Black History Month series
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Mike Locksley’s long, winding road back home to Maryland
During Black History Month WTOP is highlighting black men and women in the area who are doing groundbreaking work to better the community. In our final installment, Mike Locksley returns to Maryland for his dream job, but is tasked with much more than just coaching football in College Park.
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‘Our image on the big screen’: DC Black Film Festival founder works to advance women, people of color in media
AU alum Kevin Sampson is a cinematic renaissance man from his Arlington TV show “Picture Lock” to the first-ever D.C. Black Film Festival.
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DC-area aerospace engineer, CEO inspires youth to reach for the stars
Aisha Bowe has enjoyed a meteoric rise from mediocre student to her dream job at NASA to CEO of a successful business. The D.C. resident’s long, winding road there is the stuff of black history.
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‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches
More than faith is growing at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore. There is a movement to build a sustainable food system, including a community garden.
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