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Join Lori and her guest, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, as they talk about public service leadership. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, currently serving as the Executive Director of the NBPA Foundation, brings a wealth of experience and insight to the discussion. Stephanie's dedication extends beyond national borders, as she actively works to improve communities in her own country and around the globe. Through her leadership, she exemplifies the potential for positive change that can be achieved when individuals in influential positions commit to fostering social impact!   Here are the things to expect in this episode: What the NBPA Foundation is all about. What factors influenced Stephanie's decision to pursue a career in politics? NBPA utilizes its resources to make a meaningful impact on a global level. How did Stephanie leverage her political position to create a lasting impact? And much more! NBPA Foundation website: https://www.nbpafoundation.com/ NBPA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenbpa/ Stephanie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-rawlings-blake-84951673/   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://linkphilanthropic.com Email: info@linkphilanthropic.com   

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are joined by Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former mayor of Baltimore and current Executive Director of the NBPA to discuss activism and philanthropy in the NBA (3:13), and serving as Mayor during civil unrest following the death of Freddie Gray (21:38). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake works with professional basketball teams and NBA players off the court by exploring new ways to help professional athletes give back to their communities. But before she stepped into the world of basketball, Rawlings-Blake had a career in politics. She was elected as the youngest person to serve on Baltimore's city council in 2007 at the age of 25. A few years later, in 2010, Rawlings-Blake was elected Baltimore's mayor. Now, she has moved from politics and public service to philanthropy as the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association Foundation — which distributes millions of dollars in grants to organizations around the world.MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Rawlings-Blake about the inspiring things that NBA teams — including the Timberwolves — are doing to support their communities. We also learn about the culture of basketball and its connection to social justice with Tru Pettigrew, the Chief Impact Officer for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx. Guests:  Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association Foundation, a union for professional basketball players in the NBA. She is a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and served from 2010-2016. Rawlings-Blake is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors and Team Rubicon Board of Advisors. She holds a law degree from the University of Maryland and will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers Scholarship Gala in Minneapolis on Saturday.Tru Pettigrew is in his third season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx as the teams' chief impact officer. He oversees all community impact efforts, inclusive of diversity, equity, and inclusion and setting the strategic vision across all four franchises - the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Iowa Wolves and T-Wolves Gaming. Pettigrew currently serves on the board of directors for V3, a local organization that provides health, wellness, equity and opportunity through fitness, water safety, education and economic impact. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.  Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.    

This week on Montgomery & Co., newly hired NBPA Foundation director Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins Renee to talk about the role she's acquired. The Renee Montgomery Foundation's Black and Gold Gala raised money for HBCUs, including Morehouse College. From the Maroon Tigers basketball team, we have Omar Rowe and Jaden Gray to talk about how they got to this historically Black college. Plus, food critic Keith Lee lit up the Atlanta restaurant scene. The crew got together to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Montgomery & Co., newly hired NBPA Foundation director Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins Renee to talk about the role she's acquired. The Renee Montgomery Foundation's Black and Gold Gala raised money for HBCUs, including Morehouse College. From the Maroon Tigers basketball team, we have Omar Rowe and Jaden Gray to talk about how they got to this historically Black college. Plus, food critic Keith Lee lit up the Atlanta restaurant scene. The crew got together to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Montgomery & Co., newly hired NBPA Foundation director Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins Renee to talk about the role she's acquired. The Renee Montgomery Foundation's Black and Gold Gala raised money for HBCUs, including Morehouse College. From the Maroon Tigers basketball team, we have Omar Rowe and Jaden Gray to talk about how they got to this historically Black college. Plus, food critic Keith Lee lit up the Atlanta restaurant scene. The crew got together to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Cory Booker talks about efforts in Congress to pass gun legislation. Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez joins the show to discuss the latest on the shooting in Uvalde. Cedric Alexander, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Tony Montalto talk about ways to prevent gun violence. Cornell Belcher, Pat McCrory, Ashley Parker and Ali Vitali join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Former Baltimore Mayor,Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, sits down to discuss the state of Baltimore. She believes we should push for high standards in education and make it more available to more citizens and much more. Be sure to: 1) Like and share! 2)Leave us 5 Stars & a Review on iTunes! Subscribe to The Strongcast on iTunes at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…1299887231?mt=2 on Stitcher at: www.stitcher.com/podcast/armstron…s/the-strongcast on Soundcloud at: @thestrongcast on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/arightside on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/realarmstrongwilliams Find out more about Armstrong and #TheStrongCast at: www.armstrongwilliams.com/strongcast

