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The Baltimore Banner is proud to present its 3rd annual Legacy Builders event on June 24th.
Join The Baltimore Banner for a morning of podium speakers and panel discussions featuring Baltimore community and business leaders all moderated by The Baltimore Banner's DEI reporter, John-John Williams IV.
Topics include:
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Scaling Legacy: Partnerships & the Next Frontier for Minority-Owned Businesses in Maryland: In the face of federal cuts and the new administration, what is Maryland doing to support minority owned businesses?
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Generational Wealth at Risk: How Do We Build and Maintain Wealth?
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Equity Under Fire: The College Response to a Shifting Political Landscape
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Healing the System: How Healthcare Is Tackling Racial Bias
EVENT DETAILS
Location: The Baltimore Museum of Industry
Date: June 24, 2025
Address: 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
Time: Doors open, complimentary breakfast and networking: 08:30am - 9:00am
Program and panel discussions 9:00am - 11:00am
This event is free to attend thanks to our sponsors. Registration is required.

Complimentary breakfast provided by:
FEATURED SPEAKERS
More to be announced!
Nicole Earle, President, Dominion Community Development Corporation
William Jernigan, Senior Director for Education and Young Men United, United Way of Central Maryland
Jawauna Greene, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Strategy, Maryland Department of Transportation
Y. Maria Martinez, Special Secretary, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
Sharon R. Pinder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
Angel St. Jean, Chief Executive Officer, The Equity Brain Trust
Jé St Sume, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jason Steer, Executive Director, Creative Alliance
Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director, The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and a professor of communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland
About John-John Williams IV

John-John Williams IV is a diversity, equity and inclusion reporter at The Baltimore Banner. A native of Syracuse, N.Y. and a graduate of Howard University, he has lived in Baltimore for the past 17 years. Before coming to The Baltimore Banner, John-John Williams IV worked for The Baltimore Sun covering education, fashion, home, food, travel, popular culture and diversity, equity and inclusion. Before coming to Baltimore, he worked at The Times-Picayune, and The Argus Leader. He interned at The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press and The Post Standard. In his free time he likes to travel, eat in restaurants, binge television shows and experience life.
2024 LEGACY BUILDERS PHOTOS
The Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway,
Baltimore, MD 21230
There is complimentary parking at
The Baltimore Museum of Industry
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