February 28, 2014
February 28, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including a slave revolt in Long Island, NY, the day Richard Wright's Native Son was published, and the day Frankie Lymon was found dead.
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - It's another episode of Cultural Crossroads with Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore! We're joined by Deana Haggag, Director of The Contemporary, and have a conversation about the intersection of Arts & Social Justice, with: Kalima Young, Nether, and David Mitchell.
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the topic of cyber security - or insecurity - in a discussion on the data breaches at Target and the University of Maryland. Our panelists include: Dr. Lisa Yeo, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business; and Dr. Rick Forno, Director of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Graduate Cybersecurity Program, Assistant Director of UMBC's Center for Cybersecurity, and Junior Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS).
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature regarding the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Joining us are: Jay Bernstein, chair of the Advocacy Committee of Baltimore Zionist District and host of Shalom USA Radio; Sara Love, Public Policy Director of the ACLU of Maryland; and Yousseff Munnayer, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and its educational program, the Palestine Center.
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the death of singer Frankie Lymon, the Supreme Court ruling that the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was constitutional, and the 1933 Reichstag fire, when Nazis burned Germany's parliament building in Berlin, a crucial moment in their rise to power.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with our regular segment "This Week in City Paper," with Senior Editor Baynard Woods.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk with filmmaker Angel Kristi Williams about the film she will be making in Baltimore next month, Charlotte.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - Wednesday is the second anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin, our panel addresses revisits Trayvon's death and examines where we have come as a society since that day. We also reflect on the death of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the subject of post-incarceration re-entry, with: Maryland State Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell; Baltimore Councilman Nick Mosby; and Jacqueline Robarge, Founder and Director of Power Inside.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote was sent to the states for ratification, the birthday of singer Erykah Badu, and the second anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin.
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we talk about food insecurity among seniors, hear about why some people oppose the retrofitting of the Cove Point facility to export natural gas, and look at the controversial Poultry Fair Share Act.
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - We examine the turmoil in the Ukraine, where protests and police violence have left many dead and ousted the president.
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss art, music, politics, the war on drugs, and remix culture with two of MICA's current artists-in-residence. Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and conceptual artist, and Paul Rucker, visual artist, composer and musician, join us.
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - We start the show with this day in history, February the 25th. Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including Muhammad Ali defeating Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight boxing championship, Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi being sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress, and the birth of George Harrison, the lead guitar player for the Beatles.
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss important news in Baltimore and Maryland, including new issues surrounding Maryland's Health Exchange, Baltimore's changing media landscape, and more.
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin our week with a national news roundtable on the Michael Dunn verdict and more, with Towson University's Dr. Tara Bynum, Colorlines' Imara Jones, and Maryland Public Policy Institute's Marta Mossburg.
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the Supreme Court's Marbury v. Madison decision, the day the United States acquired Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, and the day Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree.
February 22, 2014
February 21, 2014 - Segment 4 - What is Malcolm X's legacy today? Writer and political analyst Dedrick Muhammad joins Marc to co-host this hour.
February 22, 2014
February 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss a new documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, near the anniversary of Angela Davis' release from prison. We talk with Jarvis Tyner, long time friend of Angela Davis, Executive Vice-Chair of the Communist Party USA and founding member of the Black Radical Congress.
February 22, 2014
February 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to an interview from January 21, 2004, with renowned science fiction author Octavia Butler. The recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler passed away in February 2006.
February 22, 2014
February 21, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the publishing of The Communist Manifesto, the birthday of Nina Simone, and the day Malcolm X was assassinated.
February 21, 2014
February 20, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with Damien Echols, who was part of the West Memphis Three. This group of three young men was falsely accused of the murders of three young boys in Arkansas in 1993. They were tried and convicted in 1994; Damien Echols was sentenced to death. After a new trial was called, all three men were released in 2011. We spoke to Echols about his book, Life After Death.
February 21, 2014
February 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - Listen to our interview with CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman and activist from Minneapolis, and Katie Burgess, Executive Director of Trans Youth Support Network in Minneapolis. McDonald was released from prison on January 13th after serving 19 months for her alleged involvement in stabbing a man with scissors.
February 21, 2014
February 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the potential legalization of marijuana in Maryland.
February 21, 2014
February 20, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc looks back at some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the establishment of the US Postal Service, Jimi Hendrix's stage debut, the death of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and the birth of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.
February 20, 2014
February 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - Craig Steven Wilder, author of Ebony & Ivy: The Secret History of How Slavery Helped Build America’s Elite Colleges, joins us to talk about the legacy of slavery in the Ivy League.
February 20, 2014
February 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - Reverend Adam Hamilton is the author of When Christians Get It Wrong and Founding Pastor at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. He joins us to discuss some of the controversial ideas that Christianity is grappling with today.