Today on Midday, a few different takes on the subject of housing. A little later, WYPR's Aaron Henkin, the host of WYPR's new podcast The Maryland Curiosity Bureau, will join me to talk about his reporting on the Baltimore dollar house program.Then, our theater critic, J Wynn Rousuck, will review a production of Rent, the Tony Award and Pulitzer prize-winning musical that opened on Broadway 25 years ago. But we begin with Nneka N'namdi, an activist who is working to eliminate blighted housing in our city. The Dollar House program in the 1970s was seen as a big step forward. The Vacants to Value initiative in the administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake made some progress, but the number of vacant properties, about 16,000, hasn't changed significantly over the last decade. Nneka N'namdi describes herself as a “technoartivist,” who is applying her tech and creative skills to the cause of restoring neighborhoods that are ravaged by blight. She is the founder of the non-profit, Fight Blight BMore. Nneka N'namdi joins us on Zoom… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey Friends & Kin!FYI:  THIS, JUST LIKE ALL EPISODES OF HAND ME MY PURSE, CONTAINS PROFANITY. THIS PODCAST IS FOR ADULTS AND CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT. Now that we've gotten that out of the way..._________In this episode I had a relaxed but extremely informative conversation with former Mayor of Baltimore City, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (better known as SRB) – who just so happens to be my big cousin.  We talked & laughed about so many things from how she got into politics to dating metrosexuals and we definitely discussed the Freddie Gray uprising in Baltimore City as well as why she decided to end her political service to Baltimore City.  It was a good time. So many laughs, so many, “A HA!” moments, and SRB most definitely cleared up a lot that folks were wondering about.  She is definitely political royalty in Baltimore City & if you don't know why – Google her, and her Daddy!  I am grateful for this conversation with my cousin & I hope you enjoy it as well.  Don't miss out on this episode – it's DEFINITELY one for the books! I truly hope you enjoy this episode & thank you for rocking with Hand Me My Purse for the first year of her life. Yes, my podcast is a girl. The future is female & so is my podcast. Now please go leave a review, I love you for it!!! xoxox"GO WHERE YOU ARE LOVED. NOT WHERE YOU ARE TOLERATED..."MeMe's JAM No. 31SRB on IG.FIND A THERAPIST!_______ Listen. Subscribe. Rate. Review. :Apple Podcasts.Stitcher.Spotify.Google Podcasts.Pandora.I love you guys so much & I'm honored to share my time & energy with you – ESPECIALLY IF YOU KEEP COMING BACK! I can't wait until the next time we get to do this again! And as always, "Thank you for your support..."(said exactly like the 80s Bartles and Jaymes commercials)xoxo  MeMe *****************J O I N * T H E * S Q U A DInstagramFacebookTwitterHAND ME MY PURSE. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST*********************Music:  Gloomy Tunez

Rawlings-Blake says that if there was fraud in this election, that it would be blasted on every media network in the U.S. and around the world.

