This week, BBC’s “Project 17” series featured Monet Wimbish, a student with Writers in Baltimore Schools, an organization started by 2008 OSI Community Fellow Patrice Hutton. The series consists of interviews with 17 17-year olds from 17 countries talking about what they want from the 17 goals of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable […]
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Writers in Baltimore Schools Student Featured in BBC’s “Project 17” Series
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OSI Director Danielle Torain, Advisory Board member, Community Fellows among those honored among Maryland’s Top 100 Women
Friday, March 26, 2021This week, OSI Director, Danielle Torain, along with OSI Baltimore Advisory Board member Nupur Parekh Flynn and 2019 Community fellow Janet Glover-Kerkvliet (click here for information on her program, Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group), and 2017 Community Fellow Shantell Roberts (click here to learn more about her program, Touching Young Lives) were all honored as part […]
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OSI asks Maryland Daily Record to remove dehumanizing language
Tuesday, March 23, 2021UPDATE: The story has been updated. The opening sentence now reads: The Maryland Senate passed legislation Thursday night that would prohibit juveniles convicted of rape and murder from being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. — Yesterday, the Maryland Daily Record published a story, “Md. Senate approves ban on juvenile life […]
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OSI Fellow Atiya Wells, BLISS Meadows, profiled on Kelly Clarkson Show
Thursday, March 18, 2021Last week, 2020 OSI Community Fellow Atiya Wells appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about the organization she founded, BLISS Meadows, which has reclaimed 10 acres in Northeast Baltimore as a public park and farm space with chickens, goats, and rabbits, that has produced 22,000 pounds of food for community members, and provided […]
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OSI Director participates in conversation about racial equity in business and philanthropy
Wednesday, March 17, 2021Last week, OSI-Baltimore Director Danielle Torain participated in Loyola University’s virtual panel discussion and networking event, “Stronger Together: Advancing Racial Equity and Business Growth,” as part of its Building a Better World Through Business series. Elizabeth Kennedy, associate professor of law and social responsibility at Loyola, moderated the panel, which also included Will Holmes, chairman of […]
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Baltimore pastors and activists, including OSI Fellow, featured on ABC’s “Soul of a Nation”
Wednesday, March 17, 2021Last night, ABC aired the fifth part of its six-part series on “the realities of Black life,” “Soul of a Nation.” The episode focused on faith, and included a segment about Baltimore hosted by Nightline co-anchor Byron Pitts, who grew up in Baltimore and attended New Shiloh Baptist Church. Pitts interviewed New Shiloh Pastor Dr. […]
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OSI Fellow partners with Hurdle to support young people’s mental health during COVID
Tuesday, March 16, 2021Last week, Hurdle, which provides culturally relevant therapy services, announced a partnership with Young Kings’ Leadership Academy (YKLA) with an interview with co-founder Ciera Daniel, a 2018 OSI Community Fellow. YKLA supports Black male middle school students in Baltimore City by providing academic interventions and unique learning experiences. Like many organizations, YKLA began developing programs […]
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Washington Post Magazine features two OSI Community Fellows
Friday, March 12, 2021The Washington Post Magazine recently published an expansive essay by local Baltimore writer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson on the discoveries she made while being a tourist in her own city. Included in her tour were stops at the Baltimore Compost Collective, managed by 2019 OSI Community Fellow, Marvin Hayes and the Fells Point neighborhood, where she […]
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OSI Community Fellow Wanda Best named “Community Leader of the Year”
Friday, March 12, 2021On March 18, Baltimore Community Lending will honor 2001 OSI Community Fellow Wanda Best as Baltimore City “Community Leader of the Year” during a virtual event, “Re-Imagining Baltimore.” Best is Executive Director of the Upton Planning Committee, which is responsible for the Historic Pennsylvania Avenue Main Street and the Black Arts and Entertainment District (led […]
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Advocates celebrate passage of the landmark Kirwan legislation
Thursday, March 11, 2021Last week, Strong Schools Maryland convened organizers, legislators, funders, and other supporters for a remote celebration of the landmark passage of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the historic education equity legislation that includes recommendations from the Kirwan Commission Report. Strong Schools Maryland’s Joe Francaviglia hosted the event, which included remarks from State Senate President Bill […]
