Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
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.
Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
Stephanie Amponsah Dreaming Big
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 my Millennial friend 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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