Welcome to Season 2! We are starting this season with an ambitious and encouraging episode featuring Akissi Hill founder of Ambitious Girl Inc. During this episode Akissi provides tips on how to communicate and motivate your children. As things are changing for us, our children have experienced Looting, schools closing, racism, and possibly PTSD. As a youth advocate, Akissi encourages parents to step into their children's world. Akissi also announces in 2021 AMBITIOUS GIRLS INC IS TRAVELING TO AFRICA! More About Akissi Advocate, International Speaker, Life Coach, and Founder of Ambitious Girls, Inc., raised in North Hills, California, and Forrest City, Arkansas, Akissi Hill has been on a purpose-driven mission for over 10 years creating programs and initiatives for both women and girls! One is an annual conference in Arkansas, which led to the founding of Ambitious Girls, Inc., a character and confidence centered organization for girls, which was recognized in 2013 and 2017 as a National Promising Practice organization by the Character Education Partnership in Washington, D.C. In 2011, Akissi traveled to Baltimore, Maryland with her platform and co-founded a FREE annual conference for girls in Baltimore, where the former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake presented her with a City of Baltimore Recognition in honor of her outstanding leadership and devotion. In June 2016, Akissi was nominated as a change-making woman and attended the inaugural United States of Women Summit in Washington, D.C., selected by the White House because of her commitment and service to girls and women. In 2018, she began serving as one of the selected women for the United State of Women’s first class of Ambassadors to represent cities across the United States to achieve one million actions on gender equality. Akissi believes “All girls are ambitious and every girl is an Ambitious Girl” and she expanded the scope of the Ambitious Girl platform, by launching the Ambitious Girl Academy in 2018. Most recently, she created the Ambitious Girl Assembly to bring the Ambitious Girl MAGIC experience to girls around the world! To date, thousands of girls in Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, and Africa have been empowered by initiatives offered and created by Akissi. Akissi has been a featured speaker, workshop presenter, and panelist, delivering presentations in the United States as well as in Paris, France, and Cape Town, South Africa! Whether she is speaking to girls or women, Akissi is known to bring Ambitious Girl MAGIC wherever she goes! Akissi has been featured as the cover story in the ML Magazine., the P.E.A.S. Magazine, and The Showcase Magazine as one of the "Celebrated Progressive Black Women", Fox 16 as well as Cape Town TV, The Expresso Show, and Afternoon Express on SABC news South Africa. Additionally, she is also a co-author of two books that feature her life lessons in growing through, up, on, and forward personally and professionally! Akissi's words of wisdom are "Sometimes we have to GrOw through things to make them RIGHT when they are WRONG, and EASY when they are HARD." While she is known by many as “Ambitious Akissi” before the Ambition, Akissi is simply a woman who values her family, appreciates her friends, enjoys life, and strives daily to be obedient to God who is the center of it all! Movie Recommendation Overcomer The War Room Book Recommendations The Teenage Brain We Could Be Brothers 12 Brown Boys The Stay of Girls www.instagram.com/ambitiousgirlsinc --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who served as Baltimore's 49th mayor, discusses Biden's agenda for the Black community, including his plans to address the wealth gap, increase homeownership, disproportionately high rates of Black maternal mortality, and expanding the Department of Justice to address systemic misconduct in police departments and prosecutors' offices. Listen to All Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Support Electorette on Patreon for $2/month: http://bit.ly/Electorette-Patreon Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! Want to support the Electorette so that we can bring you more great episodes? You can help us produce more episodes with just $2/per month on Patreon. Every bit helps! Patreon.com/Electorette WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter The Electorette is a proud member of the DemCast Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael and Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake discuss the historic pick of Kamala Harris for Joe Biden's running mate. The pair discuss ways in which racism has played into Mayor Rawlings-Blake's own experience in politics, then also Baltimore's long history of successfully meeting tough challenges

Now, another in our series of Conversations with the Candidates. Tom's guest is Dan Sparaco, an attorney in private practice and a candidate who's running in the June 2 primary election for Baltimore City Council President. He is one of eight candidates -- seven Democrats and one Republican -- in the race. He is running on a platform of political reform and a fundamental restructuring of the City Council. Mr. Sparaco is a native New Yorker who earned his law degree at the University of Pennsylvania and worked for several years as an attorney with The Legal Aid Society in New York. He moved to Baltimore in 2010 to work in Baltimore’s Legal Department. In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Mayor for Operations under Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Dan Sparaco is 44 years old. He lives in Greenmount West, and he joins Tom on the line from his home office. Listeners with questions or comments are invited to call, email or tweet during the live broadcast.

Ian “Jahiti” Smith is a community activist, musician, teacher, and youth advocate who is committed to helping build stronger communities and fostering real change in Wilmington. Since his arrival in Wilmington, Ian has been involved in criminal justice reform and works with the most at-risk youth. Ian also serves as a founding member of Innocence Delaware, which works to exonerate the wrongfully accused. His work within social justice has brought about real change at the individual, community, City, and State level. Currently, Ian is the Director of Delaware’s Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), an organization that provides re-entry support to juveniles returning to the community from Delaware’s secure placement facilities. Under his leadership, since 2016, the program has grown to a staff of 16 advocates serving over 150 youth versus 2 advocates serving 2 youth at the time he took over the program. Through his efforts, a grant was awarded to YAP through the Criminal Justice Council allowing his work to expand to at-risk youth in elementary schools. He recently began a partnership with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Johns Hopkins and the Urban Institute, working with low-income youth participating in the Youth Employment Study. Ian serves passionately as the elected Vice-President of the Browntown Civic Association. In addition to his professional work, Ian has donated his time and musical talents to numerous community organizations geared towards strengthening the City of Wilmington. His passion for serving began in college. After receiving his degree in Social Science with a minor in Political Science, from Coppin State University, Ian began volunteering for various communities and national organizations, such as the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, where he learned the fundamentals of community organizing, grassroots planning, fundraising, and civic leadership. As a recognized activist in Baltimore, Ian was acknowledged by then-Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and current City Council President Brandon Scott for his work with the 300 Men Movement, an elite male, volunteer unit which conducted violence deterrence walkthroughs in targeted high-crime neighborhoods. Throughout his career, Ian has been a key influencer, building relationships with individuals and community organizations in order to generate meaningful resources for families and neighborhoods. He will bring that same drive, integrity and commitment to his role as your City Councilman. It is because of his decades of experience, hands-on work with the most vulnerable individuals and families, and dedication to various community organizations that Ian is confident in his ability to affect meaningful change as the next Councilman for the Sixth District. Ian and his wife live in Browntown with their two miniature poodles, Ming and Charlie, and are loving godparents to their 5 godchildren, nieces and nephews.

