Sojourner-Douglass College

Morgan State is working to preserve our history and culture! At the 67th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Awards, Morgan State proudly brought home its first-ever individual Emmy Award. The university was honored for its original documentary, History of a National Treasure: The Documentary Story of Morgan State University, produced by Morgan’s Center for New Media and Strategic Initiatives. The win marks a major milestone not just for the university, but for HBCUs as a whole as they continue building national reputations for producing powerful, culturally-rooted media that uplifts the African American experience. 👉🏾Follow us to join our community for more positive and uplifting Black stories, news, and more ✨

native , 71, makes her filmmaking debut with “ ,” a documentary chronicling the enduring 50-year friendship of 17 women from north and northwest Baltimore. Set to premiere July 19 at University, the film highlights their shared experiences of family, love, loss and cultural legacy, offering a heartfelt tribute to sisterhood and the spirit of Baltimore. https://afro.com/17-women-5-decades-sisterhood-documentary/

From June 23 to August 15 (excluding July 4), Baltimore County Public Schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to all children ages 2–18 through the Summer Food Service Program.

Kids can enjoy free on-site lunches at 16 participating Baltimore County Public Library branches during the following times:
    
• 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Arbutus, Lansdowne, North Point, Owings Mills, Pikesville, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Rosedale, Sollers Point
    
• 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Cockeysville, Essex, Loch Raven, Parkville/Carney, Perry Hall, Woodlawn
    
• 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Catonsville

In addition, families can register for weekly meal boxes containing five days’ worth of breakfast and lunch. Meals must be eaten on-site at the library locations.

I just read that 500 N Caroline St (the Sojourner Douglass Admin building) is moving on as a National Historic Lamdmark! While it doesn’t preserve the school, it does preserve the building!

BCP Founder Honored by the National Book Foundation

BLACK CLASSIC PRESS

‘The point is to exist’: W. Paul Coates on his decades running Black Classic Press
HALETHORPE, Md. — The day W. Paul Coates stumbled on the book that led him to his calling, he was stationed outside Mineral Wells, Tex., working as a dog handler in the Army. He had joined up at age 17 and soon would be shipped off to Vietnam. After a tussle with an enlistee who taunted him with a racial slur, Coates went to another room to cool off. There, someone had left behind a copy of Richard Wright’s memoir “Black Boy.”

“Before that, I would read the Russian classics, I would read the French classics, and I particularly loved American colonial historical fiction,” Coates said. Wright’s memoir changed everything: “Once I recognized there was a body of books, a genre, devoted to Black subjects and life — it opened up a different world to me.”

Coates, 78, has been devoted to Black literature ever since — not only as a reader but as the founder of Black Classic Press, which for nearly half a century has been dedicated to reviving out-of-print books. His lifetime of work is being recognized this fall with the Literarian Award, presented by the National Book Foundation for outstanding service to the literary community. The honor will be presented to Coates on Nov. 20 at the National Book Awards ceremony in New York.

Live in the MD/WDC area?
Bring your entire family to Genealogy 365! It's a Genealogy Block Party.

1pm-5 pm, June 15, 2024. The event will occur at 5073 East Capitol St SE & 52nd St SE Episcopal Church of the Atonement, WDC. Workshops, Live music and Food! While you're there visit the James Dent Walker chapter of AAHGS table for genealogy information.

First year 14U-C travel team looking for dedicated and committed players (and parents) for the upcoming season. All positions available. Plenty of mound time for pitchers. If interested, please text or call Coach Ebony at 215.906.0484.

Open to all high school students. If interest, hit me up and I’ll send the registration link. Hope to see you there!

Sojourner Douglass College Tranacript Information. The only avenue to inquire and recieve your transcript.

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