In a bail hearing held on January 18, Judge Christopher Panos called the decision to hold a defendant without providing medical care “cruel and unusual pretrial punishment.” This story also appeared in Baltimore Courtwatch Despite this, he postponed the matter. His decision to postpone meant the person remained in jail without their needed medication or […]
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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 […]
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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: Join Mayor Scott and fellow community members to share ideas and budget priorities for Baltimore. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., telephone town hall for older adults. Participant line: 855-756-7520 ext. 900 61#. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., livestream on Facebook Live. RSVP. For more information, […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 the intention of allowing visitors to fully immerse […]
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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 […]
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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 states have gotten the […]
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Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 03/08 – 03/22
Wednesday, March 8 The Sound Inside Preview: Opening night of a new suspenseful drama written by Adam Rapp, directed by Vincent M. Lancisi, and featuring Everyman Resident Company members Beth Hylton and Zack Powell. ($29 – $47) 7:30 p.m. at Everyman Theater, 315 West Fayette Street. For more information, go to: everymantheatre.org or call: 410-752-2208. […]
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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 […]