RadioOnFire.com - On episode 401, Diamond K talks about Roger Stone being sentenced to 40 months (aka 3 years) in prison, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake being Named National Political Co-Chair For Bloomberg Campaign, Brandon Scott's hats AND - Maryland's Gov. Hogan Designates Violent Crime Bills Emergency Legislation plus his beef with Mayor Young.

Today, another in our series of Conversations with the Candidates running in the 2020 elections for offices to lead Baltimore, the region and the nation. This week, we've turned our attention to the race for Baltimore City's second-most-powerful post, after the mayor -- the office of City Council President. It's a job being sought by eight contenders — seven Democrats and one Republican. One of those Democrats is Councilman Leon Pinkett, who was elected in 2016 to represent Baltimore’s 7th Councilmanic District in West Baltimore. Leon F. Pinkett III was born and raised in Baltimore. He earned a degree in economics from Guilford College in North Carolina. He was the senior economic development officer at the Baltimore Development Corporation, or BDC, for nine years. He later joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s administration as Assistant Deputy Mayor in the Office of Economic and Neighborhood Development. On the City Council, Pinkett serves as the vice chair of both the Budget & Appropriations Committee, and the Transportation Committee. Councilman Pinkett is 52 years old. He and his wife, Marika, have two teenaged children and they are long-time residents of the Reservoir Hill community. We welcome audience comments and questions for the candidate. This conversation is being live-streamed on WYPR's Facebook page. You can watch the video here.

On today's #WeekendWrapUp of the #DMVDailyDose, find out why an entire church was praying over Baltimore's former Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, while Kweisi Mfume is praying for something later today! We also cover a Baltimore Brew article regarding City Council President Brandon Scott's opening of his mayoral headquarters, a Maryland Matters article regarding Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the MD Democratic Party gala and what she said, as well as paying homage to the CeaseFire movement and Erricka Bridgeford. We also discuss a Baltimore Sun article about changing the rules regarding suspended judges. All that and more only on: www.dmvdaily.news 

Arinze, Ben, and Sam sit for a discussion on the shadow campaign for Baltimore Mayor (3:00). Ben and Arinze reflect on Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's tenure as mayor when the City was growing and the O's were winning (5:50)! Ben and Sam breakdown the municipal races taking place on the Eastern Shore (

We discuss Jussie Smollett, Mo'Nique and Steve Harvey and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake living her best life.

This program originally aired on July 16, 2018. It has been a little more than three years since the city of Baltimore was convulsed with violence following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody on April 19, 2015. After the National Guard went back to their barracks, after the fire at the CVS Drugstore at the corner of Penn and North was extinguished, and after the curfews were lifted, there was a frenzy of finger pointing as to how the city responded to the crisis. The Mayor at the time, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, would decide a few months later not to seek re-election. A new police chief was appointed, and political leaders at the state and local levels promised decisive action to address the underlying problems of poverty and inequality that were seen as the root causes of the unrest. The business community and numerous non-profits pledged to redouble their efforts to help lift neighborhoods like Sandtown Winchester out of its economic and social morass.So, what, if anything, has changed since 2015?Today, a conversation about a book by Sean Yoes, a highly respected Baltimore journalist, who chronicles what happened in the turbulent weeks following Freddie Gray’s death, and the three years which followed. Sean Yoes is a good friend of this program. He is the Baltimore Editor of the Afro American Newspaper, and co-host of Truth and Reconciliation, a podcast that we are proud to have as part of WYPR’s Podcast Central. For several years, Sean hosted a show on WEAA Radio, and he even served as a producer of Midday back in the day, when our show was hosted by Dan Rodricks.His new book is a collection of selected essays that he has published in the Afro during the last three years. It’s called Baltimore After Freddie Gray: Real Stories from One of America’s Great Imperiled Cities.

