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June 14, 2013
Baltimore Teachers Dissatisfied with Contracts
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Educators For Democratic Schools: Baltimore Teachers Dissatisfied With Contracts

June 14, 2013 - Segment 4 - Baltimore City educator and writer Iris Kirsch joins us to talk about a recent survey conducted by the Educators for Democratic Schools that indicates many teachers are dissatisfied with their current contracts.
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June 12, 2013
union
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Just Words – Gloria Knight On Unionizing Child Care Providers

June 12, 2013 - Segment 5 - In one of our Peabody Award-winning Just Words segments, we meet Gloria Knight, a state-contracted daycare provider who is unable to afford health insurance.Gloria discusses the benefits she thinks would stem from unionizing child care providers in Maryland.
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June 11, 2013
Garlic scapes
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Sound Bites: Farmer’s Roundtable; Brickyard Educational Farm Update; Recipe: Garlic Scapes; The Gaza Kitchen

June 11, 2013 - Hour 2 - On this live episode of Sound Bites, we talk to Charles Wright and Ted Wycall about issues impacting farmers, get an update on Brickyard Educational Farm in Montgomery County, hear a recipe for garlic scapes, and hear more about a new cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey.
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June 8, 2013
Harbor Point development in Baltimore
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Local News Roundup: Grand Prix, Harbor Point, Baltimore Police, and Schools

June 7, 2013 - Segment 1 - It's time for our weekly news roundup, where we discuss the state of the Grand Prix in Baltimore, the Harbor Point development, the Baltimore police review board, and Baltimore schools.
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June 6, 2013
The War on Marijuana in Black and White
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ACLU: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Marijuana Arrests

June 6, 2013 - Segment 2 - We discuss the ACLU study released this week that reveals racial disparities in marijuana possession arrests, and lists Maryland as fourth in the nation for such arrests. We will examine implications of the study as well as America's drug policy.
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May 31, 2013
NoRoFoHamilton
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NoRoFoHamilton: Opponents Of Northeast Baltimore Development Continue Their Fight

May 31, 2013 - Segment 4 - Sheila Ebelein and Mariya Shchesyuk of the Glenham-Belhar Community Association and NoRoFoHamilton opposition group join us for an update on the conflict between Hamilton community activists and Royal Farms. Residents of the Northeast Baltimore community are fighting the expansion of the convenient store that could impede traffic.
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May 30, 2013
BUILD - Learning, Listening, Leading
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Learning, Listening, Leading: BUILD’s 35 Years Of Organizing In Baltimore City

May 30, 2013 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with Ojeda Hall, Lead Organizer for BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development), and Terra Hiltner, BUILD Historian, who join us to talk about an exhibit, "Learning, Listening, Leading: BUILD's 35 Years of Organizing in Baltimore City."
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May 30, 2013
Chicago Public Schools, School Closings
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Chicago and Baltimore: Two Cities Facing Tough Decisions On Education

May 30, 2013 - Segment 1 - We open a dialogue between two cities facing tough decisions on the future of education and schools: Chicago and Baltimore. Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that 50 schools in the district will be closed, and Baltimore City's plan for the coming decade includes closing underutilized schools and placing emphasis on renovations and new school construction.
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May 29, 2013
cherry hill
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Stopping Violence In Baltimore

March 29, 2013 - Segment 4 - This weekend, a 16-month-old named Carter Scott was tragically shot and killed in Cherry Hill. We discuss that and hear about community efforts to curb violence in Baltimore with Delaino Johnson, Safe Streets Outreach Worker for Cherry Hill and Cameron Miles, Director of Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood.
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May 28, 2013
Clearing vacant housing in Baltimore to make way for community gardens
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Clearing Baltimore Vacants To Make Way For Community Gardens

May 28, 2013 - Hour 1 - We discuss reports this week that indicated the City's plan to demolish blocks of majority-vacant housing around the city, relocate the few residents living on those blocks, and construct community gardens in their place. We talk to a panel of experts about what this means for the future of Baltimore.
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May 21, 2013
A.F. James MacArthur, Baltimore Spectator
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A. F. James MacArthur, Baltimore Spectator, Released From Jail

May 21, 2013 - Segment 4 - We are joined by A. F. James MacArthur, blogger for the Baltimore Spectator, who was recently released after spending several months in jail following a standoff last December with the police.
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May 20, 2013
Baltimore City Hall
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Unemployment In Baltimore: City Council Votes To Require Businesses To Hire City Workers

May 20, 2013 - Segment 2 - The Baltimore City Council voted last week on a piece of legislation that would require businesses receiving contracts from the city to hire 51% of the new workers from Baltimore City, or face sanctions. The City law department has indicated that such a mandate would be unconstitutional.
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May 20, 2013
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup
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Higher-Than-Average Rate Of Inmate Abuse In MD Prison: What Would Real Reform Take?

