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Kara D Beverly, a 42-year-old attorney from Towson, is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.
How Black fraternities, sororities and professional groups build support for Black candidates
Black fraternities and sororities, professional social groups and other organizations have helped establish an infrastructure of support for Black candidates.
Kondwani Fidel penned a series of commercials for the New Balance in partnership with the footwear and apparel chain DTLR.
Once a favorite of white supremacists, New Balance is courting Black Baltimore
New Balance disassociated itself from neo-Nazis, but now Kondwani Fidel has helped create a marketing campaign for the brand that celebrates Black Baltimore.
Rev. Kobi Little of Baltimore's NAACP chapter speaks outside BPD headquarters on Thursday. He decried what he called a lack of transparency from Mayor Brandon Scott in the selection of Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley.
Suspended NAACP leaders accused of bullying, financial misconduct deny wrongdoing
Rev. Kobi Little, head of the NAACP Maryland State Conference, and Joshua Harris, treasurer for the state conference, were suspended by the national NAACP last week.
Liza Colón-Zayas, clad in a Christian Siriano design, accepts the Emmy for her role in “The Bear.”
Christian Siriano’s designs sizzle at 2024 Emmy Awards
Winner Liza Colón-Zayas was one of at least five celebrities to wear designs by Annapolis native Christian Siriano at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
Rev. Kobi Little of Baltimore's NAACP chapter speaks outside BPD headquarters on Thursday. He decried what he called a lack of transparency from Mayor Brandon Scott in the selection of Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley.
Maryland NAACP members accuse leaders of bullying, financial misconduct
Over 150 NAACP Maryland members signed a letter asking for the suspension of four members of the Maryland State Conference alleging financial concerns, bullying.
Rev. Kobi Little of Baltimore's NAACP chapter speaks outside BPD headquarters on Thursday. He decried what he called a lack of transparency from Mayor Brandon Scott in the selection of Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley.
Top local leaders for the NAACP suspended by national president
Rev. Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore NAACP, and Joshua Harris, vice president of the Baltimore NAACP, were both suspended this week by the national organization.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs paperwork pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions during a ceremony at the State House in Annapolis in June.
How Maryland became the nation’s blueprint for electing Black politicians
Marylanders have a chance to transform the state into the nation’s center of Black political power, electing a Black governor, attorney general and U.S. senator.
Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne.
Defying the odds: First transgender Miss Maryland USA on changing the world
Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne recently spoke to The Baltimore Banner about a variety of topics — from her favorite food to her heroes in life — as she begins the rest of her barrier-breaking reign.
Our Parks Too! is a national effort to expose Black people to those spaces is being led by a duo of Baltimore-natives, Kristen Walker, 38, and Diamon Clark, 29.
Baltimore duo making national park trips a ‘Black people thing’
Launched by two Baltimore-natives in 2022, Our Parks Too! is a campaign that encourages Black people to visit and enjoy the country’s national parks system.
Only twice since 1950 have a majority of white women voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
Will white women vote for Kamala Harris? History says it’s unlikely
White women are the nation’s largest voting demographic. Will they elect the first woman president in Kamala Harris? History says no, and that the majority of them will back the white Republican male nominee, Donald J Trump.
Randallstown native and Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is establishing herself as a major player in the athleisure game.
Angel Reese doubles up this week with Reebok, Reese’s Pieces fashion collections
With a Reese’s Pieces fashion collaboration and a new clothing and shoe line for Reebok, basketball star and Randallstown native Angel Reese is establishing herself as a major player in the athleisure game.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Winfrey wore an ensemble designed by Annapolis-native Christian Siriano.
Oprah sizzles in Christian Siriano creation at DNC
Christian Siriano, an Annapolis-native and Baltimore School for the Arts alum, struck the right note on the third night of the convention by creating a purple-hued pantsuit for the queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey.
Annapolis native Christian Siriano has the golden touch when it comes to dressing women in the political sphere — whether that be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden or the next potential leader of the free world, Kamala Harris.
When it comes to fashion, Democrats turn to Maryland native Christian Siriano
Annapolis native Christian Siriano has the golden touch when it comes to dressing women in the political sphere — whether that be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden or the next potential leader of the free world, Kamala Harris.
Maryland  Attorney General Anthony Brown.
Newly named member of Maryland hate crime commission resigns, cites ‘smear’ campaign
Ayman Nassar said he withdrew from Maryland's hate crime commission after an “online harassment and smear campaign was launched” against him.
A Charmery waffle cone stuffed with the flavor "Golden" is puffed wheat cereal and caramelized honey.
Forget boring vanilla. Try these weird ice cream flavors.
Ice cream shops don't offer just run-of-the-mill flavors anymore. We tried some of the weirdest ones out there.
"iWitness: Media & the Movement" is a new exhibit at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture.
New Reginald Lewis Museum exhibit shows power of media in the Civil Rights Movement
“iWitness: Media & the Movement” is a new exhibit that launches Thursday at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture. The yearlong exhibit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne Kennedy.
Miss Maryland doesn’t crack top 20 at Miss USA, but still breaks barriers
Bailey Anne Kennedy, a Montgomery County resident, broke barriers this year as the state’s first trans woman titleholder. She was also Maryland’s first Asian American winner and oldest contestant to represent the state.
Bailey Anne Kennedy smiles with tears in her eyes after winning Miss Maryland.
This year’s Miss Maryland and others who have broken gender barriers in the state
Bailey Anne Kennedy is not the first gender and sexual minority with Maryland ties to break barriers.
Julian C. Hamer worked as the senior producer of video content and cinematographer for Vice President Kamala Harris during the Harris and Biden presidential campaigns.
Kamala Harris’ 2020 campaign called Baltimore home. Some staffers still do.
They’re now applying the infectious, youthful energy they captured working on the Kamala Harris campaign throughout Maryland — often in the political sphere.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks Monday at a White House event with NCAA college athletes — her first public appearance since President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
Maryland’s DNC delegates back VP Harris as party’s next presidential nominee
The vote of support came during a virtual meeting Monday, party officials said.
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