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The Women of the Pitch & Putt Golf Club Drive Home a Powerful Legacy
How the nearly 90-year-old club helped desegregate the city’s public courses and advance the civil rights movement.
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For 50 Years, Southeast Baltimore’s “I Am An American Day” Parade Welcomed New U.S. Citizens
At its height, the four-hour spectacle drew patriotic crowds of more than 250,000 to cheer on newly naturalized citizens, marching bands, and famous parade marshals.
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Dreamers’ Future Still Uncertain As Lawmakers Struggle to Compromise
With no permanent solution for DACA, local immigrants are feeling disheartened.
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Chelsea Manning Plans to Shake Up Maryland Senate Race
The former Army private challenges two-term Senator Ben Cardin.
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Baltimore Women’s March Moves Downtown as Thousands Plan to Participate
This year’s theme encourages voter registration in 2018 elections.
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Marching On
A year after the Women’s March on Washington, Baltimore women band together to make their voices heard.
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Forward Press
As a Vietnam vet, former Black Panther, and father of a literary superstar, Paul Coates has lived a life reminiscent of the great literature he publishes.
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Lisa Snowden-McCray Discusses Starting the Baltimore Beat
The alt-weekly's editor-in-chief talks about the local media landscape.
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Visit Middletown, Maryland
History and charm meet right around the corner in Frederick County.
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Meghan Markle Follows Baltimore’s Wallis Simpson and Elizabeth Bonaparte into European Royalty
Simpson married King Edward VIII in 1936 while Bonaparte married Napoleon's brother in 1803.
Arts & Culture
Found Art
Scenes from Normal's Books & Records and the Baltimore American Indian Center.
Arts & Culture
This Is What Activism Looks Like
We take a look at some of the key figures who are shaping both arts and activism in the city.
Arts District
New Exhibit Brings Modern Edge to Maryland Historical Society
David Brewster uses art to depict topics of race, gender, and environment.
Arts District
Discover Architectural Hidden Gems with Doors Open Baltimore
Residents can tour more than 50 of the city’s historical structures.
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Beach Music
Scenes from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Maryland Science Center, and White Marlin Open.
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‘Marshall’ Director and Star Discuss Legendary Civil Rights Lawyer
Legal thriller built around Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall hits the big screen.
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New Book Tackles Tangled History of Baltimore Politics
Johns Hopkins professor emeritus Matthew Crenson examines the role of race and politics.
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Local Leaders Call on Trump to Protect “Dreamers”
An Obama-era program to protect young immigrants is in jeopardy of being reversed.
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Justice For All
On the anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court confirmation, Baltimore’s great dismantler of Jim Crow remains a colossus of U.S. history.
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City of Hope
Fifty years ago, Jim Rouse envisioned a utopian city in Columbia. Has it lived up to his dream?
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You Are Here: Winds of Change
Scenes from the Fire Museum of Maryland, Lexington Market, and Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
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St. Patrick: The Real Story Tops the Myth
Ireland’s patron saint escaped slavery and returned to convert the Emerald Isle.
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Meet the New City Council
Overhaul of City Hall begins today with swearing-in of eight new members.
