Baltimore Church Hosts Event Highlighting the Horrors of Gaza
On Sept. 12, dozens of community members and anti-war activists sat in silence as a Maryland doctor shared a shocking account of her experience treating casualties in Gaza without basic medical...
View ArticleAmid Baltimore’s OD crisis, officials’ silence will likely continue through...
This story was originally published by Mobtown Mag. As Baltimore’s unprecedented overdose crisis continues, so does the culture of silence adopted by public officials —and that will likely continue...
View ArticleBaltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News on Sept. 25, 2024. Brad Rogers and Brett Berkley stepped carefully on the gravel sill along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in South...
View ArticleBaltimore Marks One Year After Oct. 7
Holding banners that read, “Stop U.S. Funding of Israeli Apartheid” and “Stand With Palestine: End the Occupation Now,” over 200 pro-Palestinian activists rallied at Baltimore City Hall on Oct. 5, one...
View ArticleBaltimore Safe Haven raises $10,000 after break-in at harm reduction center
A break-in and theft at Baltimore Safe Haven’s harm reduction center in Station North led to a surge of community support last week. Baltimore Safe Haven shared surveillance camera footage on social...
View ArticleBlack Crossword Puzzle: Oct. 9, 2024
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View ArticleBaltimore Government and Community Events 10/09/24 – 10/23/24
Wednesday, October 9 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...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Profiles of Poppleton Residents
Poppleton residents miss their neighbors. Ms. James was a retiree who lived alone on the 1100 block of West Fayette Street. She rarely left her home. If she saw neighbors she knew, she would peek her...
View ArticleOur legacy is the living — Preserving the history of the Catoctin ironworkers
This story was originally published by Reckon, an award-winning national news organization that covers the people powering change, the challenges shaping our time, and what it means for all of us. The...
View ArticleSmiling
I see you up there living the life I once was. It’s not fair that you stand there smiling. My smile was once bright, too. Now the waves crash against my algae ridden body. As I lay here lifeless,...
View ArticleIntergenerational Conversations: New Generation Scholars Young Artist...
The New Generation Scholars Young Artist Archival Fellowship is a program of Muse 360, an intergenerational organization founded by Sharayna Ashanti Christmas in 2004 to radically develop Baltimore...
View Article“Megalopolis” doesn’t really work, but that doesn’t matter
Right before the lights went down at our press screening for “Megalopolis,” the long-gestating opus from “Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola, a gentleman a row behind me said the strangest...
View ArticleBaltimore Arts and Culture Events 10/09/24 – 10/23/24
Wednesday, October 9 US Army Blues Celebrates Spanish Heritage Month: In collaboration with the Library of Congress, the Army Blues play seldom-performed yet historically significant music from the...
View ArticleOctober 2024 Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra Temperance + The Hermit + Two of Swords Air signs, if faced with a major decision this month, take a moment to slow down and carefully consider your options. It...
View ArticleLetter from the editor- Issue 48
To me, this issue feels like a conversation about generations. It begins with a story that we share from Reckon, an award-winning national news organization that covers the people powering change,...
View ArticleNationwide bus tour visits Baltimore to promote hope, recovery as city...
This story was originally published by Mobtown Mag. Victims of the overdose crisis deserve to be honored — and so do those in the arduous process of addiction recovery. That was the message at...
View ArticleReport shows declining youth arrests, takes aim at perceptions of youth crime
Youth arrests in Baltimore have declined in the last five years, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project, which argues that the current narrative around youth crime is inaccurate. The...
View ArticleBlack Crossword Puzzle: Oct. 16, 2024
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View ArticleOP-ED: Baltimore City Is Not for Sale
Baltimore has always been a city with soul. A city with grit. But lately, it feels like we’re constantly being pushed aside by wealthy outsiders who treat our home like a personal experiment for their...
View ArticleBlack Crossword Puzzle: Oct. 23, 2024
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