May 2015

May 11, 2015
Southern Baptist Church senior citizen center
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Community Walk To Benefit Destroyed Southern Baptist Church Senior Citizen Center

May 8, 2015 - Segment 2 - Listen to our monthly Health & Wellness segment with fitness activist and trainer Chauncey Whitehead. This month's community walk will benefit the Southern Baptist Church senior citizen center that was burned down last week.
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May 8, 2015
African American farmers
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Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering — Keeping The Tradition Of African American Farming Alive

May 7, 2015 - Segment 3 - On a new episode of Sound Bites, we broadcast of a very lively town hall meeting held on March 23 - one of our "Good Food Gatherings" in partnership with Baltimore Food & Faith Project - in which our panel of guests and the audience engaged in a discussion following a screening of the movie Homecoming, about the history of Black farmers in the U.S.
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May 8, 2015
Baltimore protests
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How Baltimore Public Defenders Are Responding In The Aftermath Of The Baltimore Uprising

May 7, 2015 - Segment 2 - The discussion turns to legal issues surrounding the arrests in Baltimore during the protests around the death of Freddie Gray with the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender.
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May 8, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 01: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore speaks at a press conference after it was announced that charges will be filed against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray died in police custody after being arrested on April 12, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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In Baltimore and Across the Country, Black Faces In High Places Haven’t Helped Average Black People

May 7, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin the hour with Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who talks about her article last week in In These Times: "In Baltimore and Across the Country, Black Faces in High Places Haven't Helped Average Black People: Electing African-American political leaders has done little to alleviate the suffering of Black America."
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May 7, 2015
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May 6: This Day in History

May 6, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the birth of Martin Delaney, the death of Otis Blackwell, and the suspension of two DJs at a Colorado radio station for playing songs by the Dixie Chicks a few days after they criticized President George W. Bush.
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May 5, 2015
protest baltimore
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Where Does Baltimore Go From Here?

May 5, 2015 - Segment 2 - We continue our discussion of "Where does Baltimore go from here?" as the city begins to heal and move forward, with a focus on issues of poverty and upward mobility. We also ask if "Black culture" is a problem.
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May 5, 2015
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May 5: This Day in History

May 5, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Gwendolyn Brooks winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950, the death of Elsie Bernice Washington, the “mother of the African American romance novel,” in 2009, and the birth of Blind Willie McTell.
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May 2, 2015
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby
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Breaking Down The Legal Issues: State’s Attorney Mosby Charges 6 Officers In Freddie Gray Death

May 4, 2015 - Segment 2 - On Friday, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. In our first hour we will examine the legal issues and implications surrounding this decision to prosecute.
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May 2, 2015
Provident Hospital
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May 4: This Day In History

May 4, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today in history, an event in Chicago spurred International Workers Day, the first Black-owned and -operated hospital in the United States opened, and the Freedom Riders left Washington DC for New Orleans to challenge segregation on interstate busses and bus terminals.
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May 1, 2015
Dawn Douglas
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Dawn Douglas Presents ‘Yin Yang,’ A Film About A Relationship Of Duality

May 1, 2015 - Segment 3 - We talk with filmmaker and actress Dawn Douglas about Yin Yang, her short film about a relationship modeled after the ethos of Yin and Yang. The film explores the duality of Yin and Yang as they relate to each other.
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May 1, 2015
Baltimore curfew
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The Hip-Hop Chronicles: On #FreddieGray & Baltimore’s Curfew

May 1, 2015 - Segment 2 - We broadcast an exceptional audio experience produced by Mike "Nyce" Middleton, one of our creative and talented colleagues at WEAA 88.9-FM: a special edition of The Hip-Hop Chronicles . We especially wanted to showcase this episode of the Hip-Hop Chronicles because it addresses what's happening in Baltimore in this moment.
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May 1, 2015
Voices of the Freddie Gray protest
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Special Presentation: Voices From The Freddie Gray Protests

May 1, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a special production, Voices from the Freddie Gray Protests, from our Marc Steiner Show producers Mark Gunnery and Stefanie Mavronis who have been out with the protesters throughout the week.
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