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Best of Black Baltimore
31 December, 2026

The Best of Black Baltimore is The Baltimore Times’ monumental annual campaign to celebrate the business, culture, and excellence of Baltimore’s Black‑owned enterprises. Residents across the city nominate and vote for standout businesses and individuals in dozens of categories, creating deep community engagement and authentic loc...

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Delores (DeDe) Duncan-White: A Woman of Exemplary Service Continues Family Legacy,  ScholarshipBy Andrea Blackstone

Delores (DeDe) Duncan-White, Assistant Athletic Director of Academics for Student Athletes, U.S. Naval Academy, is a Women’s History Month maker on the move. Delores (DeDe) Duncan-White is in he...

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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 ...

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Best of Black Baltimore

The Best of Black Baltimore is The Baltimore Times’ monumental annual campaign to celebrate the business, culture, and excellence of Baltimore’s Black‑owned enterprises. Residents a...

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Five Years, One Conversation, and the Next 90 Days

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 th...

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Expanding Boundaries International Accepting Applications for Ghana Study Tour 2026

Leticia Ababio Nortey, founder and executive director of Expanding Boundaries International, Inc. (EBI), empowers future generations with equitable access to cross-cultural and technological education...

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Remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson

   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 da...

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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 ...

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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 lea...

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B’Well Baltimore: The Reset Brings Prevention, Rest, and Real Solutions to Southwest Baltimore

Southwest Baltimore sits in the heart of the city’s “Black Butterfly,” where history, access, and lived environment continue to shape health outcomes in visible—and preventable—ways. In this...

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Barbarajean “BJ” Shaneman — The Healer Who Rode Through Barriers

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...

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Black Family Wellness Expo Hosted by The Links, Inc, Annapolis Chapter

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 win...

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3 Days in Annapolis, Black Excellence on display in Maryland State Capitol  

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, B...

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