May 2014

May 30, 2014
901 Arts
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901 Arts, A Community-Based Youth Arts Center in Better Waverly

May 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We pay a visit to 901 Arts, a community-based youth arts center dedicated to providing art and music programs to the children and teens of the Better Waverly neighborhood. We hear the voices of young people involved in the visual and performing arts, as well as their instructors and parents, about what it means to have this center in their neighborhood.
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May 30, 2014
Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman?”: African American Women & Feminism

May 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - May 29 marked the 163rd anniversary of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. Center for Emerging Media cultural correspondent Lea Gilmore joins us for a reading of that speech. Then, we discuss African American women and feminism.
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May 30, 2014
Move That Dope
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Is Hip-Hop Killing Black Youth?

May 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - Our panel of guests discusses an article by author, filmmaker and Coppin State University teacher D. Watkins, How Glamorizing Drugs Is Killing Black Kids, which considers a connection between youth, Hip Hop, and drug dealing.
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May 30, 2014
Sun Ra
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May 30: This Day In History

May 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Nigeria banned same-sex marriage, the day composer and bandleader Sun Ra passed away, and the day Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.
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May 30, 2014
Michel Martin
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With NPR Canceling ‘Tell Me More,’ What’s the State of Black Media?

May 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to our discussion of the state of Black media, especially in light of NPR's cancellation of Tell Me More, with Farai Chideya, Dr. Jared Ball, Dr. James Peterson, and Tavis Smiley.
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May 30, 2014
Sojourner Truth
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May 29: This Day In History

May 29, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares information about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day the Tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy signed a treaty with the English in Virginia, the day Sojourner Truth delivered her infamous "Ain't I A Woman?" speech to the Ohio Women's Rights Convention, and the day guitarist Doc Watson passed away.
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May 28, 2014
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Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

May 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - David Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine, joins us to talk about his book Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy. Zirin will be speaking at Red Emma's on Thursday evening.
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May 28, 2014
Elliot-Rodger
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Elliot Rodger, Male Entitlement, Misogyny and Violence

May 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the tragic killing rampage last week in California by 22-year old Elliot Rodger. The latest reports indicate that he acted in part out of an intense frustration over rejection by women. We discuss male entitlement, misogyny and violence against women.
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May 28, 2014
Good Food Gathering: Teaching Well
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Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering on ‘Teaching Well,’ Part 2

May 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - In a new segment of our series about the food we eat, Sound Bites, we broadcast the second part of a fascinating and inspiring panel discussion and town hall meeting held two weeks ago at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore. The meeting is part of a series called Good Food Gatherings, produced in conjunction with Johns Hopkins' Center for Livable Future Food & Faith Project and Interfaith Power & Light.
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May 27, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder
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We’re Dreaming if We Think We’ve Dealt With Racism

May 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with columnist and political analyst Edward Wyckoff Williams about the piece he recently wrote for The Root: "We're Dreaming if We Think We've Dealt With Racism." Williams is Contributing Editor at The Root and a contributor to Al Jazeera America. He appears on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS Washington and national syndicated radio.
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May 27, 2014
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Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate: Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

May 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - With the Maryland primaries less than a month away, Democratic Candidate for Governor Lt. Governor Anthony Brown joins me in-studio to tell you about his vision for the state and answer your questions.
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May 27, 2014
Australian aboriginal census collection
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May 27: This Day In History

May 27, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Ernest Green graduated from Little Rock's Central High School with six hundred white classmates, the day Australians voted to count Aborigines in the census, and the day Virginia had its first significant battle between Indians and European settlers.
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May 26, 2014
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Conversation With Eddie Conway

May 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen to tape from a special evening Marc hosted with Eddie Conway last week at Red Emma's. Eddie Conway is a former Black Panther who was released from prison earlier this year after being incarcerated for 44 years. He discusses his time in prison, his work with young men inside and outside prison, and Friend of a Friend, a mentoring project he started with American Friends Service Committee. We also hear from Green Bay, one of the young men Eddie mentored who is part of Friend of a Friend.
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May 26, 2014
decoration day
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May 26: This Day In History

May 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - We hear about some of the events that happened on this day in history, including learning about Decoration Day and the African American roots of Memorial Day from Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliate Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and author of the new book, "Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis."
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May 23, 2014
DEBBIE Doesn't Do It Anymore
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Walter Mosley: Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore

May 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - Walter Mosley joins us to talk about his newest book: Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore! Mosley, who has been a guest on The Marc Steiner Show many times, is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins.
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May 23, 2014
Treaty of New Echota
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May 23: This Day In History

May 23, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Cherokees were forced to move to Oklahoma as part of the New Echota Treaty, the day the 1946 railroad strike started, and the birthday of singer General Johnson.
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May 23, 2014
chipotle
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National News Roundtable: Guns, Veterans’ Affairs and Sanctions on Venezuela

May 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - We have a National News Roundtable. Our panel of guests includes: Greg Kline, attorney, co-Founder and Contributing Editor for Red Maryland, host of the Conservative Refuge Podcast and co-host of Red Maryland Radio; Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University; and Zoë Carpenter, reporter for the Washington Bureau of The Nation magazine.
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May 21, 2014
Brown v. Board of Education
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60 Years After Brown v. Board & The Resegregation of America’s Schools

May 21, 2014 - Segment 4 - Saturday was the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which established that separate public schools for black children and white children was unconstitutional. We remember that decision and look at today's schools.
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May 21, 2014
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts: On Tasers, Youth Curfew & More