This program originally aired on July 16, 2018. It has been a little more than three years since the city of Baltimore was convulsed with violence following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody on April 19, 2015. After the National Guard went back to their barracks, after the fire at the CVS Drugstore at the corner of Penn and North was extinguished, and after the curfews were lifted, there was a frenzy of finger pointing as to how the city responded to the crisis. The Mayor at the time, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, would decide a few months later not to seek re-election. A new police chief was appointed, and political leaders at the state and local levels promised decisive action to address the underlying problems of poverty and inequality that were seen as the root causes of the unrest. The business community and numerous non-profits pledged to redouble their efforts to help lift neighborhoods like Sandtown Winchester out of its economic and social morass.So, what, if anything, has changed since 2015?Today, a conversation about a book by Sean Yoes, a highly respected Baltimore journalist, who chronicles what happened in the turbulent weeks following Freddie Gray’s death, and the three years which followed. Sean Yoes is a good friend of this program. He is the Baltimore Editor of the Afro American Newspaper, and co-host of Truth and Reconciliation, a podcast that we are proud to have as part of WYPR’s Podcast Central. For several years, Sean hosted a show on WEAA Radio, and he even served as a producer of Midday back in the day, when our show was hosted by Dan Rodricks.His new book is a collection of selected essays that he has published in the Afro during the last three years. It’s called Baltimore After Freddie Gray: Real Stories from One of America’s Great Imperiled Cities.

Today, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh joins Tom in Studio A. Like Mayor Martin O’Malley, Mayor Sheila Dixon, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake before her, last Friday, Mayor Pugh fired the city's police commissioner. Kevin Davis was an outsider who had come to Baltimore after tenures in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties. He was replaced by a 30-year veteran of the Baltimore Police, Darryl DeSousa. The Mayor’s mandate to her Commissioner-designate is clear: improve violence reduction, and turn around our city’s crime numbers, which are at historic levels. The first few weeks of this New Year have not been easy for the city: multiple maintenance crises in city schools, the announcement by Amazon that we are out of the running for their new headquarters, the shuttering of the only big box department store in West Baltimore, and hovering above it all: murders on our streets that continue at an alarming rate. Mayor Pugh points to several areas in which the city is making progress. The Police training academy has a full class preparing to join the force. Bloomberg Philanthropies has invested millions to improve technology for law enforcement, and to train young entrepreneurs. The Safe Streets program is being expanded, and a new violence reduction program that has shown promise in Boston is being bought to Baltimore. The Mayor has spoken of changing the narrative about our city. She talks about how she plans to do that in today's Midday with the Mayor.

In today’s episode Tamira Dunn shares her 2nd trimester loss story due to an incompetent cervix of son Elijah and her inspiration for Elijah’s Hope Foundation Incorporated.  The foundation sponsors an annual walk for pregnancy and infant loss in Baltimore and donates a portion of the proceeds to their scholarship fund which supports doctoral students who are majoring in women and reproductive health.  The loss of her son was very heartbreaking, but she has used her passion for helping others to create a resource for women who have experienced the same loss.  A year after her loss, she accepted a position at Roberta’s House as the Program Manager for the Hope Project.  The Hope Project provides supportive services to women who have experienced a fetal or infant loss before the child’s first birthday.  Ms.Dunn is truly using her testimony to help others.  Her goal is to empower women to keep the faith in spite of their loss. Founder of Dream Girls Mentoring Program, Incorporated, Tamira Dunn is a 30-year-old native Baltimorean raised with her younger brother by a single mom. She attended Baltimore County Schools and graduated from Parkville High School in 2004. After high school, she attended Morgan State University where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology in 2008.  She decided to further her education and received a Master of Science degree in Human Service Administration from University of Baltimore.  She is a currently a Ph.D. candidate at Walden University. Ms. Dunn’s passion for the youth and community started while she was in high school. She was always trying to find a way to “make a difference”. Watching many of her peers and close friends have children at a young age; she felt it necessary to provide a program that would deliver resources and support to young moms. Ms. Dunn has received many citations from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Senator Barbara Mikulski. She has also been awarded a resolution from Council President Bernard Jack Young’s office for her countless efforts towards bettering the lives of teen moms. She is apart of the Women of Power Organization and received her award in 2011 and awarded Top 30 under 30 by 92Q Jams. Ms. Dunn is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and an active member of Beta Alpha Tau Zeta Chapter.  She has dedicated countless hours as a community servant with the Mayor’s Office during many youth events. Motivated by the quote, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi, Ms. Dunn wishes to continue to encourage, uplift, and motivate women to become their own CEO. She wants young women to go after their dream no matter how big or small. Shop The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Angel Loss Moms. Sign up for Trying Again Grief Coaching. Join our Facebook Community Sister's in Loss! Tamira's Social Links Elijah's Hope Foundation Incorporated Website Elijah's Hope Instagram Elijah's Hope Facebook Tamira's Instagram Roberta's House Website  You can follow Erica on Social Erica's Website Erica's Instagram Erica's Facebook Erica's Twitter

In December 2014, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed Dr. Leana Wen as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. In her first year on the job, Dr. Wen would encounter challenges she never could have anticipated -- including the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in police custody, the ensuing unrest in the city and the subsequent announcement that Rawlings-Blake would not seek re-election. In this episode of Female Trouble, a podcast spotlighting women in Baltimore, Dr. Wen speaks to Quinn about the challenges of overcoming stigmas in addiction and mental health treatment, the advice she's been told to follow as a woman, and how she stays optimistic and driven when faced with Baltimore's health disparities.

