By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 22, 2024) – Although some in Annapolis might think this news outlet is hard on elected officials, we simply aim to speak truth to power. This is to thank, applaud, and celebrate the people who have invested in and around North Avenue. This is so very special to me because – like some of you – North Avenue is a part of me. From Patterson Park to Harford Rd to Greenmount to Warwick, Dukeland, and Poplar Grover – I am North Avenue.   My dad’s first funeral home was at Patterson Park and Lanvale.…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 16, 2024) – Just because the first attempt didn’t work doesn’t mean that another effort, another stab at it, another attempt won’t succeed. Ira Chase is a visionary perfectionist with a corporate background. We interviewed him several different times over the past two years at Hoodfellas Bistro inside the swank Munsey Building on Calvert Street. He is a hard-working man with the absolute hustle and grind of a bona fide entrepreneur. The entrepreneurial spirit is not something you can buy off the shelf. The true entrepreneur lives for the hustle. They have that…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 15, 2024) – This has been a very interesting election cycle here in Baltimore as the race for mayor is now in the last 30 days. Initially, Fox Baltimore had Sheila Dixon, the former mayor, a couple of points ahead of Mayor Brandon Scott. That was the pre-Key Bridge Collapse era. Post-collapse, however, finds Baltimore’s youthful chief executive ahead, according to a recent Goucher Poll paid for by the Baltimore Banner. Although some don’t want to acknowledge it, the incumbent typically has the advantage in an election. Hence, traditional thought has always known…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (ARUNDEL MILLS, MD – April 15, 2024) – This is a shout-out to an entrepreneur I came across recently as I was coming through Arundel Mills Malls. A Black man was right there in the middle at his stand. It’s not my first time stopping at one of the stands in the middle of the mall because, in my opinion, that’s where the bona fide entrepreneur is there patiently growing their business, ready to serve the next customer. He told me about his clothing line (www.truestruggle.com) and then handed me a sample of a fragrance he…

(DUNDALK, MD – April 4, 2024) – Today, BMORENews.com and New Life Recovery Center founder Ven McCormick joined Janet Arce of the Arce Fundacion and helped serve food to the workers tasked with cleanup of the Key Bridge. It was the first time I got to see the wreckage up close. To say the least, it is a colossal structure, and clearly, it will not be an easy road. Nonetheless, Ms. Arce is no stranger to helping traumatize people. She has been toiling in the community for two decades – always making a difference – and not just in Baltimore.…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – April 1, 2024) – Although the May 14th Primary Election in Baltimore is just around the corner, this political analyst sees a relatively quiet landscape. While there are indeed some pretty interesting races brewing, including the battle for the two top posts in the city, this has to be one of the quietest elections in recent years. According to one political pundit, Andy Pierre, “It’s too quiet!” Pierre, who has managed and advised campaigns locally and nationally, said, “I guess people are looking to see how this pans out.” He added, “In terms of…

(BALTIMORE – March 16, 2024) – It is with great excitement that I shout to the highest mountains on this day, “Happy 197th Anniversary to the Black Press!” Don’t laugh, but it wasn’t until last year that I learned that today – March 16th – is the actual birthday of the Black Press. Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper established in the United States, was first published on March 16, 1827, in New York City by Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. This was the same year that slavery was outlawed in New York – another unprecedented development in the sordid…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – February 16, 2023) – Congratulations to Dr. Tyrone Taborn, Jean Hamilton (his phenomenal wife), and the entire Career Communications Group family for bringing BEYA.org back to Baltimore. A warm word of thanks also to Mayor Brandon Scott, Visit Baltimore’s Al Hutchinson, and the rest of the team who helped make this return a treasured success. As BEYA wins, the City of Baltimore wins – and in multiple ways. When millions of tourist dollars come into our beloved city because of the work of those mentioned above as well as the sponsors, it is a…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – February 8, 2024) – Today was a definite highlight in my 30-year career as a journalist. Now, while I have briefly met our White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre before at the White House, for her to take the time today to come on our show and speak to me and our viewers was very special, very welcome, and very classy. Before the Pres. Joe Biden-Vice President Kamala Harris administration, I had covered the White House only once since the administration of Pres. Barack Obama. And that turned out to be a non-event. That’s…

By Doni Glover, Publisher (BALTIMORE – February 2, 2024) – Of all the people at the Best of Black Baltimore event last night by the Baltimore Times Newspaper at the Light Street Pavilion who stood out in my mind, Ursula Battle took the prize. She’s been a journalist in Baltimore much longer than me. I sorta stand on her shoulders – and RB Jones’ shoulders, and Earl Byrd’s, too. While RB and Earl are gone, Ursula and Dena Wane are amongst the literary giants who consistently report the news in our community. I know them because they raised me at…