April 2016

April 29, 2016
The World of the play (Credit: Everyman Theater)
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A Dream Preferred Panel Discussion

April 29, 2016 - Segment 4 - We host a fascinating cross-cultural and cross-generational discussion that took place at last Saturday's World of the Play at Everyman Theatre. Our panel's topic is A Dream Preferred, based on the themes of Death of a Salesman, and our guests talk about what the "American Dream" means in today's world.
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April 29, 2016
Tale of Two cities (Credit: Baltimore Magazine)
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A Tale of Two Cities: Examining West Baltimore Then & Now In The Context Of Last April’s Uprising

April 29, 2016 - Segment 2 - We talk with Ron Cassie, Senior Editor of Baltimore Magazine, about his in-depth and thought-provoking article "A Tale of Two Cities: For half a century, West Baltimore was a vital center of black culture, mixed-income neighborhoods, and groundbreaking civil rights activism. After Freddie Gray, can it be again?"
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April 29, 2016
Destiny Watford (Credit: Inhabitat)
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Sound Bites: Young Baltimore Activist Wins Goldman Environmental Prize | America’s Wasteful Obsession With Bottled Water | Recipe: Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

April 28, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world. We interview with Destiny Watford, a young activist from Baltimore who won the Goldman Prize, learn about America's growing obsession with bottled water, and hear a simple pasta recipe.
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April 29, 2016
Teaching With Conscience In An Imperfect World (Credit: Red Emmas)
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Teaching With Conscience In An Imperfect World

April 28, 2016 - Segment 1 - I have a conversation with author, academic, and political activist Bill Ayers about his new book Teaching With Conscience in an Imperfect World. Ayers is Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (retired), member of the executive committee of the Faculty Senate and founder of both the Small Schools Workshop and the Center for Youth and Society.
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April 22, 2016
Baltimore Ex-Offenders (Credit: City Paper)
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Baltimore Mayoral Candidates Forum For Ex-Offenders, Part 1

April 22, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host the first part of a broadcast of the Baltimore Mayoral Forum for Ex-Offenders, which took place Wednesday, April 14, at Douglas Memorial Community Church. Candidates who participated included: Sheila Dixon, Elizabeth Embry, Joshua Harris, DeRay McKesson, State Senator Catherine Pugh, Councilman Carl Stokes, and David Warnock.
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April 22, 2016
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Sound Bites: How Environmental Legislation Fared In The 2016 Maryland General Assembly | Pollinator Protection In MD | New Baltimore City Sustainability Plan | Recipe: Passover With Michael Twitty

April 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - On Sound Bites, we take a look at how agricultural and environmental legislation fared in the 2016 Maryland General Assembly, we learn how Maryland could become the first state to pass restrictions on consumer use of neonicotinoids, we hear about the new Baltimore city-wide sustainability plan, and get a Passover recipe.
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April 22, 2016
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Luminous Intervention At The Tubman House In Baltimore

April 19, 2016 - Segment 4 - We are joined by Talib Saber, Program Associate for the Friend of a Friend program, talking about the Tubman House. We discuss the Luminous Intervention Project with him and its involvement with the Tubman House.
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April 22, 2016
Freddie Gray Protestors (Credit: Washington Post)
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Timothy Wilson, Community Advocate & Friend Of Freddie Gray, Reflects On Sandtown-Winchester A Year Later

April 19, 2016 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the anniversary of his death and of the Baltimore Uprising. With: Ralikh Hayes, organizer with Bmore Bloc; and Timothy Wilson, co-Director at On Our Shoulders and Vice Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee at the NAACP of Baltimore.
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April 22, 2016
Baltimore Uprising Art (Credit: YesMagazine)
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Ralikh Hayes Reflects On The Year Since Freddie Gray’s Death & The Uprising

April 19, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray. Producer Stefanie Mavronis brings us a conversation with Ralikh Hayes, organizer with Bmore Bloc, about the anniversary of Gray's death and of the Baltimore Uprising.
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April 15, 2016
Knocking The Hustle (Credit: Amazon)
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Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics

