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Leader’s library: 5 books recommended by local business leaders
At the end of 2023, the Corridor Business Journal asked 250 business and community leaders, “what was the best book you read this year? Why?” From business advice to pure entertainment, here you will find five books recommended by some of the Corridor’s most influential leaders. Visit your local library to start reading. Unreasonable Hospitality “It speaks to the power of making someone feel special as a service organization and what that can do for your brand and your referability.
Maryland Council Member Introduces First County-Level Baby Bonds Bill
Maryland Council Member Introduces First County-Level Baby Bonds Bill As income inequality persists and the wealth gap looms over many Americans, particularly communities of color, there is growing interest among policymakers for establishing “baby bonds”—giving every child in America a government-funded savings account at birth. Connecticut became the first to pass legislation in 2021, providing eligible babies with $3,200 in investment accounts.
Opinion: Community Safety for Everyone
We all deserve to feel and be safe. That means both safe from crime in our communities and safe in interactions with law enforcement. The challenge is how we come together to make safety for all a reality. While the number of homicides went down by about half in 2022, recent homicides in White Oak and Silver Spring, carjackings in places we frequent and a rise in hate crimes have understandably shaken residents and raised concerns about the lack of a plan moving forward.
Season’s readings: 10 books from Baltimore-area authors to add to your holiday wish list
The first book I ever read on my own was Margaret Wise Brown’s “Home for a Bunny.” I remember sounding out the syllables one by one until suddenly, the squiggly letters on the page connected with a picture in my mind of a furry brown bunny snuggled up against a little white one. From that moment, I was hooked. Though I didn’t realize it then, reading taught me how to hope. The supply of stories in the world seemed infinite. I knew I would never run out of tales that would captivate me.
Remembering the Potential and Compassion of a Friend Lost to Gun Violence
Kalfani and I met on the school basketball court in fifth grade. It was the late eighties, early nineties, the “golden age of basketball,” a time when Black players dominated the sport and pop culture. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook, executed with unprecedented coordination and precision, would help him become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Hakeem Olajuwon’s dream shake made him almost impossible to defend against.
Will Jawando at Harvard Book Store
presenting My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole in conversation with IBRAM X. KENDI Location Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 Tickets This event is free; no tickets are required. Harvard Book Store welcomes attorney, activist, and community leader WILL JAWANDO for a discussion of his new book My Seven Black Fathers : A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole.
Jezebel Unhinged
Loosing the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture Narrated by: Trei Taylor Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins 5.0 out of 5 stars 5.0 (1 rating) 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
Opinion | Montgomery County must make safe driving a priority
Will Jawando, a Democrat, is an at-large member of the Montgomery County Council. Nate Tinbite is the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. As Montgomery County reels after the continued and frightening increase in pedestrian deaths and injuries in the first few weeks of this new year, we are renewing our efforts to end traffic deaths on Montgomery County roadways in the next 10 years.
Opinion | We aren’t focused enough on why so many black women die before their time
Will Jawando, a Democrat, is an at-large member of the Montgomery County Council. Early Saturday in Fort Worth, a white police officer executed a young black woman, Atatiana Jefferson, in her own home. A concerned neighbor had noticed that Jefferson’s door was ajar and called to ask police to check on her welfare. But within moments of this officer’s arrival, a gunshot split the air, and Jefferson was dying on her own floor. Her crime? She had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.
In Search of Our First Trillionaire
No 13-digit fortune has yet appeared on the horizon. But if we wait until we get close enough to see one, warns wealth analyst Bob Lord, we may find our plutocracy set eternally in concrete. We can draw from the annual Forbes 400 data, notes inequality analyst and activist Bob Lord, some compelling reasons to see a trillionaire in our future.
What Makes Black Men Run From the Police?
It’s never much of a surprise when I hear it, but it stings all the same. Freddie Gray would be alive today if only he hadn’t inexplicably sprinted down his West Baltimore street. As would Walter Scott, the African-American man who was shot in the back in South Carolina fleeing a white police officer who then made an unsuccessful attempt to frame Scott for provoking his own destruction.
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