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Episode taped at STEM CITY USA inside the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center highlights housing policy, education reform, and Black entrepreneurship. (BALTIMORE – March 10, 2026) — Today’s taping of the Emmy-nominated Doni Glover Show brought together voices from law, education, and business for a powerful conversation recorded inside the STEM CITY USA studio at the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center (1315 Division Street). The episode, which will air on YouTube.com/DoniGlover and BMORENews.com, featured Attorney Nichole’ C. Gatewood, Esquire, education leader and author David L. Heiber, and entrepreneur Tony Randall of Next Phaze Cafe. Together, the guests addressed issues shaping Baltimore today—from…

MEET LAQUIDA CHANCEY OF SMALLTIMORE HOMES

By Chap Loveless (BALTIMORE – March 5, 2023) – Smalltimore Homes is a revolutionary non-profit organization founded by Spelman College Alumni, LaQuida Chancey. They provide innovative community equity solutions in Baltimore City. Utilizing tiny homes concepts to create micro shelters, Smalltimore Homes provides housing security solutions to individuals who are experiencing homelessness in Baltimore. Chancey also addresses many other inequities plaguing our communities of color from the housing, digital divide, food access issues, and proactive health awareness. LaQuida Chancey originally created Smalltimore Homes as an answer to Baltimore’s housing insecurity problem, which is particularly acute among the city’s homeless population.…

Ep. 1 of Banking On The Banks premiered. Join the Conversation.

In this episode, Ken and Gloria talk about their upbringing. Gloria tells how life was growing up in Detroit and Ken talks about growing up in Yonkers, New York. They also talk about their educational background and how they met and more. Please subscribe to our Chanel and hit the notification bell to get alerts when new episodes are posted. CLICK HERE

CONGRATULATIONS, Ambre Anderson! Cannes World Film Festival “Best Actress”

(BALTIMORE – March 3, 2023) – Ambre Anderson continues to make unprecedented strides. Born and raised in “Charm City”, Anderson was recently awarded “Best Actress in an Indie Film” by the Cannes World Film Festival. No stranger to BMORENews.com, Anderson first came on the radar when she hit the cover of Kellogg’s Special K cereal box. From a lucrative modeling career, she then transitioned into writing. And then, out of nowhere, she was bitten by the silver screen bug and launched a career in film. One thing led to another, and now the Baltimore native is basking in the fact…

CIAA Daily Media CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Update

Men’s and Women’s Games – Friday, February 24, 2023 Women’s Games: Johnson C. Smith University 62 v. Elizabeth City State University 63; Lincoln University 45 v. Shaw University 59 Men’s Games: Virginia Union University 44 v. Winston-Salem State University 45; Fayetteville State University 49 v. Lincoln University 53 Saturday, February 25 Championship Game Match-ups: Men’s Championship Game (Lincoln University v. Winston-Salem State University) CFG Bank Arena Televised Live on ESPN+/ESPNU 1:00 p.m. Men’s Championship Trophy Presentation CFG Bank Arena | Center Court Immediately Following Game Women’s Championship Game (Elizabeth City State University Vs. Shaw University) CFG Bank Arena (Times…

Howard University Names Dean Phylicia Rashad Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 15, 2023) — Following the establishment of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities in May 2021, President Wayne A. I. Frederick and the Howard University Board of Trustees have approved the appointment of Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, as the inaugural holder of this chair. “Dean Rashad epitomizes the character, grace, and creative genius that we want to be represented in an endowed chair as part of Toni Morrison’s legacy,” said Howard University Provost Anthony K. Wutoh, PhD. “As the inaugural chair holder, we look forward to the…

CIAA is Here! Feb. 21-25

THE HISTORY OF THE CIAA (BALTIMORE – February 18, 2023) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) was founded and incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1912 as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association; adopting its current name in December 1950.  The conference is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is governed by a Board of twelve (12) Presidents and Chancellors representing institutions from Pennsylvania to South Carolina; comprised of both private and public colleges and universities with enrollments ranging from 750 to over 8,000 students. The CIAA is one of America’s oldest athletic conferences;…

CIAA Details Title IX Initiatives for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, including Friday’s Title IX Day

(CHARLOTTE, NC – February 18, 2023) — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, remains committed to celebrating and acknowledging the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. The CIAA’s commitment to Title IX will be on display during the 2023 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will be held from February 21-25 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD. In addition to increased Title IX signage, visibility, and public address announcements, the conference will showcase several Title IX initiatives during its annual tournament as part of a year-long focus on the federal civil rights law that helped…

AFRO: BALTIMORE NEWS: Doni Glover, unofficial ‘Mayor of Sandtown’

By Beverly Richards, Special to the AFRO If you live in Baltimore, there is no way you do not know Doni Glover. He’s a communicator, educator, author, activist and one of the city’s most respected figures. A longtime resident of Sandtown, Glover moves through with the demeanor of a statesman. He is respected by young men and elders in his community, but he gives the same. Glover loves the city, but especially Sandtown, from the Avenue Market and Pennsylvania Avenue to streets like Winchester. But it’s the people he loves most. Baltimoreans, according to him “are the salt of the…

ATTEND WEST WEDNESDAY!

West Wednesday is On Line this WEEK 2/15/23 at 7:00PM Please join us to hear Tawanda Jones discuss her ongoing work to push for accountability for her brother Tyrone West and all victims of police brutality and murder. Learn about ways you can support this work and about our upcoming in-person protest for the 500th West Wednesday next week! You can view us this Wednesday, 2/15/23 online for West Wednesday #499. To watch you can search #WestWednesday on YouTube (please subscribe!), Twitter, and Facebook. The 500th West Wednesday next week on 2/22/23 will be in person! It will be a caravan starting in NE Baltimore and ending at…