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Black-owned real estate company launches crowdfunding campaign to revamp Edmondson Village Shopping Center

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Since negotiating a contract to acquire the Edmondson Village Shopping Center for $17,050,000, Black-owned Chicago TREND has invited Black entrepreneurs, local impact investors and residents to support the redevelopment of the Southwest Baltimore shopping center.  The commercial real estate company launched a crowdfunding campaign through SmallChange.com for Baltimoreans

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New initiative aims to heal divide caused by West Baltimore’s infamous ‘Highway to Nowhere

By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com A $2 million investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Program will help bridge West Baltimore communities currently divided by the “Highway to Nowhere” which extends from N. Warwick Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Located in the 7th congressional district, the “Highway to Nowhere”

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Bidder controversy: Gov. Moore orders new procurement process for BWI concessions contract

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Governor Wes Moore has instructed the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) to conduct a new procurement process to determine who will hold the contract for concessions offered at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI).  The directive comes after the MAA recommended New Market Development, a local, Black-founded development firm

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Jason Crabb & Dylan Scott team up for “Good Morning Mercy”: LISTEN

Two-time GRAMMY® award-winning Red Street Records recording artist Jason Crabb is joined by multi-platinum, multi-number one country artist Dylan Scott for a new duet release of Crabb’s single “Good Morning Mercy” available now to download/stream, along with an accompanying music video (watch HERE), exclusively premiering on People.com. The original release of “Good Morning Mercy” became

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GMP Exclusive: Stacy Egbo Talks Upcoming Album, Inspiration, More

A prolific singer-songwriter and worshiper, Minister Stacy Egbo is well known for her excellence and consistency in the Gospel music industry. She wears many hats among which are a missionary, philanthropist, Nurse, motivational speaker, Conference organizer, Influencer, mentor, and mother, amongst other outstanding roles. Speaking to Gmusicplus, Stacy Egbo talks new single with Michael Stuckey

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‘I don’t want to live with anybody’: Whoopi Goldberg Talks About Her Single but ‘Very Happy’ Status | WATCH

Whoopi Goldberg *Whoopi Goldberg, The View host, once appeared on the “Tamron Hall” show where she was quoted saying, “I don’t want to live with anybody.” The 67-year-old longtime moderator on The View is a three-time divorcee and refuted the famous saying she keeps receiving from people, “Well, you’ll find somebody.” Talking to Hall, 52