Two Baltimore students received the surprise of a lifetime last week as the Exelon Foundation awarded them full-ride college scholarships during a special event at its Baltimore headquarters. Akram Serubiri and Stefano Sivori arrived believing they were att...Read More

In his book, Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change, John Lewis shares, “Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a li...Read More

Most of us have gotten used to the little privacy pop-ups that appear when we visit a website. We click “accept,” “reject,” or sometimes just “close” so we can get on with what we came to do. We may even take the time to specify exactly what we wil...Read More

As a veteran of Baltimore City politics, over the past four decades, I’ve had the good fortune and sometimes misfortune of attending nearly every State of the City Address delivered by our mayors during that time. Good fortune, because in many instances, the...Read More

The late author Alex Haley’s book, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” is turning 50. Roots,” published on August 17, 1976, highlighted the story of Kunta Kinte, a young man who was kidnapped in the Gambia, enslaved, and brought to America. Kunta ...Read More

April is a month that carries more than one mandate. It is Minority Health Month — a time set aside to shine a light on the health disparities that disproportionately impact communities of color. It is also Financial Literacy Month — a national call to dee...Read More