By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – October 4, 2023) – The Baltimore City Department of Planning called for a meeting several months back at St. James Episcopal Church on Lafayette and Arlington. They wanted to discuss their new plans for our community which included expanding the sidewalks 20 feet on both sides of Fremont Avenue – beginning down the bottom where the projects used to be. So, we posed the question: Where will we park? It doesn’t matter that most of the people from Planning were white and speaking to us, 100% Black, while wearing masks. Well, it did feel…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – September 27, 2023) – First and foremost, thank God for tonight’s Coppin State University Alumni TOWN HALL. It was both in-person at Coppin’s new Health and Human Services Building on the south side of North Avenue and it was virtual. A litany of topics were covered. To say the least, as the moderator – it was simply beautiful to witness first-hand the very strong, multigenerational Coppin pride, love, and admiration on the faces of the beautiful people in the room. Each and every one of these alumni has a story. It’s not your story.…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (TOWSON – September 21, 2023) – Mo’s Seafood in Towson was the site of tonight’s Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards by BMORENews.com. It was a magnificent event with some timely conversation regarding the State of Black America. A. Rod Womack and Bob Ingram, both honorees, gave their insight. These men have known each other for decades and have been longstanding giants in the entrepreneurial community. They gave their insight on business, our youth, and on the future. So, too, did Bianca Wise. Mark Booker, a Ph.D. candidate and college professor who works teaching inmates at…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – September 20, 2023) – In one corner, there is Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Is he perfect? No! Is he doing his best? Presumably so. In the other corner is former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. No, she is not perfect. And yes, there are those keen observers of politics who recall when Baltimore was safer under her watch. A recent editorial by Baltimore’s favorite mainstream press (just joking), the Baltimore Sun, brings up – you guessed it, her indiscretion of the past. Yep, the gift cards. The first thing that comes to mind, oddly, is the…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – September 16, 2023) – If I’ve been asked once, I’ve been asked a million times: Doni, who do you like in the upcoming mayoral election set for the Spring of 2024? For the first time in a long time, I’m considering not having an opinion. My aim has always been to simply present the facts. Nothing more. Nothing less. Although I’ve done this to the best of my ability, I have grown weary of watching my city die slowly. Baltimore politics, I concede, is simply too corrupt. And at the end of the day,…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – September 5, 2023) – As a Marylander, I am absolutely confounded that, once again, I am hearing of school closures in Baltimore City because of a lack of air conditioning. To say the least, we have failed our children. And there is absolutely no excuse. Back in 1973 when the lottery was first being pushed onto citizens, the critical promise from proponents that I can never forget was money for education. According to MDLottery.com, “Since its inception in 1973, the Maryland Lottery has awarded more than $33.2 billion in prizes to players and generated more…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – August 29, 2023) – I recall it like yesterday. Standing at BWI with my family sending me off to Atlanta – I saw her cry. Honestly, it caused me to pause. Here, this giant of a mother was showing her human side. I say that jokingly. Lillie Juanita Glover had three rules. “At 18, you are leaving!” I grew up hearing that, particularly in my teenage years. She planted that seed of purpose early on. And my father, Donald Edward Glover, along with the rest of my village – reinforced these values. “College, military,…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – August 27, 2023) – I had to do the math, and when I did, I realized that it had been 23 years since I last sat in a classroom at Morgan State University. The last time attended graduate school there, I had a 4-year-old son and was working as the editor of the Sandtown-Winchester VIEWPOINT Newspaper. I was 35 years old and was about to get married when I came to the conclusion that school was going to have to take the back burner. My new marriage, new baby (my daughter who is now…

(BALTIMORE – August 23, 2023) – Tonight at 6 pm, BMORENews.com and its partners will present a very special edition of the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards at Terra Cafe (101 E. 25th St.). Unbeknownst to many, August is National Black Business Month. To say the least, this is an occasion you don’t want to miss. RSVP to Blackwallstreetbmore.eventbrite.com.  Tonight’s honorees include: Christopher Lundy, Esq. Maurice Good Lenora Henry Dr. Dennis Ausar Winkler Charlyn Nater Andrea England Minister C. D. Witherspoon Sen. John Pica Matthew Pica Grace Givens Pamela McMichael Kevin Carr Brandon Clayton Since our inception as a…

By Doni Glover, Publisher, BMORENews.com News Director, STEM CITY USA (BALTIMORE – August 13, 2023) – It has been stated many times over that if you do what you love, you never have to work a day in your life. I don’t know about you, but my vocation called me way back in elementary school. Mr. Kermit Williams, our 5th and 6th-grade teacher, managed the school’s morning broadcast at Matthew Alexander Henson Elementary in West Baltimore. And yes, you got it! I was right there front and center doing the announcements. It wouldn’t be long before I was quoted in the…