It’s Book Festival time of year. I love this event. I’m a reader, though less…
On Thursday night, members of Communities United’s Youth Organizing Leadership Academy (YOLA) gathered in Harbor…
Read More →Mecca Verdell says she’s at least 30 percent psychic and intended to be an actor…
Read More →Thursday, November 14. Black, Women, Food & Power: Join Baltimore artist Krystal Mack for the…
Read More →Wednesday, November 13. Free Expungements at Men and Families Center with MD Legal Aid: Come…
Read More →They say when it rains, it pours. In Baltimore, when it rains, shit pours— human…
Read More →Last month, the Beat published poems by writers from Writers in Baltimore Schools put together…
Read More →Last week, the Abell Foundation released a report encouraging Baltimore to establish overdose prevention sites—regulated…
Read More →On Thursday, Nov. 7 Maryland teachers and supporters will protest a fundraiser being held by…
Read More →Wednesday, November 6. City Council: Cyber Attacks: Awareness, Prevention, and Mitigation: The first hearing of…
Read More →Like the conversation surrounding reparations, the idea of abolishing the police has shifted in recent…
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Baltimore Ceasefire’s Youth Ambassadors remember the city’s homicide victims
The most recent Baltimore Ceasefire wrapped up on Sunday night with a reading of the…
From Baltimore…
“You from Baltimore?” The TSA agent asked in his Southern drawl as he surveyed my license. I had been standing in the security line at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport…
Arts, Music, Food, Film, and More—10/31-11/7
Thursday, October 31. Trick or Treat for Dogs: Bring your dog in costume on Halloween and your pup will get a bag of goodies. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Howl, 3531 Chestnut…
Government Meetings and Activist, Social Justice Events—10/30-11/6
Wednesday, October 30. Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis: Legislative Oversight: The first of a series of televised public hearings on critical public health issues impacting residents across Baltimore City. 5-8…
Baltimore is one step closer to income-based water billing
City Council advanced a bill on Monday that will drastically reform Baltimore’s water billing system, and advocates are elated. “To deny citizens the ability to have affordable water is to deny them…
Mayor Jack Young finally announces he is running for mayor
At the YNot Lot on Saturday, Jack Young, Baltimore’s mayor since Catherine Pugh stepped down amid scandal, finally announced he is running for mayor of Baltimore City. With a marching band and…
‘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 the white folks,” Sterling Johnson, a resident of Pittsburgh’s majority-Black Hill District asks Harmond Wilks, the main…
Arts, Music, Food, Film, and More—10/24-10/31
Thursday, October 24. Opening Reception for Permutations: Concepts 1: A space of recognition, Permutations, presents art collectors Lisa Gregory and Darryl Atwell’s exploration of the contemporary African American expression and identity. 6-9…
Government Meetings and Activist, Social Justice Events—10/23-10/30
Wednesday, October 23. Voter Registration Drive: Look for the table to register to vote. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Calvin and Tina Tyler Student Center, 800 Wyman Park Drive. Public Meeting: Charles…