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Commentary: Kamala or Trump? Why Black men are divided
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.
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.
Ouija boards, John Waters and the lost grave of Elijah Bond
The strange and improbable story of how a storied filmmaker happened upon a historic discovery.
The Ouija board gravestone of Elijah Jefferson Bond, who patented the device, is now the most-visited landmark in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery, according to Talking Board Historical Society chairman of the board and founder Robert Murch.
‘Homicide’ actor talks ‘the greatest character I have had the opportunity’ to play
Reed Diamond, who played Detective Mike Kellerman, talks about his love of the show ‘Homicide,’ now streaming on Peacock, and of Baltimore itself.
Reed Diamond played Det. Mike Kellerman on Homicide: Life on the Street
Opinion: My mom and sister avoided a car fire. My faith in God is now restored.
Wallace Lane’s mother’s car burst in flames shortly after she parked it after church a few months ago. She and his sister had just left the vehicle.
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.
School shootings have become more widespread and expected across America than in previous generations.
Illustration of a school sign with bullet holes.
Commentary: White people don’t get to define someone’s Blackness
Donald Trump has brought racial identity to the spotlight by ridiculously questioning Kamala Harris' Blackness.
Donald Trump doesn't get to choose Kamala Harris's identity.
Why hasn’t the city refilled the Lake Ashburton Reservoir?
Gentrification? A football field? Residents can't see to get a straight answer on when the reservoir will hold water again.
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?
For far too long, I’ve been a hypocrite, expecting action and change from others with no effort of my own.
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.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s comments about women who don’t have children insults their right to make choices about their own lives.
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.
Exits to nowhere: Key Bridge highway signs haunt us — and hint at road to recovery
Three dozen signs for the Key Bridge remain along Maryland highways. These are signs to nowhere, directing drivers to a landmark that no longer stands, and one they cannot reach. What to make of this incongruity?
A sign directing drivers in the direction of the now collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is seen from the side of Route 2 South on July 17, 2024.
How an Afghan refugee with no grocery experience opened Columbia’s go-to market
Mohammed Sultani had no butchering or grocery experience. He relied on the kindness of strangers and his family. When that wasn’t enough, he started driving trucks.
Mohammad stands before his truck, that he calls a good friend, which provided the essential capital from driving four years cross country to provide the funds to open Bamyan Halal Meat international grocery market in Columbia.
I went back to the classroom after a mental health break. It wasn’t what I expected.
Former teacher Kerry Graham went back to the classroom as a tutor and realized that healing is not linear but complicated and disorienting.
Kerry Graham
Want to live in Kevin Spacey’s house? Actor’s Inner Harbor mansion gets auction date
Formerly listed as “Baltimore’s most extraordinary home,” the house is scheduled for public auction Feb. 29
Actor Kevin Spacey has been hiding out in Baltimore since 2017, "beguiled by its charm."
Photos: Fire dancing, Bollywood at Howard County’s AAPI Festival
Howard County celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the third annual AAPI festival at Merriweather Park.
The Hawaiian Dance Group performs a hula dance during the Howard County AAPI Festival at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods on Saturday.
Commentary: Why I could never hate Drake or Kendrick
How the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap feud has refreshed one writer’s hunger for the genre.
Rappers Kendrick Lamar, left, and Drake are at odds.
Secret in the walls: Hidden letters reveal love, lust, scandal in 1920s Baltimore society
A bathroom renovation in Roland Park opened a window to a long-forgotten world. The dusty, tin box held 100-year-old love letters. Who hid them in the wall? And why? That’s where the mystery begins.
Joanna Meade reads aloud love letters from the 1920's in the sun room of her home on February 27, 2024. The letters were found inside of a wall during a renovation.
Grieving my brother and the Key Bridge
Kerry Graham on taking the time to grieve, even when others have moved on.
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.
In a science center not far, far away, kids spend Star Wars Day taking Jedi training
The sounds of discovery were supplemented by the tinkering of droid building and whooshing of the Millennium Falcon as parents and their Padawans gathered for a Jedi Academy event, part of the Maryland Science Center’s May the Fourth activities.
A hologram optical illusion shows a floating Stormtrooper helmet as a child visitor discovers the illusion at the Jedi Mind Tricks exhibit during the Jedi Academy event at the Maryland Science Center held on May 4, 2024, in Baltimore/
Commentary: Why book bans are dangerous
Kerry Graham argues that restricting books limits our access to think for ourselves.
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.
Wallace Lane reflects on his complex relationship with guns.
Wallace Lane carries his gun in a holster on Friday, March 29, 2024.
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