April 15, 2016 - Segment 1 - Dr. Lester Spence joins me in-studio to talk about his new book, Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics. Spence is Center for Emerging Media Scholar-In-Residence, Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and author of Knocking the Hustle and Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics.
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April 14, 2016
Confederate Statue Vandalism (Credit: CBS News)
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Rebroadcast: Symbols Of The Confederacy

April 13, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a rebroadcast of "Symbols of the Confederacy," about Baltimore's statuary honoring the Confederacy. Our panel of guests includes: Zoë Carpenter, Yoni Appelbaum, Chris Roberts, Dr. Tara Bynum, and Evan Serpick.
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April 14, 2016
Understanding Jim Crow (Credit: Amazon)
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Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice.

April 13, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a conversation with Dr. David Pilgrim. He is a professor, orator, and human rights activist best known as the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum. We talk about his book Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice.
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April 14, 2016
Tubman House (Credit: Baltimore Sun)
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Update: The Tubman House Project With Dominque Stevenson

April 13, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host an update on the construction of the Tubman House in Sandtown with Dominique Stevenson. Dominique is a Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee and co-author of Marshall Law: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther.
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April 12, 2016
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Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide

April 12, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with an encore presentation of the conversation I had with Joy-Ann Reid a few weeks ago at the Enoch Pratt Free Library about her book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide. Reid is a national correspondent for MSNBC.
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April 12, 2016
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RaceBrave: New and Selected Works

April 11, 2016 - Segment 1 - Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliate Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, joins us to talk about her new book, RaceBrave: New and Selected Works.
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April 8, 2016
Baltimore Sound Society (Credit: Baltimore Sound Society Group)
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Marc Steiner Presents … The Book Thing by Baltimore Sound Society

April 8, 2016 - Segment 5 - Marc Steiner Presents ... The Book Thing, by Baltimore Sound Society. We bring you a story about The Book Thing, a Baltimore institution in Waverly that was nearly destroyed by fire last month. This piece is produced by Megan McGrath of the Baltimore Sound Society, an audio and storytelling collective out of UMBC.
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April 8, 2016
Elder C.W. Harris (Credit: BaltimoreSun)
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One Sandtown Pastor’s Protest To Get Out the Vote

April 8, 2016 - Segment 4 - Marc met Elder CW Harris in Sandtown to talk about his plan to live on the roof of 1947 Pennsylvania Avenue until 514 people from his beloved community vote in Maryland's upcoming primary election, and what this past year in Sandtown has been like since Freddie Gray's arrest and death.
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April 8, 2016
Luminous Intervention Project (Credit: Light City Baltimore Site)
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Discussion with Luminous Intervention

April 8, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host a discussion with members of the Luminous Intervention Project who hosted a project during Light City Baltimore. During the festival the group presented projection based collages, highlighting issues surrounding Baltimore City’s government: police violence, education and recreation, and housing.
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April 8, 2016
Baltimore Uprising Art (Credit: YesMagazine)
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Paul Rucker on History, Art, and the Uprising

April 8th, 2016 - Segment 2 - We play a segment of our project: Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later, we talk with cellist, artist, and Baker Artist Award recipient Paul Rucker about history, art, and the Uprising.
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April 8, 2016
Koli Tengella
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Tengella’s Take: Poverty In America

April 8th, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our regular feature Tengella's Take with Koli Tengella. Koli is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
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April 7, 2016
The Color of Food
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Sound Bites: The Color Of Food | How Race & Agriculture Intersect

April 7, 2016 - Segment 3 - On Sound Bites, we discuss Natasha Bowens' 'The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming' and discuss the ways that race intersects with agriculture and our food movement.
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April 7, 2016
Kim Chase
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Kim Chase On Growing Up In West Baltimore

April 7, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with the next installment of our series Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. We look back at the 1968 unrest in Baltimore following the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With: Kim Chase, Business Manager for WEAA.
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