ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) â Two weeks before the pandemic hit, Ron-Shaye Clark got a call.
An Annapolis performing arts venue wanted to host her student production of âThe Wiz.â Sheâd already put out the calls for auditions in January, chosen a cast and picked her co-director, an affable 14-year-old named Camarin âPeebooâ Wallace. Everything was coming together.
Then, COVID-19âs first infection in Maryland became dozens of infections. The after-school program Clark runs at the Pip Moyer Center shut down. Everything shut down, halting âThe Wizâ before it really began. Then, in July, the unthinkable happened. Camarin died after someone shot him on the playground near his home.
My Sistah s Keeper buoys Annapolis women through tough year
DANIELLE OHL, Capital Gazette
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Demesha Tasker poses for a photo Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Odenton, Md. Tasker, who recently moved from Newtowne 20 to a townhome in Odenton, participated in My Sistah s Keeper this past February and is now back in school for social work. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette via AP)Paul W. Gillespie/AP
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Two weeks before the pandemic hit, Ron-Shaye Clark got a call.
An Annapolis performing arts venue wanted to host her student production of “The Wiz.” She’d already put out the calls for auditions in January, chosen a cast and picked her co-director, an affable 14-year-old named Camarin “Peeboo” Wallace. Everything was coming together.
As the coronavirus pandemic strained the support systems meant to assist residents in their time of need, Annapolis women decided to create their own. The result was My Sistah’s Keeper, an eight week program designed to give women the tools and skills to identify and reach their goals, be they financial, emotional or spiritual.
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