Category: Baltimore Community

Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston focused on the need to maintain academic excellence for a growing student population as he presented his fiscal year 2012 recommended operating budget to the Baltimore County Board of Education on Jan. 12. In delivering his 11th budget to the board, Hairston said the Baltimore County Public […]

A fourth-grade teacher from Woodholme Elementary School in Owings Mills was recently named Maryland’s only recipient of this year’s prestigious $25,000 Milken Educator Award. McKinley Broome, a teacher for six years in Baltimore County, learned of the award during a school-wide assembly and academic pep rally hosted by Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston and […]

Residents of Baltimore and surrounding areas are invited to take part in the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, which celebrates the life of one of America’s most influential civil rights, political, and social icons. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade presented by Forman Mills, held on Jan. 17 at noon, is […]

Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative public intellectual dedicated to democracy. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his master’s and doctorate degrees in philosophy at Princeton. Since then, he has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard and the University of Paris. He has written 19 books […]

People lined up outside Ashley Johnson’s West Baltimore home the evening of Dec. 29, all bearing at least one gift. To her surprise and delight, the “secret Santas”—many of them strangers—placed the gifts under her Christmas tree. The heart-warming spectacle brought the 11-year-old her first Christmas presents this year. Ashley’s mom, Pam Johnson, was diagnosed […]

On Dec.15, members of Baltimore’s entertainment community gathered at Bourbon Street for a toy drive/fundraiser benefitting over 500 local families. The event, hosted by the Baltimore Entertainment Association, the Carpenter House and AFRO Charities, drew hundreds, including “Real Housewives of Atlanta” personality Greg Leakes and Sen. Catherine Pugh.

When J. Russell Fugett founded his Maryland-based business consulting company, TLC JR, he had his uncle, the late business icon Reginald F. Lewis, in mind. “As a small business owner, my work is inspired by what my Uncle Reg was able to achieve,” Fugett said in a prepared statement. “My company commemorates the legacy of […]

Bea Gaddy Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Although Baltimore civic icon Bea Gaddy died in 2001 of breast cancer, her mission has not been lost with time. On Thanksgiving Day, thousands gathered at the Patterson Park Recreation Center for the annual Bea Gaddy Feast, a 29-year tradition created to bring holiday cheer and hearty meals. The annual […]

The Baltimore Museum of Art presents its 20th Annual Kwanzaa Family Day on Dec. 12 from 1-5 p.m. The free event celebrates the African traditions of family, community, and culture. Learn about the seven Ngozu Saba or principles of Kwanzaa, enjoy hands-on art-making activities, and see live family performances!  For more information, call 443-573-1832 or […]

Judy Richardson, Betty Garman Robinson, and Dorothy M. Zellner, one-time members of  Student Nonviolent  Coordinating  Committee  (SNCC), a leading 1960s civil rights organization, will appear at Loyola University Maryland on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in McGuire Hall West. This event is free and open to the public. Richardson, Robinson, and Zellner served as […]

Gospel veteran Bryan Wilson will act and perform in Evangel Cathedral’s annual Broadway-styled Christmas production, “Christmas Celebration 2010.” The production features a cast of 200, live camels, laser lights, and performances from gospel superstars Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin and Marvin Sapp. “I’ve been wanting to get back into acting,” said Wilson, who once performed in […]

PIKESVILLE Erlene Wilson Receives Business Award Erlene B. Wilson, founder and president of EWC pr+mktg (dba E. Wilson Communications Inc.) and longtime Pikesville resident, has been recognized as one of the region’s outstanding women/minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia and was awarded a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise […]