Jillian Diamond
Journalist and Content Writer
My opinions do not represent the views of my employer, and the views of the subjects I cover do not represent my own.
In Response to Trump Administration, Jewish Advocacy Groups Consider Their Future
"Regardless of people’s personal opinions about Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president, one thing is clear: This change in leadership comes with many dramatic changes in the status quo for people all over the country. And that includes advocacy groups that focus on the American Jewish community.With the president recently having been sworn in and a flurry of executive orders being announced, some advocacy groups have had to step back and re-examine their approach to activism not only on the federal level but also on the state and local levels.The approaches they used during the Biden administration may not be as effective now, and while many of them successfully made it through the first Trump administration, so much has changed over the past few years that the strategies they used at the time will have to be reconsidered."
Il Pizzico: A “Pinch” of Italian Flair in Rockville
"With its elegant atmosphere, low lighting and jazzy vibe, Il Pizzico is a quintessential Italian restaurant hidden in plain sight. It sits along Frederick Road in Rockville, which is home to a large number of restaurants, and is tucked away in an otherwise-unassuming shopping center.But Il Pizzico’s origins are more humble than its classy atmosphere and focus on fine Italian dining would lead you to believe. When the restaurant, whose name is Italian for “The Pinch,” opened in June 1990, it was a small deli that stocked imported Italian goods and casual fare."
Maryland Chief Donna Wolf Mother Abbott on Native American Heritage
"Chief Donna Wolf Mother Abbott is the first woman chief of the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, a community of about 300 people descended from the Nanticoke and Choptank Indians. The band was officially formed in the 1980s to preserve Dorchester County’s Native American history and culture by Abbott’s predecessor, Chief Sewell Winter Hawk Fitzhugh.Since the official founding of the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, the group has hosted an annual Native American Festival for the past 32 years, as well as participating in events like the Baltimore American Indian Center’s Annual Pow Wow and supporting initiatives to aid Dorchester County Public Schools. As the tribe places a significant emphasis on education, Abbott and other members often speak at public events about their history, culture and traditions. Abbott recently spoke at the Montpelier House Museum in Prince George’s County on Indigenous Peoples Day."
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