Bethany Johnson-Javois calls for communities and churches to respond to recent SNAP reductions by building local food systems rooted in ownership, collaboration and long-term stability.
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By Jamye Wooten For as long as I can remember, Black-led organizations in Baltimore have been doing extraordinary work with limited visibility, limited capital, and very little shared infrastructure to support them. From grassroots organizers and neighborhood nonprofits to mission-driven businesses and cultural workers, Black Baltimore has always generated solutions for itself. What we have […]
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NAACP Baltimore County announces Dayvon Love as master of ceremonies for its 2026 Freedom Fund Banquet, signaling a commitment to principled leadership and the next generation. For more than 50 years, NAACP Baltimore County advances equity by elevating leaders like Dayvon Love and professor Darryl Green, and by investing in the voices that must lead now.
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www.lawsonstate.edu For aspiring utility lineworkers, there’s nothing like being familiar with tools of the trade, including the soaring heavy-duty bucket trucks used to repair transformers and electrical poles. That’s one of the reasons Lawson State is grateful to receive a previously owned bucket truck that will be used for training. Presented to the college by […]
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By Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com Free Burger Monday. It’s not an official holiday, but folks in Alabama can celebrate all the same. On a Bun, a Birmingham burger joint owned by Denise and Crystal Peterson, is giving away 200 free meals on Feb. 16 at the downtown restaurant, 2328 Second Ave. North. The mother-daughter duo […]
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