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Commentary: It was already hard for teachers. Then Trump took office.

May 9, 2025

Commentary: A former teacher raising her voice for the undocumented

Apr 11, 2025

Commentary: Audiobooks get me through the tough times

Mar 9, 2025

‘Pop the Balloon or Find Love’ seems entertaining - until you look deeper

Feb 16, 2025

I am a white woman voting for Kamala Harris. But that isn’t enough.

Oct 30, 2024

Supporters cheer as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Commentary: Let’s choose a teacher as our next vice president

Oct 26, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center, hugs his children during the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill.

Maryland wanted to make poor areas greener. It boosted a rich Baltimore neighborhood instead.

The Roland Park Community Foundation has raised $9 million in recent years to purchase 20 acres of the Baltimore Country Club’s former golf course to turn into a public park.

From epic partying to tamer pastures: How the Preakness entertainment events have changed

Concert attendees dance at InfieldFest during the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in 2024.

Facing uncertainty at work? Here’s how you can prepare your finances

The highs, lows and mom guilt of being a sports parent

Six history lessons as the original Pimlico prepares for its final Preakness

The Pimlico Race Course is being prepared for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes — and then demolition.

Commentary: Kamala or Trump? Why Black men are divided

Oct 22, 2024

It’s easy for some to assume Black men all vote the same, but Wallace Lane and his friends are divided on who should be our next president.

Opinion: My mom and sister avoided a car fire. My faith in God is now restored.

Sep 21, 2024

Wallace Lane's mother's car caught on fire a few months ago, shortly after returning from church. She and his sister got out before it burst into flames and the incident has restored Lane's faith in God.

When I was a student, school shootings were rare. As a teacher, they were expected.

Sep 17, 2024

Illustration of a school sign with bullet holes.

Commentary: White people don’t get to define someone’s Blackness

Sep 14, 2024

Donald Trump doesn't get to choose Kamala Harris's identity.

Why hasn’t the city refilled the Lake Ashburton Reservoir?

Aug 10, 2024

Illustration of E.R. Shipp, Creative in Residence for The Baltimore Banner.

Can I complain about gun violence when I am not doing enough to stop it?

Aug 5, 2024

Illustration shows woman, all red, surrounded by orange and red clouds of anger, wiping condensation away from window to see activists outside.

I don’t want kids. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

Jul 26, 2024

JD Vance, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, speaks while Donald Trump, wearing a dark suit and red tie, stands over his shoulder watching.

I went back to the classroom after a mental health break. It wasn’t what I expected.

Jul 6, 2024

Kerry Graham

Commentary: Why I could never hate Drake or Kendrick

May 11, 2024

Rappers Kendrick Lamar, left, and Drake are at odds.

Grieving my brother and the Key Bridge

May 7, 2024

Illustration shows black geometric fragments falling from the sky, partially obscuring the faint outline of Key Bridge central span. In the background a sunrise starts to illuminate the darkness.

Commentary: Why book bans are dangerous

Apr 20, 2024

Illustration of three bookcases tipping back from left to right, books falling off the shelves, and four librarians standing on right side of shelves trying to keep them from falling.

Commentary: I’ve lost family members to gun violence. I still got my gun license.

Apr 6, 2024

Wallace Lane carries his gun in a holster on Friday, March 29, 2024.

Commentary: Why I became a Valentine’s Day Grinch

Feb 14, 2024

Valentine's Day is a day for lovers. I used to be a lover—a certified lover boy at that. Or at least that’s what I thought I was until I experienced what I’m calling a Valentine's Day from hell.

An ode to baby shower meatballs

Feb 4, 2024

Illustration shows black man in foreground wearing dark red shirt, arms open and raised toward a giant aluminum pan of meatballs on top of a pedestal. The man holds up a fork. There are small figures of other black folks dressed for a baby shower, including a pregnant woman.

10 things I don’t want to see on my Instagram timeline this year

Jan 15, 2024

A screenshot from the show 'Tonight's Conversation.'

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