Happy #Juneteenth! ❤️🖤💚 Today, we honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing fight for justice. ✊🏾 We celebrate emancipation and recognize the continued push for true equity. ⚖️ At #UHI, we stand with our community, uplifting Black voices & advancing #HealthEquity. #StillWeRise

Join #21BuntingFellow Darryl Perry for Ball 4 Books: Family Day Edition! 🙌 Open to rising 7th & 8th grade boys + families—campus tour, admissions tips, giveaways & more! 📅 Aug 9 | ⏰ 12:30 PM 📍 Calvert Hall (Towson, MD) 🔗 loom.ly/pQEmnqk #Ball4Books2025

Join CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Engagement for a Men’s Health & Wellness Brunch, an afternoon of health, connection & community. Enjoy free health screenings, wellness activities & more! 🗓️ July 26 | ⏰ 11 AM–3 PM 📍 3201 Tioga Pkwy, Suite W Register 🔗 loom.ly/ql1F0Os

Join our #23BuntingFellow Donna Bruce Unlimited for Wade In: A Summer of Healing & Joy, a wellness experience for Black changemakers to rest, reflect, & renew through music, community, & therapeutic care. 🗓️Aug 9, 6–9:30p 📍Private Pool in Milford Mill 🔗 loom.ly/lpDZtUg

👥 On June 12, UHI’s Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, MD & Dr. Sadiya Muqueeth attended the Advocacy Action Lab hosted by Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy in DC. Dr. Muqueeth shared insights on advocacy & policy, while Dr. Cooper joined bold conversations on public health. Proud to see UHI leadership in action! 🙌

📢 Nominations are open for the 2025 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award! Baltimore programs with 2+ years of collaboration with Johns Hopkins University can apply for this $15K award. 💰 🗓️ Deadline: Aug 25, 5 PM 🔗 Apply now: urbanhealth.jhu.edu/HLMA #HenriettaLacks #HealthEquity #Baltimore

Baltimore youth—ready to lead change? 💥 Join the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) Youth Policy Learning Collaborative to explore how policy impacts health + your community. 🗓️ July 22–Aug 7 | Tues/Thurs, 5–7PM 📍 1001 E Fayette St 💵 $30/hr + dinner Apply by July 18! 🔗 loom.ly/T5VRMaw

🎉 Don’t miss CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Engagement’s End of Summer Bash & Resource Fair! Enjoy free BBQ, music, massages, fitness, health screenings & more. Open to all—no insurance needed! 🗓️ Aug 14 | ⏱️ 10 AM–2 PM 📍 3201 Tioga Pkwy, Suite W 🔗 loom.ly/e7713cw

📢 Calling Baltimore leaders! UHI’s new Community Speakers Bureau is uplifting local voices in Johns Hopkins University classrooms & events. Whether you're new or experienced, we welcome you! 📝 Apply now: loom.ly/6qHENpI #BaltimoreSpeaks #HealthEquity

🎭 Voices of Carmen, a project of Dance & Bmore, is coming to Baltimore! Enjoy a free modern musical adaptation of Carmen, set in a high school, blending pop, rap, R&B & opera. 🗓️ July 28 | 🕚 11 AM 📍 Waxter Center, 1000 Cathedral St 🔗 RSVP: loom.ly/sTRkmxU

🎉 Congrats to our 2025 Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grant recipients! These community-university projects are advancing health equity and well-being across Baltimore. 🔗 Learn more about their inspiring work: loom.ly/B0rTFQw #BHEIG2025

🎉 Looking for family-friendly fun in #Baltimore? Don’t miss Summers in the Seventh, a free community block party from The Decision Project® & partners! 🗓️ Aug 9 | 🕚 11–3 📍 The Village at Mondawmin 🎈 Food, music, games & more! 🔗 RSVP: loom.ly/_QBwBjU

Still have questions about the 2025 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award❓ Join us 🗓️ Friday, August 1, from Noon–1 PM for a quick Q&A information session. We’ll cover eligibility, the nomination process, and more. Register 🔗 loom.ly/4KQZvD0 Don’t miss it!

We’re proud to uplift our 2018 #BuntingFellow, Larry Simmons, for his powerful op-ed in Maryland Matters || bsky @marylandmatters.org: “Baltimore’s young people deserve better: Let’s fund and trust community-rooted youth programs.” 🙌 📰 Read the full piece: loom.ly/dteFsqE #Baltimore #BNLP