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Randallstown dance school team catches Beyoncé's notice with viral video
Before she founded a dance school in Randallstown, Adrienne Watson Carver was herself a student at Hampton University, one of the United States’ best-known historically Black institutions. In 1990, she became the captain of Ebony Fire, the official dance team of the school’s marching band, The Force. Her immersion in HBCU band and dance culture informs the way she works with the elementary-to-high-school-aged children, about 95 percent of whom she says are black, who take classes at her Studio “A” Modeling, Etiquette & Dance Academy.
“We are pushing students to consider enrolling in HBCUs,” she said. “Not only because of the academic experience, where you are encouraged to...
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Randallstown dance school team catches Beyoncé's notice with viral video
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Brittinay Nicolette of Fallston named Miss Maryland USA
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Ravens fans, bars eye Sunday for sign of whether NFL protests will pass or continue
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Shelda Bond, former Miss Maryland USA who later became a therapist
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Maryland's Nana Meriwether dishes on being too tall, oldest Miss USA
"Things happen for a reason."
Potomac's Nana Meriwether, the reigning Miss USA, says that a lot. Especially when she talks about the road she followed to her title: two runner-up finishes at the Miss California pageant before being crowned Miss...
Maryland's Nana Meriwether dishes on being too tall, oldest Miss USA
"Things happen for a reason." Potomac's Nana Meriwether, the reigning Miss USA, says that a lot. Especially when she talks about the road she followed to her title: two runner-up finishes at the Miss California pageant before being crowned Miss Maryland...
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