Marsha Jews to Host Bmorenews’ 18th Birthday Zoom on Sunday at 2 pm
Event to feature first-ever virtual Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards
(BALTIMORE – August 18, 2020) - In celebration of Bmorenews.com’s 18th birthday (Bmorenews18.eventbrite.com), Marsha Jews of WKIM is hosting a Zoom conference call on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 2 pm. Featured guests will include recipients of the first-ever virtual Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards. It is being presented by Ericka Alston Buck. Further, this event is a fundraiser to help keep Bmorenews viable in the community.
Honorees include Divine Light, Nicole Orr, Kevette Minor Kane, Calvin Watkins, Jr., Calvin Watkins, III, Malik Hassan Giordano, and J. B. Kenney.
Founded by Doni Glover in August of 2002 in Sandtown, Bmorenews is a Black news website known for its videos, editorials, and LIVE interviews. Its YouTube library contains over 4,000 original videos.
Based in Baltimore, MD, its reach is global touching some 200 plus nations around the globe. On the ground, Bmorenews has covered news in Jordan, Jamaica, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Canada.
Nationally, Bmorenews’ presence is strongest on the East Coast where it has honored some 1,700 entrepreneurs with Black Wall Street Awards. Established in 2011, Bmorenews’ Black Wall Street Awards were designed to celebrate Black entrepreneurs and professionals as well as the people who support them regardless of race. To date, the awards have been presented in New York City (beginning with the United Nations), Maryland, Washington, DC, Richmond (VA), Atlanta, and New Orleans.
Bmorenews has also covered the White House on more than 40 occasions.
Bmorenews’ greatest contribution, however, may be its former prison ministry at Baltimore City Detention Center for 14 to 17 year olds. All charged with adult crimes, Bmorenews’ “Love 4 ‘L’ Prison Ministry” provided educational services for the young men, some of whom have gone on to lead productive lives.
Bmorenews’ 5-point platform includes: Black business, public education, ex-offender services, affordable housing, and universal access to health care.