE Entrepreneurship Center Summit, a transformative, one-day event designed specifically for formerly…

(BALTIMORE – July 28, 2025) – Please join us on Thursday, August 7th at Lexington Market for LIGHTS CAMERA ACTIV8!—a red carpet gala + film premiere to benefit Elev8 Baltimore. More than just a great party, this is an urgent opportunity to invest in Baltimore youth. Your support will help close the gap left by Federal funding cuts—ensuring that thousands of students have access to nutritious meals, caring mentors, and a safe space to thrive next year. Dress Code is Hollywood Glam — no rules, whatever makes you feel fancy! RSVP here: https://givebutter.com/activ8gala Event Schedule  🎉 Red Carpet 6 pm-6:30 pm Cocktail Hour…

Baltimore Weekend Recap: Royalty, Legacy, and Love from All Corners of the City (BALTIMORE – July 7, 2025) – There’s simply no other way to explain this. As a Westsider with Eastside roots, I can say with all my heart and soul – I love all of Baltimore. This weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of spending time with Baltimore royalty from all four corners of the city. From former star athletes to loyal community supporters, it was a celebration of history, culture, and unity. The weekend began with a fundraiser for Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. My personal journey includes both…

From prison to world champion, the ‘Camden Buzzsaw’ leaves behind a legacy of grit, love, and inspiration (BALTIMORE – July 26, 2025) — Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the fierce two-division world champion who rose from the prison yard to boxing immortality, passed away yesterday, Friday, July 25, 2025, at the age of 72 following a five-year battle with dementia. Born Dwight Braxton on January 5, 1953, at Baltimore’s historic Provident Hospital, Qawi was raised in Camden, New Jersey, where early hardship and bullying shaped the fire within him. “He was hungry to win,” said his sister Wanda Marvay King, recalling how being…

(BALTIMORE – July 23, 2025) – While I spent my early years in East Baltimore, most of my upbringing took place on the Westside — at the home my mother owned on Moreland Avenue, near Baker Street. She moved there in the early 1950s, back when the neighborhood was mostly non-Black. I grew up in the 1500 block of Moreland, right across from Easterwood Park. No disrespect to the surrounding blocks, but I lived among Black royalty on what I still call the greatest block in the world. Most of us attended Matthew A. Henson Elementary School #29. For me,…

FY25 Sets New High Mark with $104.4 Million in Sponsored Research Funding, Spurring Morgan’s R1 Momentum (BALTIMORE – July 23, 2025) — For decades, Morgan State University has strived to overcome the chronic underfunding and lack of investment that have historically limited the research capacity of many public urban institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Today, a transformative milestone has been achieved as Morgan—Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University and a national leader among HBCUs—has surpassed $100 million in sponsored research commitments within a single fiscal year for the first time in its 158-year history. The $104.4 million secured…

If you grew up on Bentalou, Presbury, Whitmore, Thomas, Warwick, Moreland, Ruxton, or even down on Payson Street, chances are you’ve got an Easterwood memory. Maybe it was a jump shot on the court, a lap around the track down Carver High School with Durant’s Ed Waters Track Club or a ping pong battle in the Rec. Whatever your story, we want to see you! Join us Saturday, August 23rd from 2 to 6 pm at Easterwood Park as we celebrate Homecoming 2025. Good food, good music, and great people — all at the place we once called home. Let’s…