May 20, 2013 - Segment 1 - According to a Department of Justice study released last week, the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup has higher-than-average rates of inmate abuse with nearly 13 percent of inmates at that facility reported being abused either by a fellow inmate or staff member.
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May 17, 2013
A1-Mt Auburn Cemetery New Sign Fence
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Oldest African American Cemetery In Baltimore

May 17, 2013 - Segment 4 - We close our show with a fascinating tour through Mt. Auburn Cemetery, the oldest African American cemetery in Baltimore, for which a 7-year restoration process was recently completed under the direction of Morgan State University (MSU).
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May 17, 2013
DeWayne Wickham
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Morgan State University’s New School Of Global Journalism And Communications

May 17, 2013 - Segment 1 - DeWayne Wickham, Chair of the MSU Department of Communication Studies, join us in-studio. Among other topics, we will discuss the exciting launch of MSU’s new School of Global Journalism and Communications.
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May 16, 2013
Community schools, Baltimore
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Where Are Community Schools And After-School Programs After Funding Cuts?

May 16, 2013 - Segment 4 - We talk about the state of our community schools, after-school programs, and out-of-school time after cuts to funding with a local principal, parent, and Jake Berzoff-Cohen, Organizer for the Child First Authority.
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May 16, 2013
Monique Smith - I Am The Ancestor
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I Am The Ancestor: Missing Child Becomes Missing Adult, Advocate

May 16, 2013 - Segment 2 - Symbolie "Monique" Smith joins us. She shares her personal story of being abducted, exploited, and raised by a woman she came to find out later in life was not actually her mother.
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May 13, 2013
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A Look at Dr. Andres Alonso’s Tenure in Office

May 13, 2013-Segment 1- Baltimore City Public Schools Superintendent Andres Alonso announced that he is resigning his post to move back to New Jersey and spend time with his family. Our panelists will assess Alonso's time in office.
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May 9, 2013
yasin
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State Of The Labor Movement And Remembering The Poor People’s Campaign

May 8, 2013 - Segment 1 - We host a conversation about the current state of the labor movement. We look at local organizing in Baltimore around living wages and fair development and talk about the 45th anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign.
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May 2, 2013
MalikYakini
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Sound Bites: Malik Yakini And Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods

May 2, 2013 - Segment 3 - It's the latest episode of Sound Bites, featuring Malik Yakini, Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, and a debate on whether or not genetically engineered foods should be labeled.
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April 29, 2013
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Executive Takeover Of Prince George’s County School Board

April 29, 2013 -Segment 2 - We will discuss the latest controversy surrounding the Prince George's County school board as some residents oppose Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker's power to appoint three members to the school board.
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April 25, 2013
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Race, Class, and Gender in Prison Culture

April 25, 2013 -Segment 1- We continue our conversation about the federal indictments naming 25 people, including corrections officers at Baltimore City Detention Center and members of the Black Guerilla Family, with racketeering, drug and money laundering charges.
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April 24, 2013
gwynnoakprotestors
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The Story Of The Desegregation Of Gwynn Oak Park

April 24, 2013 - Segment 3 - We turn to an important piece of Baltimore Civil Rights history as we talk with filmmaker Pete O'Neal about his new documentary, All the King's Horses: The Story of Gwynn Oak Park. The film explores the struggle in the 1960s to desegregate Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Park.
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April 23, 2013
Detention Center
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Baltimore City Detention Center Corrections Officers Indicted

April 23, 2013 - Segment 3 - Today, a federal indictment named 25 people, including Baltimore City Detention Center corrections officers and members of the Black Guerilla Family, who face racketeering, drug and money laundering charges. We'll speak with United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.
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April 17, 2013
Spike of deaths inside prisons in Baltimore
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Seven Inmates Killed In Seven Months In Baltimore

April 17, 2013 - Segment 2 - A recent Baltimore Sun article stated that seven prisoners have been killed in Maryland prisons within the past seven months. We'll discuss that as well as efforts to curb violence in prisons.
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April 16, 2013
Pregnant
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Shackling Incarcerated Pregnant Women In Maryland

April 16, 2013 - Segment 2 - We continue our coverage of a bill that was introduced in the Maryland Legislature this past session, which would have prohibited the shackling of incarcerated pregnant women and women in labor.
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April 4, 2013
Monsanto Rider
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Sound Bites: Monsanto Rider, Food & Ag News, Alternatives To The GDP

April 4, 2013 - Segment 3 - We debate the Monsanto Rider, which caused a storm when it was anonymously inserted into the Agricultural Appropriations Bill passed by Congress, the latest food and agricultural news, and how we might measure an economy beyond the GDP.
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April 3, 2013
Baltimore Outreach Services Culinary Arts Program
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Baltimore Outreach Services: Women & Children Find Shelter, Empowerment

April 3, 2013 - Hour 2 - We visit Baltimore Outreach Services' shelter for women and children in South Baltimore, one of only four shelters for women and children. We speak to shelter staff, learn about the culinary arts program, and hear the stories of the women themselves effected by the economic crisis.
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April 2, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr's I Have A Dream Speech
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“We Are The Dream” Campaign Highlights The Work Of Young People

April 2, 2013 - Segment 2 - We learn about the "We Are The Dream" Campaign, which seeks to highlight the positive things being done by young people in our community on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with coordinator Hassan Giordano.
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April 1, 2013
Gun Control Debate in Annapolis MD
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Assault Weapons Ban Survives O’Malley’s Gun Control Bill

April 1, 2013 - Segment 2 - Friday in Annapolis, after a joint voting session of the House Judiciary Committee and the Health and Government Operations Committee, the assault weapons ban survived in Governor O'Malley's proposed gun control bill. We debate this issue with Vincent DeMarco and Brian Griffiths.
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