In every generation, there are freedom fighters whose names may never headline textbooks, yet their impact reshapes the very soul of justice. Barbarajean “BJ” Shaneman is one of those quiet giants, an architect of dignity, a defender of the vulnerable, and...Read More

Well, my friends, it kind of looks like we are finished with the winter weather and start breaking out some Spring stuff. The few of you who enjoyed the winter weather with the snow and ice, heavy winter coats and hats, gloves, I am sorry, but there is a place...Read More

   Reflecting on the passing of the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., Dr. Peter Bramble, Co-Founder of The Baltimore Times, recalled a moment forever etched in the history of America. The date was April 4, 1968, the day civil rights leader Dr. Martin...Read More

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 vio...Read More

When many think of Annapolis, Maryland, they envision the State Capitol, the United States Naval Academy, the Alex Haley statue, and the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum. But for the past three days, Black Excellence and Power took center stage in Maryland’s ...Read More

Five years ago, when I released my memoir Leaving Large, I had no idea where that story would lead. Five years of writing. Five years of speaking. Five years of sitting with people in the truth of their food stories — not just what they eat, but what eati...Read More