(CHICAGO – October 21, 2022) – The Chicago Urban League’s 61st annual Golden Fellowship Dinner (GFD) will be held on Saturday, November 5 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 E. North Water Street. Today, via an exciting social media video, Chicago Urban League President and CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson announced award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and musician Charlie Wilson (also known as “Uncle Charlie”) as the headline performer. “We are excited about welcoming a very, very special guest. It is our own uncle. Your uncle, my uncle, everybody’s uncle … Charlie Wilson! He is promising to give us a night to remember,”…

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DHCDC Community Meeting & Health Fair  Please join us on Saturday, October 22, 2022 (1 PM-3 PM) for an in-person community meeting where important information will be shared. The meeting is scheduled to take place in the second-floor community room. There is limited seating available. Location: 2140 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, MD 21217 Neighborhood residents are committed to leadership, community service, advocating, and supporting the planning and development of the community.  Their input and volunteer support are essential to the operations of community outreach programs. As Druid Heights CDC continues to build residential and commercial properties, our strategy is to “build people…

(BALTIMORE – October 18, 2022) – Yesterday evening, Chad Hayes, Howard Tutman, and other professionals at the Baltimore City Department of Planning held one of several planned workshops with the community. The workshop was held at Shake & Bake Family Fun Center. Attendees of all ages listened as Hayes explained how the City is preparing for the future and how these workshops will serve as the voice of the people in the process. Related Story: REMINDER: Community Workshop TONIGHT to Discuss Baltimore City Comprehensive Plan Topics (October 17th at 5:30 PM)

Dear Community Leader, You’re Invited: Shape Your City Workshop! This fall, please join the Department of Planning to talk about urban planning and development in the City of Baltimore. We need your ideas and your vision for what gets built where across town. Please also note the full range of Citywide topics on the One Pager attached. Please join us for the West Workshop and share the information attached with your family/friends!  When: Monday, 10/17 from 5:30-7:00 PM Where: 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue (Shake and Bake)  At each workshop, we will be working with you to generate recommendations for priority topics. These…

Register at www.thedivayogi.com Michelle Stafford Wellness, LLC In 2018, thanks to the “here to be” grant from lululemon, and community support, I founded the Be More Yoga Community. We are a grassroots initiative that uses yoga and wellness events to heal the effects that chronic stress and trauma have on the mind and body. We are making yoga accessible to people, particularly in the Baltimore African-American Community. Our classes welcome people from all backgrounds, body types, ages, and genders, no matter their sexual orientation or financial status.

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(NEW JERSEY – October 13, 2022) – A graduation ceremony for a dozen inmates soon to get out of a prison in New Jersey was held at a Bridgeton Halfway house. It’s an eight-week course called Minor Adjustments created by Michael “Mickey” Williams Jr. and his wife, Lernell Apple Williams. The residents all received certificates and bracelets, they took graduation pictures, all while listening to pomp and circumstance playing in the background. This was graduation from one failed attempt at life hopefully into one of success. “We gave them wrist bracelets that read, ‘My Purpose is Greater than my struggles’ and ‘Anywhere but…

By Doni Glover (BALTIMORE – October 13, 2022) – We have not had a community in some time. The pandemic has certainly presented a number of challenges. However, we will be convening this evening at the historic Sharon Baptist Church, located at 1375 N. Stricker Street in our beloved Sandtown Community. Sandtown is a historic West Baltimore community with a rich history and a long track record of contributions and accomplishments that are a great source of pride for the Black community and the city overall. Despite a lot of negative press about Baltimore, Sandtown residents are just as important…

https://www.amazon.com/CIRCLE-FRIENDS-Ultimate-Secret-Choosing/dp/B0BDXN9K2W CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, The Ultimate Secret To Choosing The Right Friend Circle Your circle of friends is made up of the people who are closest to you, who are familiar with you, and whom you can depend on to always be there for you. Your core circle of friends should be small, usually consisting of no more than five people. In this book, you will learn the importance of the correct circles; the negative power of negative circles; friends in circle of friends; second-tier friends; family circle; sports friends circle; and much more! Without friends, life would not be…