July 2015

July 28, 2015

Report: 1 In 7 Maryland Children Live In Poverty, More Than During Recession

July 27, 2015 - Segment 4 - Last week, The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a report indicating that one in seven Maryland children live in poverty, more than at the depth of the Great Recession.
July 28, 2015

Talking About Race: Poll Shows Over 60% Of Americans Believe U.S. Race Relations Are Bad

July 27, 2015 - Segment 3 - In light of the CBS News/New York Times poll released last week revealing that over 60% of Americans believe that race relations in the U.S. are bad, we take on this tough topic.
July 28, 2015

July 27: This Day In History

July 27, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today in history, Red Summer began in Chicago with whites attacking black people and their communities, the man who escaped John Brown's raid Osborne Perry Anderson was born, and the first permanent telegraph cable was finished from Ireland to Newfoundland.
July 27, 2015

American Visionary Art Museum: The Visionary Experience From Saint Francis to Finster

July 24, 2015 - Segment 4 - We continue with more compelling works of art as we take an audio tour of the current exhibition at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM): The Visionary Experience: Saint Francis to Finster. Our docent is none other than AVAM Founder and Director Rebecca Hoffberger.
July 27, 2015

Sound Bites: Is The Safe And Accurate Food Labeling Act Denying Americans The Right To Know? | YES! Magazine: Meet the Scientist Breeding More Resilient Bees

July 23, 2015 - Segment 3 - We begin Sound Bites this week with a debate around a controversial bill making its way through Congress right now called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. Then, we talk about Yes! Magazine, "Meet the Scientist Breeding More Resilient Bees."
July 27, 2015

Wrestling With Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New Book ‘Between The World And Me’

July 23, 2015 - Segment 2 - Our guest host is Dr. Lester Spence, Center for Emerging Media Scholar-In-Residence. In follow-up to Marc's discussion yesterday with Ta-Nehisi Coates on his new book Between the World and Me, we continue the discussion on this important and compelling book.
July 27, 2015

July 23: This Day In History

July 23, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today in history, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was born, the Eastern Cherokee Council held a meeting in discuss President Jackson’s proposal to turn their lands into what is now called Oklahoma, and one of the deadliest riots in US history broke out on 12th Street in Detroit.
July 27, 2015

#BaltimoreTRANSuprising Rally & March To Uplift Voices Of Transgender Baltimoreans

July 22, 2015 - Segment 4 - We talk about the #BaltimoreTRANSuprising rally and march happening this Friday at 5:00pm at Charles and North. The rally and march are meant to lift up voices of transgender people in Baltimore.
July 22, 2015

Roundtable: Sandra Bland, Chattanooga Shooting, and More

July 20, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a round table discussion addressing the headlines of the past week, including the shooting at a military recruitment center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the death of Sandra Bland in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas.
July 21, 2015

Talking Culture With Koli & Meshelle: Who Should Be On The $10 Bill?

July 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - Koli Tengella and Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy join Marc for a cultural roundtable, where they discuss who should be on the $10 bill, the Confederate flag and more.
July 17, 2015

Sound Bites: The Black Church Food Security Network

July 16, 2015 - Segment 3 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we take a look at an exciting and important new initiative that was just launched in Baltimore: The Black Church Food Security Network.
July 17, 2015

Can Communication Bring Police & Community Together In Baltimore?

July 15, 2015 - Segment 5 - We check-in on a Town Hall on Police-Community Relations taking place next week at the Real News Network Studios in Baltimore with Karim Ali, Omar Henderson and Jean Lloyd.
July 17, 2015

Breaking Down Recent Events: Police-Community Relations Across the United States & More

July 15, 2015 - Segment 2 - We discuss recent events to include the alleged strangling by a police officer of Jonathan Sanders, a 39-year-old unarmed Mississippi man.
July 17, 2015

The Firing of Pokomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewel

July 14, 2015 - Segment 3 - We take a look at Maryland's Eastern Shore, where Pokomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell was fired because he refused to terminate two Black members of his agency, according to his attorney.
July 13, 2015

Two Years After the George Zimmerman Verdict: What’s Changed?

July 13, 2015 - Segment 3 - Two years ago, on July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin. We ask the question, Two Years After the George Zimmerman Verdict: What's Changed?