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Your guide to Baltimore’s budget
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Black Crossword: October 28, 2026
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It feels like the tides are changing’: Advocates see shift in Maryland’s youth justice system
It was in the wake of the 2015 Baltimore Uprising, sparked by the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody, that Brittany Young was convinced that the city needed meaningful alternatives to incarceration and stronger pathways to careers in STEM for both youth and…
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OP-ED: Youth voice has to mean more than being invited into the room
As a youth leader, I’ve learned that having a voice is more than simply speaking. It means having the courage to say what needs to be said, taking initiative to find solutions to problems, and being there when needed. But if Baltimore wants young people to use their voices, the…
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What’s Poppin’ Issue #090
BMA Violet Hour: Lawrence Burney and Ellis Marsalis III (t.p. Luce), Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, October 29, 6:30 p.m. artbma.org From the groundbreaking zine True Laurels to the era-defining Kahlon parties; and from his music writing at City Paper and numerous…
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“Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Rowhomes, We Fly” is a feast of colors and forms
At the beginning of the film “The Unveiling of God / a love letter to my forefathers,” the camera zooms in on a lone trumpeter — Brandon Woody — playing on a Baltimore street corner before cutting to two young men in a pool. One of them wears a silver chain with a pendant of […]…
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Photostory: Portraiture through the eyes of young artists
Baltimore Beat is publishing work from participants in Wide Angle Youth Media, which offers media arts education and amplifies the voices of Baltimore youth. These photos were created by students in Wide Angle’s high school photography classes, led by photographer Sydney Allen,…
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The Baltimore high school students encouraging their peers to become more locally civically engaged
Sun rays peek through soft silver clouds as sporadic wind gusts and trails of leaves follow enthused attendees through the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum’s Voices of History Street Fair, a free community event celebrating community arts, culture, and health in Baltimore.…
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Long before Election Day, Black women candidates must clear a series of hurdles
Long before voters cast ballots, many candidates have already been recruited, introduced to donors, evaluated by party leaders, and quietly judged as either “viable” or “not viable.” Baltimore has a long history of Black women organizing their communities and stepping into…
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Liberation through the library
M.P., a teen with bright, expressive eyes, sat down across from me, placing the three books he was gripping with his long thin fingers onto the plastic table: “Message to the Blackman in America,” by Elijah Muhammad; “The Room in the Attic,” by T.M. Logan; and “The Hawthorne…