Category: Editorial
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The Impact of School Closures on Baltimore Communities
“You got that fire in your eyes.” Those were words used to recruit prospective boys into a Baltimore gang. Would you like to know how I became privy to that information? It was told to me by one of my…
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The Reckoning
My first question after watching the new Netflix documentary about Puff was “what white man supported this foolishness”? Now wait, I love Diddy music just as much as everyone else. But it’s some deeper layers to Mr. Combs. And my…
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DJ Vlad: The Business Genius Behind 6 Billion Views
DJ Vlad said, since 2020 he has spent $1,029,150.00 in appearance fees to people he interviewed. That amounts to approximately $17,152.50 per month over a five-year span. Now I’m not pocket watching, but his X post caused me to start…
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Empathy and Policing: Lessons from My Visit to Police Headquarters
I was standing on the corner of Baltimore and President Street. At the back of the Baltimore Police Department Headquarters. As cars passed me by, I began to think about something. What would a person who knows me think if…
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A Message to Lamar Jackson
If I had the chance to speak with Lamar Jackson, I’d simply say this: I hope you’re doing well, and I hope the weight that comes with being a starting quarterback — especially a Black quarterback in the NFL —…
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It’s Your Time
His time has finally come. What will Shedeur do? This has to be one of the greatest fallacies in the history of sports. We’ve watched a young man go from Heisman hopeful to a “mercenary” draft pick. And we all…
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Exploring the House of Melo Exhibition in Baltimore
When was the last time you visited a library? I hadn’t walked into the downtown Enoch Pratt Free Library in years! Right away as I entered the building, I recalled my childhood. It was a place of serenity. A playground…
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What If…?
by Cornell Dews I saw a video today. And it made me write this… I’ve always loved Hip Hop and its culture. I always will love Hip Hop and the culture. My generation is the first that was indoctrinated in…
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The Importance of Role Models for “at-risk” Boys in Baltimore
Imagine this. You’re in the 5th grade. You’ve yet to master the four operations of Mathematics. You’ve never been introduced to the order of operations. You don’t know how to incorporate parenthesis into your written text. Let alone have you…
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The Spiritual Moments We Share in Airplanes According to ChatGPT
Every time I fly, I pray. I pray before boarding the plane, while boarding the plane, being seated on the plane. And it may be my naivety, but I assume everyone else does as well. I always wished I could…
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