Ursula V. Battle | 4/30/2021, 6 a.m. Annette March-Grier stands next to a portrait of her mother, the late Julia Roberta March. The portrait is located in the lobby of the Robertaâs House Bereavement Center at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building located at 928 E. North Avenue, in Baltimore. Ursula V. Battle
Sitting in her office on a sunny Thursday afternoon, Annette March Grier reflected on the life and legacy of her mother, the late Julia Roberta March, who became a licensed funeral director in 1964 to support her husband William Carrington Marchâs vision to start a funeral home business that served the Black community.
Tyler Hamilton | 4/23/2021, 6 a.m. It would come as no surprise if Baltimore used its first-round pick on a receiver this year. There are two options projected to be available. Those options include: LSUâs Terrace Marshall and Minnesotaâs Rashod Bateman Jesse Johnson/USA Today Sports
The Baltimore Ravens have a history of success in the NFL Draft. In fact, the New York Post recently named the Ravens as the best drafting team over the last five years.
There is no doubting the teamâs success at most positions but the one glaring omission from their track record is wide receiver. Itâs not like the Ravens havenât used picks to select receivers though.
4/23/2021, 6 a.m. Plantation Park Heights Urban Farmâs Project Access as the recipient of its inaugural George E. Mitchell Park Heights Community Fellowship Grant. (Above) Richard âFarmer Chippyâ Francis is the director of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm. Courtesy Photo/Plantation Park Heights
Baltimoreâ Park Heights Renaissance, the non-profit organization that is shaping the future of the Park Heights community, has announced Plantation Park Heights Urban Farmâs Project Access as the recipient of its inaugural George E. Mitchell Park Heights Community Fellowship Grant.
Project Access was selected from a pool of applicants, which submitted an original concept to address a specific social or economic challenge of one or more of the priority project areas as identified in the Park Heights Master Plan. The unique program will receive $25,000 to support the sustainability of its urban agriculture curriculum in elementary schools. Focused
4/23/2021, 6 a.m. A provision of the American Rescue Act caps the amount an individual pays for health insurance in the marketplace at 8.5 percent of income for two years. iStockphoto/NNPA
Baltimoreâ The Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH), a public-private partnership of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), will be launching a pilot of same-day walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations with no appointment needed, as of April 22, 2021.
A limited amount of 200 Pfizer vaccines will be available each day on a walk-up basis between 10am and 12pm Monday thru Saturday for individuals age 16 and older, following Marylandâs vaccination eligibility guidelines. Aligning with the charge from MDH for geographic priority at the BCCFH, the walk-up slots will be offered for residents of Baltimore City.
Ottamissiah âMissyâ Moore | 4/23/2021, 6 a.m. Hospice and palliative care benefit thousands of people at the end of their lives, but Black people continue to utilize it at lower rates than their white counterparts. Courtesy Photo/NNPA
Iâve been a nurse for 33 years and have spent 25 of those years caring for people in hospice. In 2017, my son, Demitrice was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, and suddenly hospice came home. I knew we didnât have a lot of time left together, and I wanted to spend every moment with my son. Thatâs why hospice was the right choice for Demitrice and our family.