Letter from the editor-in-chief
Letter from the editor – Issue 25
In this issue, journalist Jaisal Noor writes about the life of homelessness activist and organizer Anthony Wann Williams. Williams, a Baltimore native, experienced homelessness, was able to overcome it, and then used everything he could to help others. Williams died on May 8 and his memorial was held last month. “You don’t know how much…
In this issue
The Extraordinary Life of Anthony Williams
Overhead lights illuminated the dozens of people who gathered on Aug. 22 in the basement of St. Vincent de Paul Church in downtown Baltimore to honor the life of 59-year-old homelessness activist and organizer Anthony Wann Williams, whose unexpected passing on May 8 rocked his tightly-knit community. Attendees spoke of his decades of advocacy for society’s most…
Larry “Poncho” Brown’s Small Originals
“Being an artist means you are a sponge to your environment,” mixed-media artist Larry “Poncho” Brown says in the 2021 short film “Artimore.” “When I create pieces, it is my goal to create images that are positive representations of who we are,” Brown says. Those positive representations exist in Small Originals,…
Photostory: Baltimore Beat Summer Jam Fundraiser
On July 29, we held a fundraiser and celebrated one year of Baltimore Beat. These photos were shot by Joe M. Giordano and David “Wavey” Anderson at the Baltimore Summer Jam Fundraiser at The Compound. They capture the feeling of that night beautifully. Folks danced, assembled, and…
“Miguel Wants to Fight” is a charming spin on a coming-of-age film
Hulu’s new action comedy, “Miguel Wants to Fight,” is being sold with the same artsy gusto as Edgar Wright’s similarly inventive “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” another film that splits the distance between slice-of-life melodrama and fantastical fight choreography. But the former’s movie-referencing, self-aware sheen betrays a heartfelt core that makes it an instant classic…
Trauma to Success
Hey my name is TyOnna I’m going to keep this brief and simple. When I was 13 my mother had passed away. To this day I still can’t believe she’s gone because we was always inseparable and I loved her very much. It’s very hard to live life day after day without my mother. I…
