McDaniel hosts Black History Month Convocation Feb. 16 featuring Rev. Tutu

McDaniel hosts Black History Month Convocation Feb. 16 featuring Rev. Tutu

McDaniel College has announced the inaugural Black History Month Convocation featuring human rights activist Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu

The hour-long event takes place Wed., Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:45 p.m.), in WMC Alumni Hall 2 College Hill, Westminster, Md. and is free and open to the public. A livestream via Zoom will also be available through advance registration.

Welcome remarks will be provided by McDaniel College President Julia Jasken. Richard M. Smith, associate provost for equity and belonging at McDaniel, will introduce Rev. Tutu.

Rev. Tutu shares her experiences as a human rights advocate as well as growing up as the daughter of the late Desmond Tutu in apartheid South Africa.

Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu is the third child of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Dec. 26, 2021, at the age of 90, and Nomalizo Leah Tutu. She was born in South Africa and has divided her adult life between South Africa and the United States.

The challenges of growing up Black and female in apartheid South Africa have inspired her activism for human rights. Those experiences taught her that our whole human family loses when we accept situations of oppression, and how the teaching and preaching hate and division injure us all.

She started her public speaking as a college student at Berea College in Kentucky in the 1970s and her professional experience ranges from being a development consultant in West Africa to coordinating programs on race and gender, as well as gender-based violence prevention education at the African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town. She is a consultant for the Spiritual Alliance to Stop Intimate Violence (SAIV) and the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA).

This inaugural Black History Month Convocation was founded by McDaniel College President Julia Jasken as a new signature event to be held annually at McDaniel in recognition of Black History Month. This annual event will provide an opportunity to hear from prominent individuals working towards social justice and racial equity.

Welcome remarks will be provided by President Jasken and Richard M. Smith, associate provost for equity and belonging at McDaniel, will introduce Rev. Tutu.

Additional information:

McDaniel College follows current CDC protocols and recommendations related to COVID-19 and asks that visitors adhere to all policies and regulations in accordance with the latest guidelines. Visit the college’s Return to the Hill (RTTH) webpage for the most up-to-date campus information.

Requests for interpreters are welcome and can be made up to one week prior to the event by contacting interpretingservices@mcdaniel.edu. Other accommodation requests can be directed to Conference Services at 410-857-2212.

McDaniel College, founded in 1867, is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, including pre-professional specializations and student-designed majors, and over 20 graduate programs. One of 40 “Colleges That Change Lives,” McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, its 24 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,800 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary. www.mcdaniel.edu

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Sunset in Westminster

Sunset in Westminster. Friday evening, January 21, 2022.

Carroll County Branch #7014 membership form

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Greetings from the Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014!

Thank you for your interest in the Carroll County NAACP. We are an active chapter whose mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

The NAACP works to educate all political candidates to support policies that improve access to quality education and economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, the environment, healthcare and youth empowerment, with a dedication to removing race-based hatred and discrimination from society.

Activities the Carroll County NAACP Chapter participated in this past year:

1) Partnership with The Carroll County Health Department on Carroll County COVID statistics and ways to help communicate information with others.

2) Partnership with local law information agencies on community policing efforts and what they are governed to do.

3) Invite each local high school Minority Student Unions to our general meetings to observe and get involved.

4) Partnership with Carroll County Public Schools for ways we can partner with them to keep minority community concerns relevant and involved.

5) Awarded local high school seniors Education Grants to assist them in affording higher education.

6) Partnered with McDaniel College students to form their own college NAACP Chapter.

Our chapter meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7pm, with the exception of November and December (Holiday Celebration) when we meet on the third Thursday. We hope that you will join us in our mission by becoming an active member using the attached membership application.

Attached, please find a membership form. Please download it, fill it out, and mail it to us at:

NAACP Carroll Co. Branch #7014

255 Clifton Blvd., Suite 203,

Westminster, MD 21157

 If you have any questions, email us at ccnaacp7014@gmail.com.

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Maryland hospitals need the public’s help

Maryland hospitals need the public’s help

January 12, 2022 - Maryland hospitals need the public’s help. Protecting community health is a responsibility every individual shares.

Get vaccinated and boosted.

Wear a mask. Keep your distance. Wash your hands.

Do not visit a hospital emergency room for a COVID-19 test or vaccine or booster.

See your doctor, visit an urgent care center, or use a telehealth visit for minor conditions. Use emergency departments for life- or limb-threatening needs.

Quarantine if you are COVID positive.

Learn more about how you can help: http://ow.ly/FwSc50Hs4Sj

Maryland Hospital Association: https://www.facebook.com/MarylandHospitalAssociation/photos/a.10150339931230063/10165705939160063/

#Caring4Md #GoVaxMaryland #GetABoost #EndCOVID #MasksOnMaryland

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A walk in Westminster on Christmas Day.

A walk in Westminster on Christmas Day.

Dec. 12, 2021 Meet Lynne Griffith the New Executive Director of the CCAC

Dec. 12, 2021 Meet Lynne Griffith the New Executive Director of the CCAC

The CCAC Board of Directors is thrilled to appoint Lynne Griffith as our new Executive Director.

Griffith is a Carroll County resident with vast leadership experience as a nonprofit administrator. An accomplished musician, she has a passion for the arts, arts education, and community engagement. Griffith recognizes the importance of team building and collaboration to create dynamic and synergistic partnerships throughout the county.

“I enthusiastically believe in the power of the Arts to profoundly impact people and communities, and I relish the opportunity to make that happen,” says Griffith.

The CCAC Executive Committee accepted the resignation of Eric Kerchner on December 8. “Lynne was a finalist in our recent search, and we are fortunate she was available, enthusiastic, and so very qualified to fill the position. We lucked out.” says Thomas Sterner, CCAC board president.

Help us give her a warm welcome in the comments!

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Westminster Municipal Band

THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL BAND 8th ANNUAL COMMUNITY CONCERT featuring "Sounds of the Season"

Monday, November 29, 2021 - 7:00 p.m. Carroll Community College 1601 Washington Rd., Westminster, MD 21157

The Westminster Municipal Band P.O. Box 11, 40 John St., Westminster, MD 21158 Greg Wantz, President Sandy Miller, Director 443-398-6370 443-375-2926