Letter from the editor-in-chief
Letter from the editor – Issue 12
For our Sex and Love issue, I knew that I wanted to write about something that intertwined both subjects — Black maternal health. Even with all the benefits of modern medicine, even in one of the wealthiest countries, the process of bringing a new life into the world is still potentially deadly for Black women.…
In this issue
Saving Lives: How some in Baltimore are working to improve Black maternal health
Every day, in Baltimore City, in Maryland, and in every part of the United States, Black people are inhaling and exhaling trauma. It runs through our veins, lines our nostrils, and sits in our skulls. The outlook is more concerning when you consider Black maternal health, specifically. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black…
Date Night at Hotel Ulysses
Valentine’s Day is more than just romantic exercises and gestures. It can also be a day for self-reflection and self-love. This is a time when you can celebrate being in love with someone else, or simply cultivate a more profound love for yourself. Ulysses offers a new opportunity for Baltimoreans to…
Baltimore Beat’s 2023 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
If you’re struggling to come up with the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, this list has some typical and not so typical offerings. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love in all forms — if you don’t have a significant other, treat yourself. These Baltimore-based objects and…
Community Resources
This Baltimore Beat section aims to help the community with resources and support they may not know are available. We ask people to share this information with anyone they know that could find it helpful. Baltimore Beat would like its readers to know that you will find…
Around Baltimore: Lexington Market, rental assistance for Marylanders, and the death of Tyre Nichols
Lexington Market Opens Local leaders like Governor Wes Moore, Mayor Brandon Scott, and more were on hand in late January to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Lexington Market. The project to renew the over 200-year-old market began several years ago. The $40 million needed to…
Baltimore Government and Community Events 2/8/23-2/22/23
Wednesday, February 8 Triumph Over Trauma: Screening of documentary directed…
Virtual Courtrooms are Vital
We can observe and report on bail review hearings thanks to changes in Maryland courtroom guidelines instated in March 2020…
Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 02/09 – 02/22/2023
Thursday, February 9 My Jazzy Valentine: Love Songs from the…
‘Medicine for Melancholy’ is the beginning of a director’s on-screen journey with Black love.
In recent years, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins has become one of the industry’s most critically beloved storytellers. His most known work may be Best Picture winner “Moonlight,” but his dazzling adaptations of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” display a talent that continues to mature. Time and…
February Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra Six of Cups rx, Five of Pentacles rx, Three of Wands It is easy to miss the light at the end of the tunnel if you keep looking over your shoulder. How can you catch the blessings this year has in store if you’re not facing front? It’s OK…
Dear Lover
Give me your hand You said as we ran through the Forest Laughter and nature composing a sweet melody To fill my heart content Days spent Cracked dust remains of tears Where we lay where we’re sat Forever smiling like Alice and her beloved Cheshire Cat Being with you had always been my Desire Desire,…
