Knox County Schools banned Alex Haley’s “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the transatlantic slave trade. Knox News stated that “along with six other titles,” Haley’s work would ...Read More

Across oceans and screens, The Wire became a cultural phenomenon; but also a distorted fun house mirror. To many outside Baltimore, the city became synonymous with crime, poverty, and corruption. Beyond simply impacting the city’s image, according to Dav...Read More

Baltimore comes alive this summer with the annual “Voices of History” Street Fair, hosted by the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum. This free public event celebrates arts, culture, health, and community, welcoming families, youth, and local creat...Read More

It was Mother's Day morning when I sat down with LaShawn Croom — known throughout Baltimore and beyond as Mama Ngina — and what unfolded over the next hour felt less like an interview and more like a gift. As May opens with Mental Health Awareness ...Read More

Last article, I talked about the importance of securing your router. Well, truth be told, any smart tech device in your house can be used as a doorway to steal information.  That smart doorbell you bought to feel safer, the Wi-Fi thermostat you purchased ...Read More

In a move that seemingly set the political, academic and medical spheres ablaze, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 that aims to accelerate access to medical research, treatment and approval of psychedelic drugs as potential trea...Read More