Battleground Baltimore: Freedom?
In this week’s roundup of Baltimore news: A controversial security deposit bill, Amazon donates what Bezos makes in four seconds to a local community garden, and a Prince George’s County mayor calls out the governor.
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Battleground Baltimore: Make It Make Sense
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: COVID-19 numbers continue to rise but Maryland stays open, the winding and confusing road to police accountability, the latest on paraphernalia decriminalization, and more.
Will we stand up for Black trans lives, too?
Black trans people are often overlooked in the fight for racial justice. Organizers in Baltimore are trying to change that.
Battleground Baltimore: The tangled knot of Baltimore politics
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: A federal investigation into two city leaders reveals the work everyone needs to do to be truly transparent, renters’ advocates warn state leaders of an “eviction tsunami,” Baltimore shows support for Amazon workers, and more.
From Bessemer to Baltimore, Amazon workers demand the right to organize
Activists held an international day of action to support Amazon workers on March 20, highlighting the ways unions can help defend worker rights and safety protections. TRNN’s Jaisal Noor reports from the solidarity action held outside of an Amazon facility in Baltimore.
The unending COVID-19 disaster in Maryland prisons
As COVID-19 variants reach the state’s prisons and jails, where testing of guards and inmates is woefully inadequate, the situation in Maryland is only getting worse.
Battleground Baltimore: Brandon Scott sets a progressive path
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Mayor Brandon Scott delivers his State of the City address, students and leaders look to end digital redlining, activists push for further cannabis reform, and more.
Battleground Baltimore: House passes police reform legislation
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Maryland Republicans call police reform legislation “far left,” a teen is accused of murder, the continued fight against a Johns Hopkins University private police force, and more.
Police hijack helicopter ambulance for surveillance
Documents obtained by PAR reveal how an air ambulance service has been used repeatedly to fly surveillance missions over the city of Baltimore, raising troubling questions about the consequences of law enforcement’s growing civic influence.
Black mass incarceration in the so-called Free State
Maryland holds itself up as a progressive state when it comes to criminal justice, but a recent report highlights a stark reality: Maryland incarcerates Black people at more than twice the national rate.
Battleground Baltimore: Maryland shows solidarity with unionizing Amazon workers
Amazon workers rally in Baltimore County, the LEOBR could survive attempts to weaken it, City Councilperson Ryan Dorsey feuds with the FOP, and more.
Battleground Baltimore: The battle continues for more COVID-19 vaccine doses
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Leaders examine the way doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed, Mayor Brandon Scott releases his administration’s transition report, remembering musician Jimmy Jones, and more.
‘West Baltimore Ruins’ preserves the memory of neglected neighborhoods before they’re lost to gentrification
In this week’s “Battleground Baltimore” news roundup: “West Baltimore Ruins”; Governor Hogan is criticized for vaccine rollout; Keith Davis Jr. tests positive for COVID-19
Battleground Baltimore: RIP Spy Plane
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Baltimore ends its contract with the “spy plane,” a plan to expand in-person learning is delayed, Keith Davis Jr. is ill, and more.
Worker ownership can save businesses and protect employees
Worker-owned businesses in Baltimore, like Joe Squared pizza, are opting to remain closed to indoor dining to prioritize their worker/owners’ safety, even as others reopen.
Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 29
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: Members of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police try to make the case for keeping the LEOBR, city students are going on strike, and Lawrence Brown’s “The Black Butterfly” is released.
Safe return or no return: Strikes loom for public schools
Students in Baltimore and teachers in Chicago may strike against top-down plans to force educators back into the classroom during the deadliest month of the pandemic.
Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 22
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: We mourn the loss of Dante Barksdale, local leaders push to reopen, and recycling is back.
Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 15
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: The Baltimore Teachers Union protests expanded school reopenings; plenty of police misconduct; and some City Council bills of note.
Can newly elected Brandon Scott be the mayor Baltimore needs?
Brandon Scott won his mayoral election. Now he’s tasked with getting a city in the midst of crisis running again as progressive demands for bold action grow.
Battleground Baltimore, Jan. 8
Local leaders react to the insurrection that happened just 45 minutes away in Washington. D.C.; why a move to end home detention fees might not go far enough; and a “spy plane” that has been flying in Baltimore (ostensibly to solve crime) is headed for St. Louis.
Hope and havoc in Baltimore politics
From progressive insurgents and petty tyrants to Kim Klacik, TRNN Baltimore Editor and Managing Editor Lisa Snowden-McCray speaks with Maryland State Senator Jill Carter and local musician DDm about the wild world of Baltimore politics.
Baltimore Teachers Union urges parents to boycott school reopening
School officials and teachers have very different views on whether it’s safe for students hurt by missing in-person classes to safely return to the classroom.
Is returning to the classroom worth the risk?
Baltimore City Schools say they can safely return the most-at risk students to the classroom, but some argue reopening too soon could exacerbate chronic racial health disparities.
Baltimore teachers: no one should die to reopen schools
Teachers say they don’t want to resume in-person instruction if it means putting lives at risk.
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