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Khalil Bridges takes public transportation from his school on Friday, April 15, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore’s failure to educate Black children is a threat to building Black political power

by Tinashe Chingarande November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Educators and civil rights hawks say that while organizing is a labyrinthine feat, literacy is still of prime importance.

A group of dozens of Teamsters and local community members walk a picket line at sunset outside Amazon's BWI5 warehouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. On the corner of the intersection stands a "Fat Cat" blowup doll. Photo by Maximillian Alvarez.

The Teamsters picket Amazon in Baltimore to demand company rehire fired unionized drivers in California

by Maximillian Alvarez November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

A young Black child wearing a white school uniform and a set of headphones stands in front of a microphone.

Black oral storytellers keep Black history alive in Baltimore

by Ahmari Anthony November 9, 2023November 15, 2023

An activist speaks into a mic in front of a large crowd of people.

Pro-Palestine activists in Baltimore demand immediate ceasefire

by Jaisal Noor November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

Hundreds of demonstrators gather in front of City Hall in Baltimore on Friday, October 20, to protest Israel's bombing of Gaza and to call for an end to Israel's 75-year Occupation of Palestine. Photo by Jaisal Noor.

Politics and Movements: International

‘I’m in solidarity with Palestine!’ Hundreds rally in Baltimore to demand end of Israel’s Occupation

by Maximillian Alvarez October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

Close-up portrait of LaPere smiling. She is wearing a maroon t-shirt and has loose, brown curls.

Prisons and Policing

Murder of Baltimore tech CEO reveals dangerous flaw in city’s crime fighting strategy

by Taya Graham, Stephen Janis and Jayne Miller October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (left) sits across from POWER Fellows Tinashe Chingarande (middle) and Ahmari Anthony (right) on the main stage at the TRNN studio in Baltimore, Maryland, during the Baltimore POWER: Emerging Journalist Showcase event on Sept. 7, 2023, cohosted by TRNN and Just Media. Photo by TRNN.

Politics and Movements: US

Anyone can be a journalist, and a journalist can come from anywhere

by Maximillian Alvarez October 13, 2023November 9, 2023

Jocelyn Green (Left) and Shania Alford (Right) listened during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum on Dec. 28 in Catonsville, Maryland. The program in it's eighth year celebrates the seven principles of Kwanzaa with performances by the Baltimore County Chapter of Jack and Jill America and the Growing Griots, a youth storytelling program affiliated with the Griots' Circle of Maryland.

Keeping the griot tradition alive in Baltimore

by Ahmari Anthony September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Demonstrators protest Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plan to eliminate Advanced Placement courses on African American studies in high schools as they stand outside the Florida State Capitol on February 15, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida.

Politics and Movements: US

‘There is an attack on Black literacy’: Why education and activism go together

by Tinashe Chingarande September 6, 2023September 7, 2023

The exterior of a coffeeshhop—a two story brick building with an inviting porch-like patio, with a large sign that reads "Common Ground"

After beloved Baltimore coffee shop abruptly closed, workers reopen as co-op

by Rebekah Kirkman August 25, 2023August 25, 2023