Rob Weinhold, a former Baltimore police officer and one-time spokesman for the department, is a student of crisis management -- how leaders deal with tough times and threats to their reputations and careers. Now chief executive of the Fallston Group, a Baltimore-based crisis management and communications firm, Weinhold has a lot to say about Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's actions and statements during the unrest that hit Baltimore following the death in police custody of Freddie Gray last April. Weinhold also talks about the public relations problems experienced by Cafe Hon a few years ago, and how former Baltimore Police Commissioner Ed Norris and former Mayor Sheila Dixon handled their problems with the law. Weinhold is the author, along with former Sun columnist Kevin Cowherd, of "The Art of Crisis Management," published by Apprentice House Press at Loyola University Maryland.

Tuesday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour talking about Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake's 45 page "Book Of Accomplishments". In the second hour C4 was joined by Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker in studio and Councilman Brandon Scott by phone to talk about the inauguration of Catherine Pugh as Mayor of Baltimore. For the rest of the show C4 and Bill Vanko carried live coverage of the Pugh inauguration.

Thursday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour talking about crime in Baltimore City. In the second hour C4 talked about how a assistant teacher was arrested for attacking a student. C4 also talked to Sr. Leana Sheryle Wen, the health commissioner of Baltimore City, about violence in the city, Dr. Tom Price and World AIDS day. In the third hour of the show C4 talked about Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake's 7 years in office. In the final hour of the show C4 talked about how Loyola University Maryland was not happy with a party that has an America theme because it might be too divisive.

Thursday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour of the show talking about the fight between Marilyn Mosby & Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake documented in a NY Times Magazine piece. In the second hour of the show C4 talked with Robert Lang about the Howard County Sheriff who refuses to step down after some alleged racist remarks. C4 also talked about the women problem that Donald Trump has. In the third hour of the show C4 talked about Gary Johnson's 2nd Aleppo moment and C4 also talked about the 9/11 lawsuit veto override by Congress. In the final hour of the show C4 talked to the Washington Free Beacon's Morgan Chalfant about the VA's failure with it's crisis hotline.

Tuesday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour talking about how teh Baltimore County School Board may change its heat closing policy. In the second hour of the show C4 talked about how House Speaker Michael Busch talked to WBAL Radio's Anne Kramer about the possible executive order to make schools start after labor day. In the third hour of the show C4 was joined by WBAL TV's lead investigative reporter Jayne MIller to talk about Jayne's interview with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake over the soy plane in Baltimore. then it was BPD Case files talking about the death of Raymond Chambers in May. In the final hour of the show C4 had the two independent members of the C4 C-Forum to talk about Presidential politics and we ended the show talking to Punch Drunk Critics travis Hopson about the life of Gene Wilder

Monday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour and a half of the show talking about Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake defending Hillary, Hillary's Short Circuit and Trump endorsing Republicans. Then WBAL TV's Jayne Miller joined C4 to talk about the shooting of a Baltimore County women by police. In the 11am hour State Senator Jim Brochin & Delegate Curt Anderson joined C4 to talk about the chance for a $15 minimum wage in Baltimore. In the final hour of the show C4 talked about the Olympics and announced the 25th best Raven play of all time. In the final part of the show C4 talked about Donald Trump's presser on the economy.

C4 spent the first half hour of the show talking to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake about crime in the city, Port Covington & the RNC. C4 spent the rest of the show talking about the RNC and Ted Cruz's speech where he did not endorse Donald Trump. In the 10am hour C4 talked to Jimmy Mathis & REASON's Matt Welch about the Cruz situation. In the 11am C4 talked to Trump supporter Scotty Donahue about the RNC.

In the first hour of today's show, C4 discussed Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake's recent interview on race and policing. During the second hour, Dayvon Love (from Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle) joined C4 in-studio to talk about how police and communities can affect change within themselves and each other. C4 was joined by Senator JB Jennings in the third hour; he spoke of the recent race meeting that he took part in, held by President Obama. In the last hour, Greg Kline of Red Maryland spoke to C4 about the upcoming presidential election and comparisons between Donald Trump and Larry Hogan.

