Funding will provide second-chance career opportunities for 50 Baltimore residents through vocational training and re-entry support Baltimore, Md. – NCIA, a leader in transforming lives and building stronger communities for 49 years, announced that it has received $500,000 in federal funding to support its Career Empowerment for Second-Chance Baltimore Citizens Project. The funding, secured by Congressman Kweisi Mfume during the FY2026 appropriations process, will allow NCIA to provide workforce training, wraparound support, employment counseling, job placement, and retention services t...Read More

May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a designation that, for Black women navigating full-time careers, volunteer leadership, family obligations, and the unrelenting pressures of this political moment, can feel less like a calendar reminder and more like a mirror. A hard one. Awanya Anglin-Brodie knows what she sees in that mirror. As a Senior Account Executive at Urban One’s Radio One Baltimore — a company she’s called home for over 28 years — and as President of the Greater Baltimore Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), she operates, in her o...Read More

Real estate is more than buying and selling homes it’s about helping people create stability,  build wealth, and leave a legacy for the next generation. As a Maryland Realtor, Content  Creator, and Entrepreneur, I’ve made it my mission to serve families beyond the transaction by  educating, empowering, and guiding them through one of the biggest decisions of their lives.  My journey into real estate was fueled by a passion for people and a desire to make a lasting  impact in my community. I’ve always believed that homeownership is one of the stronges...Read More

Sandra Bempong will tell you plainly: she hit a wall. It was 2020. The pandemic had settled in. She had lost her mother-in-law. Work was relentless. And Sandra — a high-functioning Program Manager of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield’s Public Health and Community Impact Team — was managing all of it in silence. “I had reached a breaking point,” she said. “I had to step away from the job for six weeks.” She took short-term disability. Her doctor — a Black woman, close to her in age, who understood what it meant to be a wife, a mother naviga...Read More

Ft Monroe Memorial Commemorates First Captive Africans from Angola  The 1619 landing of the first documented Africans in Colonial Virginia was formally recognized during the dedication of the African Landing Memorial Plaza on April 24, 2024 in Hampton, Virginia, while marking the place of their arrival.  According to fortmonroe.org, the African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe “seeks to interpret this historical event beginning with the origins of the people—what their life might have been like prior to their abduction, the journey across thousands of miles ...Read More

Baltimore’s vibrant arts and culture scene is getting a flavorful boost this spring, as Artscape prepares to spotlight the city’s culinary talent in a big way. Create Baltimore has announced that applications are now open—extended through May 8—for chefs, culinary artists, and food storytellers to participate in the 2026 Flavor Lab, an immersive food experience set to take place during Memorial Day weekend, May 23–24. At the center of this year’s Flavor Lab is Baltimore native Catina Smith, known to many as Chef Cat, who will serve as curator and host of...Read More