Dante Barksdale, who some of you may know as “Tater,” is a Community Outreach Coordinator…
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“Black Women and Girls are in a State of Emergency”: An interview with Amorous Ebony
West Baltimore native Amorous Ebony is glamorously poised and muti-faceted. She is a musician, poet,…
No Choice But To Write: Mecca Verdell’s life and poetry in metamorphosis
Mecca Verdell says she’s at least 30 percent psychic and intended to be an actor…
Writers In Baltimore Schools’ 2019 anthology now available
Last month, the Beat published poems by writers from Writers in Baltimore Schools put together…
Fieldtripping: Baltimore Bookfest-ing
It’s Book Festival time of year. I love this event. I’m a reader, though less…
‘Radio Golf,’ at Everyman Theatre tackles the struggle between progress and gentrification
“You get to be mayor, is you gonna be mayor of the black folks or…
“Melanin” by Naiya Scott
Over the past two weeks, the Beat has posted work from writers in the Writers…
“Who Do You Want To Be?” by Madyson Bassett
This week, the Beat continues posting work from writers in the Writers in Baltimore Schools…
“Her” by Ernest Johns
This week, the Beat continues posting work from writers in the Writers in Baltimore Schools…
“Jumble Mumble my Mind Fumbles #1” by Kyra Smith
This week, the Beat continues posting work from writers in the Writers in Baltimore Schools…