Thursday on the C4 Show C4 was joined By Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake to talk crime, budgets and the minimum wage. C4 then spent a hour and a half talking to callers about the chance of a 15 dollar minimum wage here in Baltimore. In the third hour of the show C4 talked about how Governor Larry Hogan said he would not vote for Donald Trump in November. In the final hour of the show C4 talked about how Democrats are trying to legislate more gun control after the Orlando massacre.

Thursday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour of the show talking about the battle between Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and the City Council over after school programs. In the next hour C4 was joined by Governor Larry Hogan to talk crime in Baltimore, customer service in government and Donald Trump. In the next hour of the show C4 talked to Delegate Kathy Szlegia, who is the Republican Nominee for Senate, about the gas tax and Donald Trump. In the final hour of the show C4 talked about the judges ruling on the Stanford Brock Turner rape case.

Wednesday on the C4 Show C4 spent the first hour and a half talking about Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton's big wins in the New York Primary. During this time C4 talked with REASON's Matt Welch and Political Pollster Matt Towery about the Primary. At 10:30 C4 was joined in studio by Baltimore Mayoral Candidate DeRay McKesson to talk about why he wants to be the next Mayor of Baltimore. In the third hour of the show C4 asked the audience what was the biggest mistake that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake made around the Baltimore riots a year ok. In the final hour of the show C4 talked about how the MD State Teachers Union does not want Donald Trump to speak at a school on the Eastern Shore tonight.

We spent the first hour and the last half hour of the show Tuesday talking about the shooting of two elderly siblings in Baltimore City Monday Afternoon. Then we talked about the new Goucher College poll that shows that Governor Hogan is still popular. In the final hour of the show we were joined by Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake.

Friday on the C4 Show Peter Schmuck was the guest host and the Daily Record's Bryan Sears joined him studio for the entire show. In the first hour Bryan and Peter talked about the train wreck that is the Anderson Cooper/Kathy Griffin New Years Show and how Martin O'Malley failed to make the ballot in Ohio. it was then the Year In Review with topics that included, Martin O'Malley, Larry Hogan, Donald Trump, ISIS, Dr. Ben Carson, The Mayoral Race with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake bowing out of it, and the Baltimore riots.

Friday on the C4 Show we talked about how Police Commissioner Davis thinks the Police had a good week. Then we talked about how Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake wants to turn back on the speed cameras in Baltimore. We then had the Week In Review with C4 and from the Political Punks Podcast Lisa DePasquale. During the Week In Review C4 also talked with Andy Green from the Baltimore Sun about his editorial on Larry Hogan.

Thursday On the C4 Show the Majority of the show centered around listeners reaction to the Officer Porter mistrial. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Attorney Billy Murphy & Major Neil Franklin joined C4 to talk about the mistrial. We ended the show talking about how Star Wars Episode 7 came out tonight.

Thursday on the C4 Show we talked about the interview Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake had with Bryan Nehman this morning on MD News Now on crime in Baltimore City. Then FOP Lodge 3 President Gene Ryan joined C4 to talk about negative comments that the Mayor made yesterday. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz joined C4 next to talk about the fight over A/C in Baltimore County Schools and the sale of a Government building in Dundalk that was just blocked.In the final hour of he show Founder and Executive Director of Project Pneuma, Damion Cooper, joined C4 in studio to talk about what he is do to try and help the youth of Baltimore city. And we ended the show talking about how Ben Carson is in hot water for comments about the Oregon Shooting.

WE just realized that our podcast is 2 years old as of 8/21/2015. This isn't a "special" episode but we covered a lot. This week we talk about Charnesia Corley, the young black woman who was forced to endure cavity search in a public search. Baltimore's 300 Men March organization's work to build up the community and make it safe flies way under main stream media's radar. Please visit and support, www.300menmarch.com. Baltimore mayor, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, will provide city residents trash cans on a budget that you will not believe. Seriously, we couldn't get over it. Finding your role in the struggle. A new #FreddieGray course? The media's obsession with covering and sensationalizing black pain. The All Lives Matter and main stream media ignores the shooting of an unarmed young white man by police. The "All Lives Matter" cry is bullsh#t. Becoming desensitized to the murder of black people, and none of us regardless of where we live can afford to be. Boughetto talks about Straight Outta Compton. Mike Epps got busted cuttin up on Twitter. Rihanna shuts down Matt Barnes. "Miss You Much", Janet Jackson "Loungin'" , LL Cool J feat. Total Thanks for listening! We want to hear from you! Twitter: @jtolmedia @shebeshonuff @boughettorising IG: @BoughettoRising Facebook: facebook.com/jtolmedia facebook.com/nerdyblackchicks E-mail: jtolmedia@gmail.com Tumblr: jtolmedia.tumblr.com Website: www.jtolmedia.com Voicemail: 515-999-JTOL (5865)

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake joined C4 this Friday to talk about a gun being found in a Baltimore Precinct for the third time in a year as well as the Baltimore dirt bike situation and then is was The Week In review With C4 and Delegate Curt Anderson.

