(BALTIMORE – July 31, 2026) – I took a photograph today with Maryland House Speaker Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk and discovered that we share a birthday: June 27. I was born in 1965; she arrived one year later, in 1966, in the Dominican Republic. That personal coincidence gave me another reason to examine the journey and leadership of the woman who became Maryland’s first Afro-Latina and first immigrant House speaker. Seven months after receiving the gavel, Peña-Melnyk has already reshaped the chamber she leads. She reorganized its leadership, elevated dozens of women, restructured its committees and presided over a consequential—and sometimes…

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 30, 2026) – Leah Peterson is a senior at Howard University majoring in economics with a minor in Russian, and this November she’s asking voters in Single Member District 1E05 — an area covering much of the Howard campus, Georgia Avenue, and Sherman Avenue — to send her to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. If she wins, she’ll be the first Howard student to hold the seat in a decade. Three Pillars Peterson’s campaign rests on three priorities: small business development, youth empowerment, and public safety. On small business, she wants to make sure new and existing…

(RANDALLSTOWN – July 29, 2026) – Concerned community members turned out in torrential rain last night to hear directly from their elected officials about decisions being made on their behalf. Most of those officials didn’t show. The 10th District Unity Team — State Senator Ben Brooks, Delegate N. Scott Phillips (chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, the largest Black caucus in the country), Delegate Robin Harvey, and Delegate Jennifer White Holland — was invited. None of them came. Who did show up: Democratic County Executive nominee Julian Jones, councilwoman nominee Makeda Scott, and several state central committee members from Districts…

Community forum will examine key races, voter engagement and the future of political representation (BALTIMORE COUNTY – July 28, 2026) – Northwest Baltimore County residents are invited to a public discussion tonight examining the results of Maryland’s 2026 Democratic Primary and what those results could mean for the region. The Politics Northwest Baltimore County Post-Primary Election Recap begins at 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 28, at Marie’s Island Kitchen, located in the Marriottsville Shopping Center, 9828 Liberty Road. The community forum will focus on the races that shaped the Second, Third and Fourth Councilmanic Districts, along with the 10th Legislative…

The Mayor for Life used government contracts, development opportunities and political power to build Washington, D.C.’s Black business class. (BALTIMORE – July 20, 2026) – Invariably, when I meet people from Washington, D.C., and the conversation turns to Marion Barry, I hear some version of the same statement: “Marion Barry gave me my first job.” I have heard it repeatedly from Washingtonians of different ages and backgrounds. To me, that is one of the most revealing measures of the man’s legacy. Long before “workforce development” became fashionable political language, Marion Barry understood that a young person’s first job could change…

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If you can’t bring love, don’t bring hate (BALTIMORE — July 20, 2026) — Early Monday morning, I received a phone call. It turned out that the caller wanted to know why I had said positive things about Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in a recent clip posted online. It’s simple: He is our leader. People can choose whether to support him. That is an individual decision. As the publisher of BMORENews.com, which has continually served this city for the past 24 years, I choose to speak life over Mayor Scott, Baltimore, and its people. Supporting Baltimore does not mean surrendering…

(BALTIMORE – July 18, 2026) – This is a message to everyone working to make Baltimore City better—beginning with Mayor Brandon M. Scott and extending to all those entrusted with the enormous responsibility of rebuilding and reimagining our city. They are being asked to rebuild a plane that is already in the air. Today’s leaders, many of whom are Black—including our beloved Mayor Brandon Scott—inherited a Baltimore that struggled to pivot following the decline of the industrial era. Thankfully, Baltimore’s world-class colleges, universities, hospitals, and research institutions helped keep the city academically, medically, and intellectually grounded throughout that transition. But…

Community forum to break down key results from the 2026 Baltimore County primary (BALTIMORE COUNTY – July 6, 2026) — Residents and community leaders are invited to a Northwest Baltimore County Post-Primary Election Recap on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Marie’s Kitchen, 9835 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD 21133. The free, public forum will break down results from the 2026 Democratic Primary, with a focus on the Second, Third, and Fourth Councilmanic Districts and the 10th Legislative District. Organizers say the goal is to help residents understand what happened in the primary and what it means…

(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…