SPECIAL THANKS: Maryland-Washington Minority Companies Association, STEMCITYUSA.com, Kendra Banks, Dr. Wilbert Wilson, Baltimore City Councilman Dr. John Bullock, & Rondy Griffin. By Doni Glover, Publisher (HARLEM – April 22, 2023) – At BMORENews.com, we love Harlem! Of course, we love Baltimore! Baltimore is home. But it’s something about Harlem. It has a certain je ne sais quoi, if you will. From the brownstones – which I absolutely adore to the vibe of the people. Every single Black Wall Street event in New York has been wonderful. From our very first awards summit at the United Nations to Weeksville and Brooklyn…

“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” ― Frantz Fanon By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 7, 2023) – In light of unprecedented acts of bigotry in America over the past week, a new generation of Black voices rise to the top. LSU star player from Baltimore, Angel Reese, speaks her peace as LSU wins a historic NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. The world takes notice of her honest delivery, even though no one questions the same competitive nature when men do it. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden subsequently and in unprecedented fashion invited…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – March 20, 2023) – The world has lost a giant, but heaven has gained an angel. He was not just the Senior Pastor at Sharon Baptist Church in Sandtown; he was Senior Pastor to Baltimore and the world. There was not a politician who didn’t seek his favor. There was not a Christian who didn’t love his preaching. To his flock, he was revered and adored. He often alluded to his fantastic cooking. No one could do it like A.C.D. He was a friend to the less fortunate, a model for preachers, and a…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – March 13, 2023) – I love writing. And I love writers, too. I’ve been writing since the first grade. This passion has ultimately led me to my purpose. My first newspaper gig came in 1994 in my beloved Sandtown community. I gladly accepted the opportunity, thanks to Jerry Cross, and have never looked back. In 2002, BMORENews.com was established to provide a voice for Black Baltimore on the world wide web. So much has happened since then. Technology has changed; business, too. Politics has been transformed. Throw COVID on top of all of that…

By Doni Glover, BMORENews.com (ANNAPOLIS – March 7, 2023) – I imagine that people become journalists for any number of reasons. Last night at Government House, Gov. Wes Moore spoke about his father, William Westley Moore, Jr. His father, who died when the Governor was 3, was a broadcast journalist. The Governor spoke about his dad’s passion for his job and how essential the free press is to American democracy. To have the ability to raise issues and advocate is always essential to rebuke tyranny. Gov. Moore’s mother, Joy, worked in media, too. Moore did something that’s pretty revolutionary. He…

The Negro has been inflicted with 244 years of slavery and 100 years of segregation. And so with the legacy of these two unjust systems facing him, it is only natural that he is way behind. And he has been out of the mainstream of American life, he has been on the periphery of American life for all of these years. And it would really be a miracle, that history hasn’t seen for someone to start exactly 344 years behind in a race and get ahead or catch up—unless something special is done. We’ve had special treatment in the negative sense for 344 years. Now we’ve got to get special treatment…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – March 4, 2023) – I can’t believe I’m writing this. Even more, I can’t believe why I’m writing this. Admittedly, I caught an episode of Fox here in Baltimore. You know – the local affiliate that rips a new hind part on any politician, especially Black, who doesn’t conform to their demands. After all, they are the voice of the people. Right? Last night, I watched as the new Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates made a mockery of the term “mass incarceration.” Given how he conformed to Fox’s news bent during his campaign,…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – February 27, 2023) – Black History is quite possibly my favorite topic of all. As an International Studies major in the grad school at Morgan State University, I can’t help but be in love with Black History because it is in fact World History. I am here to tell you that Black History did not start nor end with the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, also known as the Ma’afa (or great tragedy). Dearest Black brethren, we had an extensive history thousands of years before the institution of American chattel slavery ever started. I shared on…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – February 26, 2023) – As the Morgan State University student sang the words to James Weldon Johnson’s “Negro National Anthem”, the audience got the distinct honor of witnessing what our ancestors prayed for: a day and time when we could live with liberty and be happy “in the land of the free and the home of the brave.” “Lift every voice and sing til earth and heaven ring …” Oh, how far we’ve come! In one single room in the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on Friday during a Black History Month Celebration, there was…

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – January 24, 2023) – For the past 25 years, this news outlet – BMORENews.com – has covered the Black political economy of the State of Maryland; that is, the interrelationship of politics and economics as it relates to places like Baltimore City, Randallstown, and Prince George’s County. Politics is the process of determining who gets what, when, and where. Economics, of course, is the allocation of scarce resources. Correct me if I’m wrong, but that ought to…