Baltimore erupts in flames. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declares curfew. Protestors demand answers regarding Freddie Gray's severed spine and crushed larynx. Nineteen year old Hector Morejon gunned down for graffiti. FBI reports 96% error rate in its forensics. Two legally elected Black mayors prevented from doing their jobs. The fight for marriage equality hits the Supreme Court. All this and more on Tuesday, April 28, 6pm Pacific. Or download the archives for your listening convenience. http://tobtr.com/s/7563125. #BlogTalkRadio

Okay I did a great episode for my TGIF segment and the damn show did NOT get recorded. It's okay. My Saturday show will be even that much better. I'll be talking about the untimely death of Freddie Gray, and the history of violence with the Baltimore Police Department and its citizens. I'll also be looking at the TPP with its Pros and Cons.  I'll also speak on the most recent trending topics of the day. 

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Democratic strategy … Gary Donaldson on LBJ and Ike … and Nancy Altman on the future of Social Security.   Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the secretary of the Democratic National Committee, says the party needs to talk to voters about issues they care about. Professor Gary Donaldson recalls an era when the two titans of their parties – Lyndon Johnson and President Eisenhower – worked together for the good of the country. And one of the country’s top experts on Social Security says the program can and should be expanded.   Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is the mayor of Baltimore and an up-and-coming force in the Democratic Party. She says the party’s dismal showing in 2014 resulted from not talking about issues Democrats are strong on. http://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/   Gary Donaldson There was once a time when Republicans and Democrats could compromise and get legislation passed for the good of the country. Historian Gary Donaldson recalls how President Eisenhower and Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson needed each other to accomplish their partisan aims. http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/book/?GCOI=60239101661790   Nancy Altman Nancy Altman, a leading expert on Social Security, says expanding benefits is affordable and is, ultimately, a political, not an economic, issue. www.socialsecurityworks.org   Jim Hightower The corporate hustle of college bowl games.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on police-community relations… Fred Rotondaro on Democrats needing a new brand … and Bill Press with Congressman Charlie Rangel.   Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake talks about bridging the gap between police and minority communities. Commentator Fred Rotondaro says Democrats need to create a brand … one that contrasts with the Republicans. And Bill Press talks with Congressman Charlie Rangel and the Washington Post’s  Clinton Yates about the Eric Garner case.   Stephanie Rawlings-Blake With much of the country in an uproar over police brutality, Baltimore’s Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says law enforcement must be sensitive to the demographics of its community. http://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/   Fred Rotondaro Fred Rotondaro, one of our regular commentators, has some harsh words for Democrats who ran away from President Obama and says the party needs to establish a new brand. http://www.americanprogress.org   Charlie Rangel Bill Press and his guest, veteran congressman and civil right advocate Charlie Rangel of New York.   Jim Hightower The Benghazi investigation – a zombie that won't die.

A Q&A following the speech by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Presented by FAS: http://web1.johnshopkins.edu/fas/ Produced by WJHU: http://wjhuradio.com/

Mason Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is the 49th mayor of Baltimore, promoting legislative and policy initiatives that improve people’s lives: safe streets, quality public schools, and neighborhoods that are strong, vibrant, and engaged. Prior to her mayoral election, Mayor Rawlings-Blake has had a remarkable political career in Baltimore. In 1995, she was the youngest person ever elected to City Council at the age of 25. From 1998 to 2006, she was an attorney with the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender. Mayor Rawlings-Blake served as City Council Vice President from 1999 to 2007, followed by City Council President since November 2007. Mayor Rawlings-Blake has been honored with numerous awards. The National Congress of Black Women named her a Shirley Chisholm Memorial Award Trailblazer. In 2007, the Daily Record named her one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs named her one of Baltimore’s “Young Women on the Move.” She has also received the “Hearts of Love Recognition Award” from Aunt Hattie’s Place, and the “Passing the Torch Legacy Award” from Baltimore African American Real Estate Professionals. Mayor Rawlings-Blake’s distinct position in the Baltimore community is reaffirmed in her many positions on boards and commissions throughout the city. In 1992, Mayor Rawlings-Blake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Oberlin College. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1995. Presented by FAS: http://web1.johnshopkins.edu/fas/ Produced by WJHU: http://wjhuradio.com/