The Banner's Legacy Builders

Join The Banner for the 4th annual Legacy Builders, a live journalism event spotlighting the people, organizations, and partnerships working to expand opportunity and strengthen Baltimore’s under-resourced communities. Through conversations grounded in real community impact, Legacy Builders explores how leaders across healthcare, housing, arts, workforce development, and economic mobility are addressing longstanding barriers and building pathways toward a more connected, equitable, and thriving city.

Featured Banner Reporters include:

John John Williams IV, Political Reporter

Bria Overs, Business Reporter

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall, Baltimore Community Enterprise Reporter

This event is free to attend thanks to our sponsors, but registration is required. Complimentary breakfast provided by THB Bagels. Doors open at 08:30am. Program will begin promptly at 09:00am. This event is sponsored by: Maryland Department of Transportation, Health Means Everything, SECU, Horizon Foundation, APGFCU, Baltimore Development Corporation, University of Baltimore College of Public Affairs, and Flowers & Fancies.

This year's topics include:

• Beyond the Chart: Bias, Trust, and Equity in Healthcare: Examining how structural bias shapes health outcomes, access to care, and patient experiences across the healthcare system. This conversation explores the ways healthcare inequities continue to impact communities across Baltimore, from access and treatment to trust in medical institutions.

• Building What Lasts: Pathways to Generational Wealth: Expanding access to homeownership, capital, and investment opportunities in underrepresented communities. This panel focuses on the systems and opportunities that help families and communities build long-term financial stability.

• Culture as Power. Black Creativity, Ownership, and the Future of Baltimore’s Cultural Economy: How Black artists, cultural institutions, and creative leaders are shaping narrative, economic opportunity, and cultural legacy in Baltimore. From public storytelling to economic impact, this discussion examines the power of arts and culture in shaping Baltimore’s identity and future

• Who Gets In? Workforce, Access, and Economic Participation in Baltimore: Examining pipelines to opportunity, minority business access, and barriers to equitable economic growth. This conversation looks at how workforce systems, public investment, and business development efforts influence who benefits from Baltimore’s economic growth.