Montgomery Community Media

A new online campaign is pushing for a change on the Montgomery County Public Schools calendar. Equality for Eid is asking for schools to close on two major holidays in the Muslim community—Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Take a look: Saqib Ali, a Co-Chair of Equality for Eid, is encouraging the Muslim community to stay […]

Montgomery Community Media’s monthly free breakfast networking events bring in a flow of experts who discuss various ways businesses can find financing resources and share best social media practices. Here is a biz tip from Marc Czosnowski, who is the Vice President of Small Business Lending for TD Bank. Organizers Kelly Leonard and Tony Spearman-Leach bring in a continuance […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) heads to China in little over a week, the African community celebrates unity for the month of September, and the Asian American Pageant loses a candidate. Check out the top stories in diversity and events to put on your calendar: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) heads to China in September. The […]

The Pacific Miss Asian American 2013 pageant organizer says one woman can’t compete in the contest due to a car accident, leaving 14 ladies to battle it out for the title. After a car accident, Esther Kim couldn’t handle the travel commitment from New York because she is receiving therapy, according to Chris Zu, Executive Director […]

Montgomery Community Media’s monthly networking events bring in a flow of experts who discuss various ways businesses can find financing resources and share best social media practices. Here is a biz tip from Masai McDougall, who is the Director of Business Development for Clovest. McDougall works with businesses to help gain financing by using crowd-funding […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) heads to China in September. The trip is scheduled from September 15 to 25—organized by the county government and the Maryland China Business Council—serves to give Montgomery County business owners an opportunity to expand.

More than 100 people filled the Silver Spring Civic Center main hall to celebrate African Heritage Month. The celebration kicked off with a panel discussion with the former Jamaican Ambassador for the UN Curtis A. Ward, Senior Advisor in Africa for USAID Jeffrey Jackson, political professor Dr. Alonzo N. Smith, history professor Dr. Gnaka Lagoke, […]

Radio One and Walmart sponsored a special screening of The Veterans’s of Color in Silver Spring at the American Film Institute. The film documents the stories of African American veterans and will be preserved in the National Archives. Radio One’s Cathy Hughes says recognizing veterans was a part of Martin Luther King’s dream. Take a […]

This year’s Power Conference “Women Doing Business” was a huge success.  I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to my group of ladies who varied from an author to a school owner. Many of the women understood the need for media attention but struggled on the ways they could do it on a consistent basis. Each one of […]

The famed Tuskegee Airmen, Korean War servicemen among other veterans recently joined a special screening of the documentary “The Veterans of Color” at the American Film Institute Theatre in Silver Spring. The event was a part of the commemoration of the March on Washington. Veterans contributions to American history shouldn’t be forgotten, says Cathy Hughes, Founder […]