Be More Positive with Hana Scott
When you think of Baltimore City leadership — the press conferences, the policy announcements, the viral “Mask up, shorty” moments — Brandon Scott often comes to mind. But leadership does not only live at a podium. Sometimes it lives in the steady presence behind the scenes — in the strategist, the partner, the mother,…
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There Are Women In This Work
Much praise and respect is due to the many Black-led organizations where men are playing a pivotal role in community-based violence interruption. Without the work of returning citizens and leaders in faith communities, we would not have the historic drop in violent crimes that we are seeing today. And like any communal effort, the men…
Alsbrooks, Britt Introduce Women’s Hear Health Expansion Act
WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in NOTUS and to commemorate American Heart Month, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Bipartisan Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act to reauthorize and expand access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, which provides free cardiovascular risk screenings to reduce the…
Center Stage welcomes “Squeaky”
Award winning playwright Jeff Cohen shares his creation of family, in a workshop format. Prestigious performers read the script live! No sets or costumes. It is sentimental, and at times a harsh reality of his family life for several years. Being a Baltimore native, much of the play refers to familiar establishments and people of…
As We Prepare to Lay Rev. Jackson to Rest, I’m Thinking About Words That Build Coalitions
Across the country — from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago — we are celebrating the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. This weekend, he will finally be laid to rest. As we funeralize Reverend Jackson and reflect on what he gave us, I find myself thinking not only about his courage, but about…
