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Baltimore's Binti Circle Supports Black daughters caring for parents

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published January 3, 2024 at 10:28 AM EST
Dawnita Brown (L) founded Binti Circle, to provide support for Black daughter caregivers. She is pictured with her Mama Joan at Binti Circle’s annual “Care to Laugh” Fundraiser. Photo: Ebony Brooks
Photo: Ebony Brooks
Dawnita Brown (L) founded Binti Circle, to provide support for Black daughter caregivers. She is pictured with her Mama Joan at Binti Circle’s annual “Care to Laugh” Fundraiser. Photo: Ebony Brooks

We talk with Dawnita Brown, the founder of Binti Circle. The non profit creates community and provides support for Black daughters who are caregivers for their parents. She recently received a Black Futures Micro Grant from Cllctivly to help grow her business.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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