Letter from the editor-in-chief
Letter from the editor – Issue 14
In this issue, Arts and Culture Editor Teri Henderson meditates on the works of several homegrown artists, including West Baltimore’s own Ernest Shaw Jr. Those more inclined to follow politics than art might recognize Shaw as the artist of a new portrait of famed civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, now on display in the Maryland…
In this issue
Around Baltimore: local control, renter protections, and a public safety dashboard
Local Control Delays Last November, voters approved a charter amendment that granted city leaders control over the Baltimore City Police Department. The amendment went into effect in January. Prior to that, Baltimore was the only Maryland jurisdiction still under state control. But the November vote didn’t end the fight over control of the department. As February ended…
Pregnant with Possibility: activists, workers, and others discuss how recreational cannabis will impact communities of color
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King III, Maryland State Senator Cory McCray, cannabis industry insiders, and other weed-interested folks gathered at Coppin University February 28 to discuss what weed legalization means for people of color. “This is a ground-floor opportunity,” King told the small crowd in James Weldon Johnson Auditorium. “Several…
Photostory: Photos from the 2023 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament
This was the second year that Baltimore played host to the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. The event, which ran from February 21-25, featured games, a step show, celebrities, and more.
Homecoming
Homecoming: Paintings and Drawings by Ernest Shaw, Jr. is the artist’s first solo exhibition at his alma mater. It is on view at Morgan State University’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art through March 10. The show consists of large-scale drawings and paintings and is curated with…
Community Resources
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Baltimore Government and Community Events 3/8/23-3/22/23
Wednesday, March 8 Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s Community Budget Sessions:…
The Theater of Care
In a bail hearing held on January 18, Judge Christopher Panos called the decision to hold a defendant without providing…
Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 03/08 – 03/22
Wednesday, March 8 The Sound Inside Preview: Opening night of…
These Two Black-led, Black-starring Films Transcend The Oscar Race
The closer we get to the Academy Awards, film critics like myself tend to find ourselves doubling back over the previous year’s releases to see if we skipped any gems in our week-to-week grind. The two most glaring omissions for me were Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic “The Woman King” and Chinonye Chukwu’s biopic “Till.” “The…
March Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Empress rx + Page of Cups + Two of Cups Air signs, are you spending too much time pouring into others and not pouring enough into yourself? If you’ve been feeling fatigued, it could be because your cup is empty. Keep this up, and you’ll grow resentful toward…
The Writer’s Zone
It’s crazy how, when reading their piece,writers can get in the zone:they’re on a tear, throwing – nah, flowing –word after word, hitting the listener’s mind likea playful friend, or an angry enemy. Tone making the difference between a happybrain and a happily hurt one. It’s like – thesatisfying turn of events smacking your brainin…
