Sid Wilson (Courtesy Photo) Baltimore, Md., — SBLC, a Baltimore nonprofit that for 30 years has provided adults with functional literacy, life skills training, career preparation services and several pathways to a high school diploma, has appointed Sid Wilson as executive director. Wilson’s professional background includes expertise in workforce development, education, individual and corporate relationship […]
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Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee Seeks Male Applicants
BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE SEEKS MALE APPLICANTS The current BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (BCDSCC), known as the Baltimore County Democratic Party, was elected June 26, 2018 during the Democratic Primary Election. Elected BCDSCC members were sworn-in at a ceremony on August 4, 2018 and will serve until the Primary Election in 2022. […]
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum Reopens To the Public Thursday, September 10
Reginald F. Lewis Museum Reopens Thursday, September 10 Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake and Robert Houston: The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign in Photographs will be on view September 8, 2020 – Baltimore, Md. – The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture will re-open to the public on Thursday, September […]
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Black Church PAC Urges HBCUs Not to Force Black Students to Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
The Black Church PAC OAKLAND, CA – The Black Church PAC today urged the presidents of Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana, both historically Black colleges, to refrain from offering their students up as guinea pigs for controversial and untested coronavirus vaccine trials. Given the Black community’s troubling experience with the American medical system […]
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Morehouse Receives $9M National Science Foundation Grant to Research STEM Education at HBCUs
(Black PR Wire) — When Dr. Lycurgus L. Muldrow went to college, he was reading at a 7th-grade level. He’d dealt with health issues as a kid, and like many Black students, he found himself underserved by his school system, despite both of his parents serving as faculty members at historically Black colleges and universities. […]
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RCA Inspiration Celebrates the New Winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” – Stephanie Summers
RCA INSPIRATION CELEBRATES BET’S “SUNDAY BEST” SEASON 10 WINNER STEPHANIE SUMMERS NASHVILLE, TN (August 24, 2020) – RCA Inspiration celebrates the new winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” – Stephanie Summers – announced on the Season 10 finale episode, which aired on August 23rd. After public voting on the two finalists, for the 10th season of “Sunday […]
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TYRESE GIBSON ADDRESSES CIVIL AND SOCIAL UNREST WITH NEW SINGLE RELEASE “LEGENDARY”
NEW YORK, NY (August 28, 2020) – In the wake of yet another senseless police shooting, six-time GRAMMY® nominee and box office star, Tyrese Gibson (“Fast and Furious,” “Transformers”) today delivers a new single that captures the urgency with which we need to address the nation’s racial unrest and the continued onslaught of police brutality. The single, “Legendary” featuring CeeLo Green, poignantly illuminates […]
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Hello Baltimore Votes!
Baltimore Votes is partnering with the League of Women Voters to run a voter registration drive at Enoch Pratt Free Library during the month of September. We need a lot of volunteers to staff the 13 locations. Learn more or sign up below. All volunteers must attend a short training to register voters. If you […]
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A Young Millennial is Putting A Historic Black Radio Station Back on the Musical Map!
A YOUNG MILLENNIAL – PASTOR CEJAY – IS GIVING A HISTORIC RADIO STATION A NEW HEARTBEAT THAT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD NATIONALLY With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA 980 AM – The Heart of Gospel – […]
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Tiffany D. Hightower Named Executive Director of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
CHICAGO – August 19, 2020 – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF), the civic/philanthropic arm of the ILBC, is pleased to announce Tiffany D. Hightower was recently named Executive Director of the organization. Previously, the skilled political strategy consultant served as Interim Director. “I am excited to assume this role of Executive Director for […]
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Jamaican Becomes First Black Woman to Run for Leader of Canada’s Conservative Party
(Black PR Wire) — Jamaican Leslyn Lewis, a Toronto attorney, is the first Black woman to seek the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, and so in one sense, she has already won a significant victory. Lewis was a relative unknown when she made her decision to run for the top position in the […]