The Jobs Not Guns Coalition hosted a career-building workshop for students from Wards 7 and 8 to expose them to job opportunities, skills training, career advice, and support services.
Author Archives: Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer
Megan Sayles is a business reporter for The Baltimore Afro-American paper. Before this, Sayles interned with Baltimore Magazine, where she wrote feature stories about the city’s residents, nonprofits and initiatives. Her love of music inspired her to be a writer. At a young age she realized it was not the melody that she was so infatuated with, but the lyrics that made up the song and connected with listeners. Sayles grew up in Pasadena, Maryland, and is a 2021 graduate of the University of Maryland, where for her senior capstone project she reported on how the coronavirus and inequality intersected in Baltimore. She also worked as a staff writer and copy editor for campus publications, including Stories Beneath the Shell and The Black Explosion. Sayles teamed up with a partner to report on how the pandemic had put many more responsibilities on the oldest child in families. The Associated Press and other news organizations picked up her story.
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Driving diversity: Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland’s commitment to minority business enterprises
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com In 2023, 25 percent of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland’s (Live!) supplier spend went to minority business enterprises (MBEs). The dollars amounted to more than $14 million. This year the gaming destination is on track to exceed that figure. Diversity, equity and inclusion(DEI) director Edward Evans projected that […]
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STEM City platform to host AFRO’s fourth annual Black Business Matters Expo
The AFRO’s fourth annual Black Business Matters Expo will be hosted on Career Communications Group’s metaverse platform, STEM City USA, to celebrate small business and provide access to resources for Black entrepreneurs.
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Chase for Business’ ‘The Experience’ spotlights minority businesses in pop-up marketplace
J.P. Morgan Chase hosted a free event for D.C.’s small business community, featuring six local minority-owned businesses, including Brix Fitness and MahoganyBooks, who were part of the Chase for Business Coaching for Impact program.
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Meet Ramsey Harris, PNC’s lead on community development banking and corporate responsibility
Ramsey L. Harris, PNC’s senior vice president and Greater Maryland market manager for Community Development Banking and the Corporate Responsibility Group, is a third-generation Pentecostal pastor who is passionate about serving communities and helping people become financially empowered.
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Maryland Chamber of Commerce honors Key Bridge heroes
The Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a call about a cruise ship striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, but later discovered it was a cargo ship, the Dali, that had crashed into the bridge, resulting in the death of six construction workers.
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Living where you work: Can teachers afford it?
The National Education Association has revealed that the average teacher earns $69,544 per year, but inflation has caused a 5% decrease in teacher pay over the past decade, leading to a teacher pay penalty and a national teacher shortage.
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Bridging the gap: How Byte Back brings free digital literacy training to Baltimore’s underserved communities
Byte Back, a nonprofit organization, is working to close the digital divide in Washington D.C. and Baltimore by providing free digital literacy and tech certification training to residents from underserved communities, with a focus on making classes more accessible and engaging.
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Industry veterans team up to create mechanical HVAC company
Gina Merritt and Michael Karnes have founded NREUV Contracting and Mechanical, a D.C.-based company specializing in designing and installing HVAC systems for new and existing construction properties, with the goal of creating opportunities for Black and Brown communities and supporting minority subcontractors.
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Morgan State hosts U.S. Department of Transportation officials to discuss innovation in transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation visited Morgan State University’s National Transportation Center to learn about the hub’s ongoing innovations in transportation and technology, including autonomous wheelchairs and smart intersection technology.
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Greater Baltimore Committee to unveil regional economic opportunity strategy at 69th annual meeting
The Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) will unveil its 10-year economic opportunity plan at its 69th Annual Meeting on May 23 at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, which is designed to achieve a globally competitive and equitable economy in the region.
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Final victim in Key Bridge collapse recovered
The body of 37-year-old José Mynor López, the sixth victim of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, has been located and his family has been notified.