Hear a compelling conversation with East Baltimore community members and activists, about the joint development project between Johns Hopkins Hospital and East Baltimore Development, Inc. (EBDI), that has been encroaching upon their neighborhood for the past decade.
Listen to our conversation with Steven Galloway, author of the award-winning novel, "The Cellist of Sarajevo," a story of a musician in the midst of chaos during the siege of Sarajevo in the mid-1990s.
We talk about Directing Dissent, a new documentary film about John Roemer, American Civil Liberties Union director of the Maryland chapter from 1970 to 1978 and 1981- 1984, activist, runner and teacher in Baltimore, Maryland.
At the beginning of the segment, we get an update from attorney J. Wyndal Gordon about the autopsy results of Anthony Anderson, Sr. His death in police custody, which we covered yesterday, was ruled a homicide.
How 'bout them O's! We'll wrap up the show with a discussion on the Baltimore Orioles' first foray into the postseason since 1997! Joining us to talk about this exciting development will be Jerry Bembry and Milton Kent, both of whom are sports journalists and lecturers at Morgan State University.
We talk about the death of Anthony Anderson, Sr., who died in police custody after being arrested last Friday, sparking community outrage. We are joined by:
Today we discuss the phenomenon of disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice system. We'll be joined by:
It's time for this week's episode of Sound Bites!
We're joined by Donald L. Barlett and James B.
We will close out our show with Morgan State University's own Dr. Raymond Winbush, Director of the Institute for Urban Research, who will talk to us about his recent trip to Africa.
We turn to international politics, as we host a roundtable discussion on President Obama's speech today to the United Nations. Our panel of guests includes:
You are in for a treat tonight, when veteran artist, performer, and Baltimore legend Joyce J.
Our local round-table of panelists will wrestle with today's local news and politics. We are joined by:
We will discuss national politics, including the presidential election, with:
It's our latest edition of Sound Bites! This week we ask the question: Are organic foods really more nutritious than other foods?
We begin our show tonight with a conversation with two "Dreamers," young people whose futures will be determined by whether or not the Maryland Dream Act is voted in on election day. Jesus and Jonathan, students and activists from Maryland, will elaborate on what the Act means to them.
This Friday at 3:00pm, First Lady Michelle Obama is visiting Morgan State University in the Murphy Fine Arts Center as part of the Obama Victory Fund. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.ObamaVictoryFundraiser.com.
To discuss the event, we are joined in studio by:
Staying in the musical groove, we will close out the show with a look at A Tribute to Nina Simone!
Yesterday, some 800 union officers and delegates voted to suspend the Chicago teachers' strike, though the contract agreement with the school system still needs to be ratified. Tonight we take a final look back at the strike. What goals were accomplished? Who benefited most? What does this strike mean for the future of unions? For the future of education?
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's recent controversial comments to a group of donors, in which he said that 47% of voters think of themselves as "victims," are "dependent" on government, and "believe that they are entitled to healthcare, to food, and to housing, to you-n
Congressman Elijah Cummings will join us to talk about a symposium on health and wellness he will be moderating at the 2012 Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. In addition to issues of health, Congressman Cummings will share his thoughts on the political news of the day.
We will discuss the issue of truancy and prevention programs in Baltimore City with
We are joined by President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Dr. Freeman Hrabowski!
We check in with the Chicago Teachers' Strike that's moved into its second week after a failed attempt to end the strike by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and lawyers for Chicago Public Schools.
This week's episode of Sound Bites explores the debate surrounding genetically engineered and genetically modified foods.
Johns Hopkins University professor emeritus William Zartman and professor at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, Adil Shamoo, share their responses to the attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
Chicago teacher Keelin Mayer and Pauline Lipman, director of the Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education at the Univesity of Illnois-Chicago give us an update on the Chicago teacher strike.
We spreak with Nabeel Abboud Ashkar, a Palestinian classical violinist who is the director of the Polyphony Foundation, an organization that brings together young Palestinian and Israeli musicians.
We turn to a reflection on the events and after-effects of 9/11. Where have the consequences of that day taken the U.S. and the rest of the world in the past 11 years?
The Chicago teachers' strike is in its second day, with almost 30,000 teachers and support staff walking out over reforms proposed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff. We discuss what the strike means for not just unions but teachers' work lives and the future direction of education in America. Our guests are:
We will discuss the drug war in Mexico and how it relates to the drug war in the US. We listen to a few clips from an interview we did with Javier Sicilia, a Mexican poet who is leading the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, a tour across the US calling for an end to the drug war.
We also speak with:
We speak with Shawn Dove and Rachel Godsil about the ways racial anxiety and unconscious bias affect all of us.
"Sustainability" has been a running theme in our Sound Bites series over the past year and a half, and tonight you will hear an episode that illustrates the many different understandings of that theme. Included in the mix will be voices of rural and urban farmers, environmentalists, and food and agricultural experts.
The Democratic National Convention kicked off its first official day yesterday in Charlotte, NC with speakers who set the tone for the convention, including Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. We host a roundtable discussion to talk about the DNC and what it means for the election.
In this presidential election, millions and millions of dollars are spent by both sides, with much of that money going towards targeted campaign ads. The Citizens United decision and the rise of Super PACs have been central to the debate over whether or not campaign finance reform is necessary. Tonight we start the conversation about money in the 2012 Election with:
We close out today's show with guest Ari Berman, contributing writer for the The Nation magazine, who will discuss his Do you like it?
Two young, local delegates to the Democratic National Convention join us to share their experience and talk about the role of young people in the 2012 Election.
Joining us are:
We turn our attention to the riders of the UndocuBus, immigration-rights activists who have been riding across the U.S.
The Democratic National Convention began today. We have a round-table discussion about the DNC and the Presidential campaigns. Joining us are:
This Labor Day, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite shows from the archive.
We're joined by Winona LaDuke, founder and director of Honor the Earth and White Earth Land Recovery Project. Winona is a Native American activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer. She ran for Vice President as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000.
This Labor Day, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite shows from the archive.
This Labor Day, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite shows from the archive.
In our most recent episode of Sound Bites, we travel to Prince George's County and visit three farms, The Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park; P.A.
