47abc May 19, 2021 MARYLAND- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. That’s what a new group called the Lower Shore Black Professionals Alliance is trying to bring to the community. “Folks are really engaged here on the shore, unfortunately it’s engaged in very separate activities,” Karl Binns Jr., Deputy Director for Lower Shore Land Trust, said. It all started with the Greater Salisbury Committee reaching out to organizers and asking how they could increase diversity and bring fresh faces to local non- profits. “What happens on a lot of our boards, is you see the same people and it might be seven years later and it’s literally they’re back on there being recommended because that’s the circle that people know,” Sonya Whited, Senior Director of Retail Product Development at Perdue Farms, said.