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Capital Logistics: Growing Fast and Leading Change
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By DERON SNYDER (as published by Port of Baltimore Magazine) In 2018, Gloria Baldwin made a major career pivot — from healthcare to transportation. An acquaintance initially steered her toward freight brokerage, cautioning her against the challenges of owning trucks. … Continue reading
Ancora Warehousing & Logistics: ‘Rowing in the Same Direction’
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Port of Baltimore Magazine) In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Five months later, owners Frans Zwanenburg and Kathy Haines founded Ancora Warehousing & Logistics, LLC. Starting a … Continue reading
Apostleship of the Sea: Caring for the ‘Invisible Strangers’
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Port of Baltimore Magazine) For whatever reason, Andrew Middleton couldn’t sleep the night after taking the captain and a crewman from the cargo ship Dali on a quick shopping trip before their vessel was … Continue reading
Deion Sanders stirs up more mess and stamps Colorado football
By DERON SNYDER (as published by theGrio) When I moved to Fort Myers, Fla., in 2000 to write a thrice-weekly sports column, I quickly learned that the city’s most famous athlete had a rocky relationship with his hometown and the … Continue reading
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul is the freak show we wish we could ignore
By DERON SNYDER (as published by theGrio) YouTube sensation Jake Paul vows to knock Mike Tyson out. Such bravado is typical at media events to hype a boxing match, often followed by the fighters standing inches apart and glaring before … Continue reading
Noah Lyles speaks the truth, gets NBA and NFL stars in their feelings
By DERON SNYDER (as published by theGrio) I learned that America was exceptional at an early age, way before high school. There was the United States, nation of no wrongs, followed by every other country. Despite the treatment of Native … Continue reading
FinTech Innovation Hub Tackles Issues of Inclusion and Equity
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Delaware Business Times) When Kristen Castell signed on to become executive director of The Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) in July, she never doubted the nonprofit’s value and critical mission. Her belief … Continue reading
Winter Olympics pale in comparison to diversity of Summer Olympics
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a lecture entitled “The Other America” in March 1968, outlining our nation’s schizophrenic dualism. “There are two Americas,” he proclaimed. U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos demonstrated as much six months later, each … Continue reading
Customs & Border Protection’s Adam Rottman Helps Keep Port Safe
By DERON SNYDER (as published by Port of Baltimore Magazine) Adam Rottman says he and his fellow officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have one of the world’s most interesting jobs. As Area Port Director in Baltimore, Rottman … Continue reading
Team USA gymnast Frederick Richard was born for this moment
By DERON SNYDER (as published by theGrio) Men’s gymnastics has always taken a backseat to the women’s version, which routinely produces bevies of international champions from these United States. We’ve now reached the point where Black Girl Magic has become … Continue reading
