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Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

By: Linda Grace Morris
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Baltimore was the place to be in the 1950s and 1960s, bustling with all the industry and social change about to come. For African Americans, it was a jobs magnet with all the major manufacturers. Those living in Turner Station and Sparrows Point, the company town built to host the Bethlehem Steel Company, had the highest per capita income for African Americans in the nation. Cherry Hill, the only planned community built for African Americans by the Federal Government, lifted many Baltimore Boomers into the middle class. This podcast walks down memory lane through the neighborhoods and good times--despite segregation--that those growing up there can never forget.

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  • Stephanie Amponsah Dreaming Big

    Stephanie Amponsah Dreaming Big
    Jul 22 2025

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    Dreaming big is something we all should do. In Stephanie's case, she worked for a non-profit called Dream Big in Cherry Hill before exploring her dream in fashion. I met her when I was registering voters at the Cherry Hill Shopping Center for the 2020 Baltimore City Mayoral election. She is a beautiful young woman with a very striking presence, but yet so approachable and down-to-earth. This episode was recorded at her retail space in the Bowie Town Center, the MWBC Shop Local on the street approaching Macy*s. Stephanie shares the space with 9 other vendors from around the world with merchandise ranging from $15 to $250. Learn more about Stephanie and this very innovative business model.

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  • Ella Gross: A Friend for All Seasons

    Ella Gross: A Friend for All Seasons
    Jul 22 2025

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    Ella Gross is another friend from my childhood. We were children in the same church, and we later met up in high school. We have maintained our friendship through the years just hanging out occasionally and fellowshipping over Ella's cooking. She makes a mean kidney stew and waffles and bakes great cakes for all occasions.

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  • Kenny Abrahms: President, Towson University's Black Alumni Alliance

    Kenny Abrahms: President, Towson University's Black Alumni Alliance
    Jul 22 2025

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    Whenever Towson's black students need anything done, Kenny Abrahms is the go-to man. His leadership has been influential in the University reckoning with its racial slights of the past. From the naming of a dormitory in honor of Towson's two first black graduates or coordinating support for a bust of the first Dean of Minority Affairs, Kenny was involved. In this episode, Kenny discusses August being Black Philanthropy Month and how to use fundraising promotions offered on Friday, August 8, strategically for maximum impact.

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