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Meet Today’s B’More Proud History Maker was originally published on praisebaltimore.com
1. Andrea Jones
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Nominated by: Christopher Watkins
Why: She is a phenomenal person and has done everything from helping young men go to prom, to feeding the homeless and giving them supplies to keep warm. She also serves in the Maryland National Guard and is even bringing a Black Author Expo to Baltimore City.
2. Mosiah Fit
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Nominated by: Keamba Manning
Why: Mosiah deserves to be nominated because he is the epitome of being the change you want to see and in the world. He is the founder and leader of the Black Wolves, a scouting organization for the children of Baltimore. He teaches the children pride in who they are, humanitarian love, discipline, personal accountability, and enterprise. He is a great community leader and role model. He is fully committed to the children he works with and his organization.
3. Coach Donovan Adams
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Nominated by: Himself
Why: Baltimore City has kids who don’t have guidance, who don’t have people to look up to, or just don’t have a family that they can depend on. They are some of the most talented kids in Baltimore, but because they go to a public school that is not popular or as productive as others, they will never be seen and they can’t afford training because of financial issues that the family has. Let me tell you about Get a Bucket University (GABU), which is a training and mentor program for kids 15 and under which gives them top notch training that they may not be able to afford and that big brother mentoring that they need. We are located in the heart of the projects at Lillian Jones Recreation Center, and everything is FREE! I use my own funds for shoes clothes and food that they don’t have on a regular day, not just for training. We take pride in school work and just becoming an individual. We have discipline so we can understand life. That’s what we go by and that’s what we breathe. I didn’t have these things when I was young, and wasn’t able to afford them, so I give it back to them. I am Coach Adams…and I care.
4. Angel Leach
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Nominated by: Lenae Queen
Why: Angel Leach is a young woman who’s a social worker with The Mercy Of Hope program at Mercy Medical Center. The Mercy of Hope program helps needy and homeless families transitioning back into a life with stability. Angel Leach is just that, an “angel.” She was such a blessing for me and my family who were homeless and are now transitioning back into this world we live in. I’ve never met a young person who is so diligent, caring, supportive and really determined about doing their job.
5. Paulette Gray
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Nominated by: Lashelle White
Why: Paulette is a great person and should be recognized as a B‘more Proud History Maker for her work to help the homeless. She often cooks for the homeless and then rides around Baltimore to feed them. Paulette is the owner of a salon, so she cuts homeless people’s hair. She also adopted a family for Christmas and made sure they had a very special holiday.
6. John Jackson
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Nominated by: Rochelle Ellis
John Jackson, aka “Chef JJ” is a Baltimore native Army Veteran who saw a need for local veterans and set out to meet and exceed those needs. John served Thanksgiving meals to more than 100 veterans in Baltimore November 2019 and has started a non-profit A Soldier’s Story to further his mission to assist his fellow vets. As a veteran myself it makes me proud to call him my brother and friend and to assist in his mission. He is very humble and very much deserving of this honor.
7. Bmore Proud – Latonya Savage
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Nominated by: Shawn Savage
My wife, Latonya Savage created and has been running the Y.E.S. Club in NW Baltimore for 18 years. The program is for girls ages 7-17. It is not funded by outside sources. She closes her salon every Tuesday evening to meet with the girls, serves dinner and just makes sure they have a safe place to talk. She is always taking them on trips and simply making sure that the girls are good. I am so proud of the work that she does to make life better for our youth.