February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - Marc interviews Anne Draddy, the head of the TreeBaltimore Program about her work and the history of Druid Hill Park. The interview is followed by a rebroadcast of a segment we did in 2008 about the integration of the Druid Hill Park tennis courts when 62 years ago, eight white, black and Jewish tennis players integrated the tennis courts at Druid Hill Park.
February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the meeting of W.E.B. DuBois' Pan-African Congress, the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, and the birthdays of Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers from The Miracles.
February 18, 2014
February, 18, 2014 - Segment 3 - In a special archive edition, we bring you some of our favorite Sound Bites segments from the past month: The longstanding relationship of Americans and meat, with Dr. Maureen Ogle, historian and author of In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; "The Five Biggest Meat Stories of 2013" with Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Food and Agriculture blogger; and Do GMOs matter? with Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Food and Agriculture correspondent; and Nathanael Johnson, food writer for Grist.
February 18, 2014
February 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - Actress Pam Grier, an icon of 1970′s cinema, joins us in the studio this hour. She discusses her new memoir, Foxy: My Life in Three Acts, and more.
February 18, 2014
February 18, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the first formal protest against slavery by an organized white body, the birthday of poet and activist Audre Lorde, and the day leader of the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther died.
February 17, 2014
February 17, 2014 - Hour 2 - We wrap up the show with an interview with Native American author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie. Sherman's compelling new book, Blasphemy, is a collection of new and previously-published short stories.
February 17, 2014
February 17, 2014 - Hour 1 - Larry S. Gibson, law professor from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and noted political strategist will discuss his book Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice. Gibson's book focuses on the early life of the civil rights icon.
February 15, 2014
February 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out the week with a conversation Marc hosted last week at the Enoch Pratt Free Library with husband and wife political commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin, about their new book, Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home.
February 15, 2014
February 14, 2014 - Segment - As part of our Valentine's Day special, I talk to award-winning journalist Betty DeRamus about her fascinating book, Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad. The book tells the largely untold tales of ordinary men and women who faced mobs, bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to be together -- and defy a system that categorized blacks not only as servants, but as property.
February 15, 2014
February 14, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the death of Roman bishop and martyr Saint Valentine, the day that Oregon and Arizona became states, and the day Mamie Smith became the first Black woman to make a record.
February 15, 2014
February 13, 2014 - Segment 3 - We celebrate the life of poet Lucille Clifton. Clifton, a prolific wordsmith known for deceptively simple poems that speak volumes about contemporary life, the African American experience, and womanhood, served as Maryland’s Poet Laureate from 1979-1985. She died in February of this 2010, and we sat down with friends, colleagues, and fellow poets to discuss her life and work.
February 15, 2014
February 13, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the topic of violence, its representation in the media and culture, masculinity’s role in violence, and violence’s effects on our youth. Our panel of guests includes Dr. Lawrence Brown, Meshelle The Indie Mom of Comedy, and Rev. Heber Brown.
February 15, 2014
February 13, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day poet Lucille Clifton died, the day the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was organized, and the day the last original "Peanuts" comic strip appeared in newspapers the day after Charles M. Schulz died.
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 5 - Listen to our regular segment on the Baltimore scene, "This week in the City Paper," with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. Baynard talks to us about City Paper's Sex Issue out this week.
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 4 - Award-winning Baltimore author Ericka Blount Danois talks about her book Love, Peace, and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show Soul Train: Classic Moments.
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at an article that appeared in Monday's Baltimore Post-Examiner, titled "Baltimore City, You're Breaking My Heart: This is why people leave".
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts joins us to talk about crime and other police-related topics. He also answers your questions about surveillance, marijuana legalization and more.
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including National Freedom to Marry Day, Congress' first passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, and the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.
February 12, 2014
February 11, 2014 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we look at the new Farm Bill's cuts to SNAP, the effects of the West Coast drought on the food system, and have a roundtable on the Chesapeake Bay.
February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with author, filmmaker and native Baltimorean D. Watkins, about his article "Too poor for pop culture," which was published last week on Salon. Watkins teaches at Coppin State University and runs a writing workshop on Creative Nonfiction at the Baltimore Freedom School.
February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - We return to our coverage of the Olympics to talk about Russia's discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Our guest is Masha Gessen, author of Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot and The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. Gessen left her home in Russia to move to the United States with her partner and three children and escape homophobic persecution.
February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the arrest of labor agitator Mother Jones for leading a protest of conditions in West Virginia mines at the age of 83, the death of singer Whitney Houston, and the release of Nelson Mandela from prison after 27 years of incarceration.
February 10, 2014
February 10, 2014 - Segment 5 - Marc talks to Lisa Crawley, Resource Center Manager at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture about this day in Baltimore history. Today, they discuss the birth of band leader and jazz & swing drummer Chick Webb in Baltimore.