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Akula is a dance teacher and teaching artist with Story Tapestries, an arts service organization that works with schools, community centers, libraries and mental health institutions to boost access to art.
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Storybook Maze’s organization, Storybook Maze, brings free books with diverse characters and storylines to areas with limited access to books.
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Caryn York is returning home to lead Baltimore Corps, a social justice and innovation hub, as its next president and CEO.
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Marcus Wang was appointed by County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. in mid-July, and will serve in an acting capacity while awaiting confirmation from the County Council.
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Unifying Baltimore is what Shauntee Daniels strives for as the executive director of the Baltimore National Heritage Area.
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As president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Krishanti "Krish" Vignarajah sees her job as a way to pay her family’s good fortune forward.
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Charlene MacPherson uses the tabletop game to provide therapy to people with mental health diagnoses
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Attending university as an immigrant mother of two, Atika Syed struggled to feel seen. Now, she represents students from the Asian American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and Desi American communities at Towson University.
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Barry Black was appointed to his role in July 2003, making him the longest consecutive serving Senate chaplain in U.S. history
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Jamyla Bennu started making hair products to care for her own natural hairstyle. Twenty years later, her products have been chosen to improve the lives of patients at University of Maryland hospitals.
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