Background of The Planned Frederick Douglass Train Tunnel I first became aware of plans for the Frederick Douglass Train Tunnel in 2017, in the early days of my membership in the Reservoir Hill community organization, IFO, Inc. Our primary goal was to build and sustain meaningful relationships between Beth Am Synagogue members and the Reservoir … More The Frederick Douglass Tunnel v. Sandtown
Part I: 2019: The Year of Words in Action Without experiences, writing is an empty exercise. Without writing, experiences are devoid of meaning. My goal for 2019 was to act on my words. After the first 4 years of writing baltimoreblackwoman, I realized that observing life wasn’t enough—I needed to DO. For myself, my … More baltimoreblackwoman Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary
A Ball, A Play, A Gala, and A Space Opera Recap: In PART I (advertised on baltimoreblackwoman’s Facebook page as “A November to Remember”) I wrote about the Western High School 175th Birthday Red & Black Ball and the premier of a new play, Thoughts of A Colored Man. This installment recounts the rest of … More Where Has baltimoreblackwoman been? All Over the City, Hon! (Part II)
Thursday, November 7, 2019 was a Historic day for Morgan State University and for the Community of Lauraville, where I have proudly resided for nearly 58 years. On the occasion of the University’s annual Founder’s Day Convocation, the long, contentious history between these two communities was formally recognized, confronted, and reconciled in a program that … More Reflections on the 2019 Morgan State University Founders Day Convocation: A Celebration of Peace, Unity, and Reconciliation
On Wednesday October 9, 2019, at 1pm, I made my way by car from my home in “The Bottoms” of Lauraville, in Northeast Baltimore, to the campus of Morgan State University, Maryland’s illustrious HBCU. The drive took all of 5 minutes, including the time it took me to park on the lot of the former … More Morgan State University Oral History Project: My Story – A Black Woman Raised in Lauraville
On Saturday August 3, 2019, I traveled from my home in the Lauraville community in Northeast Baltimore to the Reservoir Hill community in West Baltimore, to attend back-to-back events: The annual Reservoir Hill Resource Fair and Music Festival (11am-4pm) and the annual Hands Across Baltimore/Hug Don’t Shoot/Ceasefire Weekend (6-8pm). I had been so excited to … More A Saturday in Reservoir Hill: A Community Coming Together Amid Chaos
I am a casual follower of numerology and astrology, meaning that I read posts from free services I subscribe to, just to get a general sense of how “the stars” are aligning in my life. My usual response is something like, “That sounds right.” But I don’t get caught up in the hype of buying … More New Purpose for My Journey
Here’s a Baltimore Father’s Day Event that is sure to Jazz Up your Dad’s Special Day! To highlight and celebrate jazz in Charm City, the Baltimore Jazz Alliance (BJA) is partnering with St. John’s Episcopal Church to hold a free all-day festival from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm on June 16th 2019, on the grounds … More BALTIMORE JAZZ ALLIANCE HOSTS 2019 FATHER’S DAY JAZZ FEST
The front-page story in the Sunday, July 15,2018 digital edition of The Baltimore Sun(“Collapse,” by Tim Prudente, http://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/html5/desktop/production/default.aspx?pubid=99644e1a-52da-4fe3-8f78-a84e4fe4d386&edid=2192616c-ec73-42b8-a798-f58dedfe23f0&pnum=87),describing the demise of the 900 block of Payson Street, is a decent investigative piece about the real-estate woes of a single block of West Baltimore rowhouses and the recent loss of one human life because of those … More The Real Story of the 900 Block of Payson Street
The Fall 2018 edition of The Reservoir Hill Report, the quarterly publication of the Reservoir Hill Community Partners, described the annual Whitelock Farm Harvest Festival as “a great time to meet new neighbors, greet old friends, and satisfy your appetite.” As a board member of one of the Community Partners [In, For, Of, Inc. … More Whitelock Farm Harvest Festival 2018
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