Please read Danielle Brown’s open letter to Governor Wes Moore. Brown’s son, Donnell Rochester, was killed by the Baltimore Police Department on February 19, 2022. Now, she is asking that Moore order Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown to prosecute the officers that killed him,
“The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigative Division found probable cause for voluntary manslaughter charges to be brought against at least one of the officers involved in Donnell’s death, but the Baltimore City State’s Attorney refuses to prosecute the case,” she writes to Moore. “This is the conflict of interest in action, and our demand is that you intervene to make it right.”
Climate change is real and as the world warms up, what does a giant company like Baltimore Gas & Electric owe its customers? That’s the question that Sanya Kamidi asks in her piece for this issue.
As temperatures soared this summer, people living in Harwood suffered through power outages. That meant groceries that spoiled and no access to air conditioning. The utility company says they have addressed the issue that caused the outage, but customers want restitution.
“The whole process of assembling photos and itemized lists of everything I had lost in my fridge for the fourth and then eventually fifth time just did not seem worth it to me knowing that a representative on the phone said it’s very very unlikely that I would get any money from this process,” Harwood resident Melissa Schober told Kamidi.
Angela N. Carroll writes about Mama Koko’s in Old Goucher. She says it’s a space where you are nurtured in ways that extend beyond what food and drink can provide.
“The venue is inspired by…Dr. Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie, lovingly called Mama Koko, and celebrates her iconic style, incredible world travels, and their family’s powerful legacy,” she writes.
Dominic Griffin writes about the film “Rebel Ridge,”and whether or not it accurately executes its take on a rough and tumble revenge film.
You’ll also find pictures from the 10th anniversary of the Bromo Art Walk, coverage of hyper-local art and music festival Shiny Fes, and a poem from Tristen Rawlings.Finally, I’m again plugging our Fall 2024 Youth Election Survey, which will help us as we prepare our next Youth Voter Guide, which will be out next month.
We are centering youth voices in our coverage and reporting on the issues most important to young people, so we want to talk to as many local area youth as possible.
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