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The March Towards Roberta s House | The Baltimore Times Online Newspaper | Positive stories about positive people

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 Roberta’s 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 March’s vision to start a funeral home business that served the Black community.

Ravens look to take advantage of deep wide receiver draft class

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: LSU’s Terrace Marshall and Minnesota’s 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 team’s success at most positions but the one glaring omission from their track record is wide receiver. It’s not like the Ravens haven’t used picks to select receivers though.

Recipient of inaugural George E Mitchell Park Heights Community Fellowship Grant announced

4/23/2021, 6 a.m. Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm’s Project Access as the recipient of its inaugural George E. Mitchell Park Heights Community Fellowship Grant. (Above) Richard “Farmer Chippy” Francis is the director of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm. Courtesy Photo/Plantation Park Heights Baltimore— Park Heights Renaissance, the non-profit organization that is shaping the future of the Park Heights community, has announced Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm’s 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

Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital launches pilot program for walk-up vaccinations without appointments

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 Baltimore— 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 Maryland’s 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.

Hospice is about living, not dying

Ottamissiah “Missy” 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 I’ve 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 didn’t have a lot of time left together, and I wanted to spend every moment with my son. That’s why hospice was the right choice for Demitrice and our family.

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