May 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts joins us to answer listener questions and discuss a range of topics including curfews, changes to the Baltimore Police Department, and the recent death of a teenager who had been struck by a police Taser multiple times.
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May 21, 2014
the notorious b.i.g.
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May 21: This Day In History

May 21, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day slavery was abolished in Colombia in 1851, the day martial law was imposed in the town of Montgomery, Alabama after violent clashes between blacks and whites, and the birthday of the Notorious B.I.G.
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May 21, 2014
crab
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Sound Bites: Overfishing In The Bay? | Food And Faith

May 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we ask the question "are the crabs and fish in the Chesapeake Bay being over-harvested?" And then we hear the first part of a fascinating and inspiring panel discussion and town hall meeting held last week at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore. The topic was Teaching Well: How can we educate our youth, adults, and communities about "good food?"
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May 21, 2014
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Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Del. Heather Mizeur And Running Mate Rev. Delman Coates

May 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - We are joined by one of Maryland's Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates and her Lieutenant Governor running mate: Delegate Heather Mizeur, who represents District 20 in the Maryland House of Delegates, and is a candidate for Governor of Maryland; and the Rev. Delman Coates, Senior Pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Maryland, and candidate for Maryland Lieutenant Governor.
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May 21, 2014
Toussaint-Louverture
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May 20: This Day In History

May 20, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the signing of the Homestead Act, the first publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier, and the birth of Haitian revolutionary Pierre-Dominique Touissant L'Overture.
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May 20, 2014
J. Edgar Hoover
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The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI

May 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at another critical moment in our nation's history: the first time a journalist received secret government files from outside sources who had stolen them, as we talk with former Washington Post reporter Betty Medsger about her new book The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI.
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May 20, 2014
Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh
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May 19: This Day In History

May 19, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the birthdays of Malcolm X and Hồ Chí Minh, the day the New York Post Sunday Magazine published Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, and the day Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher José Martí passed away.
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May 19, 2014
Baltimore Economic Development Conference
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Baltimore Economic Development Conference 2014

May 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out our show at 10:30 with another important event that's happening today and Saturday, May 16 and 17, in Baltimore, the 2014 Baltimore Economic Development Conference with organizers and panelists of the conference.
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May 19, 2014
Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore
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Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore: Futures

May 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - We have a special audio offering, as we end our week-long series in conjunction with students from the Post-industrial Places Project (PIPP) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore.
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May 16, 2014
John Russworm
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May 16: This Day In History

May 16, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Joan of Arc was canonized, the day John Russwurm became the 1st Black college graduate, and the day Stokely Carmichael was named chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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May 15, 2014
White Male Privilege
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What’s White Male Privilege and Why Is It So Difficult To Talk About?

May 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - We ask the questions: What Is White Male Privilege? And Why Is It So Hard To Talk About? Inspired by the discussion around Princeton Freshman Tal Fortgang's controversial essay on the topic of privilege, reprinted in Time last week, we talk with our panel.
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May 15, 2014
Sparrows Point
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Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore: What Went Wrong

May 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to the latest episode in our week-long series produced by students from the Post-industrial Places Project (PIPP) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore. Thursday's installment is titled "What Went Wrong."
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May 15, 2014
Bloody Point Massacre
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May 15: This Day In History

May 15, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture, the Bloody Island Massacre in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians in Lake County were slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry, and the day IWW songwriter T-Bone Slim passed away.
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May 14, 2014
Unite Here BWI Airport Workers
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Update From UNITE HERE And BWI Workers

May 14, 2014 - Segment 6 - We check in with UNITE HERE and the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Workers. We're joined by Tracy Lingo, an organizer with UNITE HERE Local 7 in Baltimore, Kevin Wheeler, a former BWI worker who was laid off from Creative Food Group, and Betty Schuler, who works for HMS Host at BWI.
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May 14, 2014
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Climate Change: A Conversation With Activists And Journalists

May 14, 2014 - Segment 5 - We turn our attention to Climate Change, with guests: Daphne Wysham, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she directs the Sustainable Energy & Economy Network and the Genuine Progress Project; Rev. Meredith Moise, Ordained Minister, writer, community activist and teacher, who currently works at a clean energy non-profit that organizes communities in Baltimore to purchase clean energy collectively; and Julia Kumari Drapkin, Lead Producer foriSeeChange at KVNF, a public media experiment in community environmental science reporting.
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May 14, 2014
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Michael Sam, First Openly Gay NFL Player

May 14, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at the career and life of Michael Sam, who last weekend became the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. The airwaves have been buzzing with controversy over his reaction to the news: a televised kiss between him and his boyfriend.
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May 14, 2014
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Ras Baraka, The New Mayor Of Newark

May 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at yesterday's heated mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey, where Ras Baraka, community activist, high school principal and son of beloved poet Amiri Baraka, won the seat that Cory Booker vacated. We're joined by Todd Burroughs, writer, consultant, and independent researcher.
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May 14, 2014
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Stories Of Deindustrialized Baltimore: Community

May 14, 2014 - Segment 2 - It's the latest episode in our week-long series produced by students from the Post-industrial Places Project (PIPP) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): Stories of Deindustrialized Baltimore. We hear the moving stories of individuals who were affected most deeply by deindustrialization, in their own voices.
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