Lisa Snowden- McCray

Baltimore

Lisa Snowden is Editor-in-Chief of @baltbeat, a digital and print-based news outlet and Baltimore City’s paper of record.

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Letter from the editor - Issue 62

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

Welcome to our Pride issue. At a time when LGBTQ+ people endure further marginalization and even more inhumane treatment, we are especially proud to dedicate this space to all things Pride. In these pages, Baltimore Beat Arts and Culture Editor Teri Henderson writes about the “rapture and refuge” of spaces dedicated to queer life. “They are sanctuaries where folks on the fringe of society — the marginalized — can congregate, find community, and locate kinship,” Henderson writes.
Baltimore Government and Community Events 6/4/25-6/18/25

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

Wednesday, June 4West Wednesdays: Hear about the ongoing fight for police accountability in the Tyrone West case and for all victims of police misconduct. This event happens every Wednesday. For more information, go to westcoalition.com or follow @westwednesday on Instagram and Justice for Tyrone West on Facebook. Board of Estimates Meeting: 9 a.m. at City Hall in the Board of Estimates Chambers, 100 N. Holliday Street.
Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 6/4/25-6/18/25

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

Wednesday, June 4Wu Wednesday: Sounds of Baltimore DJs present ‘’80s through early 2000s hip-hop, R&B, and reggae music. 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at The Point in Fells, 1738 Thames Street. For more information, follow @wuwednesdaysbaltimore on Instagram. The Art of Comedy Open Mic: Join Comedian Ivan Martin, Dark Mark Rules, and Alejandro Labrada along with some of Baltimore’s funniest comedians for an evening of laughs. 8 p.m to 11 p.m. at Motor House, 120 W. North Avenue.
Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments

3 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark a sharp departure from his climate promises, but also reflect a breakdown in communication between the governor and members of his own party in the legislature.
Letter from the editor - Issue 61

1 month ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

When I heard that Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that an independent audit of Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that at least 36 police custody deaths should have actually been ruled as homicides, I immediately thought of Tawanda Jones.
Letter from the editor- Issue 60

1 month ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

In this issue, we bring you two stories that exist only because the people in them decided to speak out. Journalist Logan Hullinger and Baltimore Beat Managing Editor Sanya Kamidi spoke to women who worked under Chad Williams, executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA). As head of the highly influential organization, Williams is tasked with revitalizing the West North Avenue corridor, an area of the city that has long been neglected.
Black Crossword Puzzle: May 7, 2025

1 month ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray |Juliana Pache

Juliana Pache is the creator of Black Crossword, a free daily mini crossword puzzle that places emphasis on cultural clues from across the Black diaspora. You can find her daily puzzles at blackcrossword.com. More by Juliana Pache
Events are driving local news forward — and the results are measurable - Editor and Publisher

2 months ago | editorandpublisher.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray |Bob Sillick

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2025 12:00 am Current Space is a museum and an outdoor event venue where we had our relaunch party in 2022 and our annual summer jam event in 2024. We’re talking with the management about having a periodic event where our journalists can present their recent reporting and then roll it into an outdoor DJ event, which Current Space already hosts regularly.” Some may question the notion that local news media is experiencing a revitalization, given the continued...
Events in Baltimore that honor the life of Freddie Gray and remember the 2015 Baltimore Uprising.

2 months ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

OngoingIn the Wake Of: Resilience and Revolution: Focusing on the intersection of social unrest and artistic expression, this exhibition features the works of Devin Allen, Joe Giordano, and Paul Abowd. All three artists document the emotion, tension, and solidarity that defined the Uprising and what took place in the aftermath, blending personal experiences with collective memory.
Letter from the editor- Issue 59

2 months ago | baltimorebeat.com | Lisa Snowden- McCray

Freddie Gray’s death, the Uprising that followed, and the city’s response to police violence deeply altered the way I thought about journalism. I felt pushed to think seriously about the way class comes into account in a city governed by mostly Black politicians. It caused me to think about the way media can be used to sell the police to citizens, as opposed to educating them about the police as a powerful entity in the city — one that residents help fund.