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Photostory: Love and Bingo
Bingo brings together Betsy Reid-Dorsey and her friends. Once a week, she and other Oliver Golden Seniors get together to test their luck. Sometimes they even travel to bingo halls up and down the...
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Here’s the General Assembly legislation we’re watching
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20. Since then, he has signed a flurry of executive orders that threaten the lives and freedoms of marginalized people...
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News on Feb. 15. Maryland’s top environmental groups are pushing back against a legislative proposal that endorses gas-fired power plants as a key...
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Black Crossword Puzzle: Feb. 19, 2025
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Photostory: Baltimore City Black History Month Parade
Baltimore held its first-ever Black History Month parade on Feb. 17. It began at noon and started at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Eutaw Street. Baltimore City Solicitor...
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Lived experience is crucial in guiding Baltimore’s overdose crisis response,...
This story was published in partnership with Mobtown Redux. Those who have personally experienced the impact of Baltimore’s overdose crisis now have a pronounced role in guiding the city’s efforts to...
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Finders Keepers: Evan Woodard’s Salvage Arc Museum to Explore Baltimore...
Evan Woodard lights up when he talks about antiques like slate pencils, porcelain dentures and chamber pots, portable toilets used prior to luxuries like indoor plumbing. “With those, you can tell who...
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Photostory: Baltimore School for the Arts Black History Month Showcase
The Baltimore School for the Arts Black Student Union is actually one of the first clubs at BSA. So, our showcase is a big deal to everyone involved and the greater BSA community. It exemplifies Black...
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Around Baltimore: School transit failures, an Artscape move, SNAP at Hollins...
Turner Station braces for bridge reconstruction With the new year comes the beginning of the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, nearly a year since it collapsed. The loss of the bridge...
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Confronting The Most Segregated Hour
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. – 1 John 4:7 “I don’t know if white Christians hate Negroes or not, but I know...
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“Nickel Boys” is a harrowing rumination on optimism versus cynicism
When it came time to write the follow-up to his 2016 novel “The Underground Railroad,” a magical alternate history take on the Antebellum South, Colson Whitehead initially wanted to write something...
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Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 02/26/24 – 03/12/25
Wednesday, February 26 Gallery Reception for Brooklyn Park Middle School Apex Arts Exhibition: Come see the amazing art made by the students from Brooklyn Park Middle School. Complimentary drinks and...
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Baltimore Government and Community Events 02/26/25 – 03/12/25
Wednesday, February 26 West Wednesdays: Hear about the ongoing fight for police accountability in the Tyrone West case and for all victims of police misconduct. This event happens every Wednesday. For...
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March 2025 Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Lovers + Ten of Swords + Three of Swords A significant relationship that has been on the rocks for a while may finally reach its breaking point this month, air...
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Letter from the editor- Issue 56
“But what if God doesn’t want you covered in muck for a living,” our brilliant film critic Dominic Griffin writes in his review of the 2024 film “The Nickel Boys.” “How are you supposed to endure in a...
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Black Crossword Puzzle: Feb. 26, 2025
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Ten Years after the Baltimore Uprising
On Fridays between February 28th and April 4th, the BMA Lexington Market will host staff from Baltimore Beat and local activists for a story-gathering series to mark 10 years since the death of...
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Photostory: The Lion King and Black Artistic Excellence
On Thursday, Feb. 20, The Hippodrome Foundation, in partnership with Disney’s The Lion King, hosted a celebration of Black artistic excellence at The Exchange inside the France-Merrick Performing Arts...
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Black Crossword Puzzle: March 5, 2025
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Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year...
Michael Hinson stepped in as Maryland’s first chief resilience officer in November 2023, bringing more than a decade of experience in disaster management and strategic planning to his newly minted...
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