At Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where tourists once lined up to experience the oddities of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, a different kind of wonder now fills the halls. Inside the Light Street Pavilion, the sprawling Creatively Black Baltimore Pop-Up Exhibition has emerged as one of the city’s most ambitious celebrations of Black art, culture, and creative entrepreneurship.  Occupying approximately 12,000 square feet of the former Ripley’s space at Harborplace, the exhibition showcases nearly 500 works from over 100 emerging and established Black artists from across B...Read More

More than 100 young people from across Maryland spent a day learning golf fundamentals and life lessons during a special free clinic hosted by Bank of America as part of its “Golf with Us” initiative. Held at the Paint Branch Golf Complex, the event welcomed children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, and College Park Academy for an afternoon focused on mentorship, sportsmanship, and access to the game of golf. The clinic featured several high-prof...Read More

Baltimore, in the late 1960s and through the 1980s brought waves of change. From the 1968 uprising, to the highway that separated hundreds of Baltimore families, consistent divestment from Black neighborhoods and the  deindustrialization that shuttered the factories that had anchored generations, like Dr. Kevin Daniels (professor at Morgan State University) and Baltimore Brothers VP Bilal Rahman’s fathers, both proud Bethlehem Steel workers. The closing of plants like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors didn’t just end jobs; it dismantled social ecosystems. Drugs flooded in, fa...Read More

Ronald L. George, a respected human services executive with more than two decades of leadership experience, has been named the next President and CEO of NCIA. George will officially assume the role on July 1. George most recently served as Executive Vice President of Development and Chief Administrative Officer at Community Residences, Inc. (CRi), a $65 million multi-state organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness, at-risk youth, and individuals participating in diversion and permanent supportive housing programs. During...Read More

The National Council of Negro Women is bringing critical health, wellness, legal, and community resources directly to Baltimore residents through its upcoming Empowerment Resource Fair, an event designed to connect individuals and families with services that promote healing, stability, and opportunity. Set to serve as a one-stop hub for support and community engagement, the fair will offer free HIV testing, cholesterol screenings, mental health resources, record expungement guidance, educational support, family services, advocacy organizations, and wellness information—all in an ef...Read More

Immersive fundraiser will spotlight Black artists through art, networking, and a guided sip & paint experience  Baltimore, MD — May 18, 2026 — The Greater Baltimore Leadership Association (GBLA), the young professionals auxiliary of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, will host Canvas & Culture: A Juneteenth Experience on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Creatively Black. The event will bring together young professionals, creatives, artists, and community leaders for an evening dedicated to celebrating ...Read More