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John-John Williams IV

John-John

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.

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ASTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 23: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pauses during a CNN Presidential Town Hall at Sun Center Studios on October 23, 2024 in Aston, Pennsylvania. With less than two weeks to Election Day, Harris spent the day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and made a visit to Famous 4th Street Delicatessen to greet supporters.
Maryland women wonder: Will America ever elect a female president?
After loses by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, Maryland women in politics ponder whether they will see a woman president in their lifetime.
Supporters listen as Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the election Wednesday during a speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
They voted to make history with Harris and lost. Black women react to Trump’s victory.
Black women voted to make history supporting Kamala Harris. After her loss, many take it personally.
Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate Angela Alsobrooks speaks to the crowd on election night at The Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park on November 5, 2024.
Alsobrooks’ victory cements Maryland’s status as Black political powerhouse
Maryland is now the only state with three sitting Black politicians at the same time in its top elected offices.
The Inner Harbor and Harborplace in April.
Has race played a role in some people’s opposition to Harborplace?
Some believe race is coming into play in Harborplace and other issues in this year’s election.
Grab a drink, enjoy happy hour prices and watch the voting results trickle in at these election night parties.
From a queer cabaret to an artsy bar event, here’s where to watch election results
Grab a drink, enjoy happy hour prices and watch the voting results trickle in at these election night parties
Singer Beyonce performs at the Staples Center on July 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Addressing youth voting one concert at a time
#iVoted, which works in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute, produces free concerts as an incentive to get young people to vote.
At left, attendees cheer at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Aurora, Colo., on October 11; at right, Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters after a campaign rally in Atlanta, Ga., on October 19.
Young people could define this election — if they vote
Signs point to large voter turnout by youths this election. But will they actually vote?
Designer Christian Siriano designed a custom business wear ensemble for Vice President Kamala Harris to wear to the 2023 State of the Union Address.
From Nicole Ari Parker to Christian Siriano, Maryland celebrities get political
We’ve combed social media profiles, watched television appearances and read interviews in other publications to tell you how celebrities with Maryland ties will vote this election cycle.
Odette Ramos looks away from the camera for a portrait in a shady green space.
The Latine vote could be ‘enormous.’ What does it take to sway it?
With 65.2 million people, making up 19.5% of the total population, Latines could be an influential voting block this election.
Angela Alsobrooks (center), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center in June.
The Harris and Alsobrooks friendship may matter now more than ever
As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.
Crowds show up at the first night of Artscape after its four-year hiatus on September 22, 2023.
Baltimore art world reacts to BOPA break-up: ‘I’ve seen the writing on the wall’
We spoke with Baltimore artists, advocates, arts writers and more about the city’s split with BOPA and what comes next.
SANDY SPRING, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 27: Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the early voting location in the ballroom of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station on October 27, 2022 in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Including the site in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County opened 14 early voting sites on Thursday that will remain open through November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Maryland’s growing multiracial voters are changing the politics of identity
There are now around 534,000 people who identify as multiracial in the state and multiracial adults now make up about 7% of Maryland’s electorate.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Designer Bishme Cromartie poses with models at the Bishme Cromartie presentation during New York Fashion Week at The Ritz-Carlton NoMad on February 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Albert Urso/Getty Images)
Bishme Cromartie talks Blackness, politics and grief ahead of Baltimore visit
In advance of Bishme Cromartie launching the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s new “Labor + Innovation” speaker series on Wednesday, the designer opened up about grief, politics and Blackness.
Nazirah Muhammad sits with her daughter Khalilah Muhammad-Debellote, 8, at their home in Randallstown. The family moved there in 2021 for more living space and a slower pace of life.
Education, crime, affordability: Why Black residents continue to leave Baltimore
For a decade, Baltimore lost more Black than white residents from 2010 to 2020, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
Pastor Robert Turner of Empowerment Temple begins his monthly walk from Baltimore to the White House to raise awareness for reparations on October 9, 2023.
California took several actions for reparations. Could Maryland be next?
Despite veto of a California bill, state officials and advocates in favor of reparations say it's obtainable in Maryland.

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