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4 days ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Yesterday, the Baltimore Police Department released body camera video of the police-involved shooting that occurred in West Baltimore on June 17. A 36-year-old arabber named Bilal "B.J." Abdullah was killed during a gunfire exchange with police. One of the officers involved in the shooting, Devin Yancy, was shot in the foot and has been released from the hospital.
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5 days ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Olympic Athlete John Carlos made history at the 1968 Olympic Games. During the medal ceremony, he, along with Tommie Smith, raised a Black fist to symbolize support for Black Americans and civil rights. John Carlos joins Midday to discuss his journey in sports and activism. He also reflects on the Lifetime Grand Visionary Award he will receive from the American Visionary Art Museum.
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5 days ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Turnaround Tuesdays began 10 years ago to connect formerly incarcerated people and others with skills and employers who hire them and help change the direction of their lives. The program was started by BUILD, Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development and operates out of four locations around the city. A couple of months ago, Turn Around Tuesdays opened its newest location, in Park Heights. Melvin Wilson, the Executive Director of the program, joins Midday to discuss their approach.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
On July 1, Maryland is set to take the first step in a sweeping $50 million plan to rehabilitate larges swathes of vacant homes in Baltimore. The state will soon distribute the first funds to organizations vying to rehabilitate homes with the goal of completing 5000 homes in five years. Today, Midday speaks to two members of Baltimore’s Vacants Reinvestment Council, State Sen. Cory McCray and Rev. George Hopkins, the Co-Chair of Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development, or BUILD.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
(This Program originally aired on June 19, 2024)For Juneteenth's celebration of liberation and Black history, we revisit a conversation with author and historian Kellie Carter Jackson. Her recent book, ,examines the resistance that Black women had on white oppression in the history of the United States, and the impact it had in today living.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Michael Cannell has written many books delving into the sordid history of American crime, and his latest book is no different. The setting for Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation is Brooklyn, New York, in the 1980s, and the central figures are mobsters, cops and double agents.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Claire McCardell, a Frederick native, was one of the 20th century’s most influential fashion designers. But few know her story. Now, McCardell is the subject of an exhibition at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, and a new book by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free. Dickinson joins to discuss her book, which is out today. She is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in , , , , and many other publications.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Last night, the Baltimore City Council passed Mayor Brandon Scott's 2026 fiscal budget with a few changes. Council President Zeke Cohen joins to discuss the budget and last-minute changes to where money will be spent over the next fiscal year.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
The actress Rachel Hilson grew up in Baltimore, and graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts. She played many roles on television and in movies, including shows like This is Us and The Good Wife, and Hulu’s Love, Victor. Her film credits include Red, White and Royal Blue and an upcoming film with Will Ferrell, Rachel Hilson joins to talk about her latest project, which is currently streaming on HBO Max. Hilson plays an FBI agent who is tracking down a crime kingpin in the early 1970s.
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1 week ago | 
wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes
Dr. John Chessare is set to retire after 15 years as the President and CEO of GBMC Healthcare, a nonprofit in-patient and out-patient care provider that employs more than 2,000 nurses and physicians on its Towson campus, and in several other locations across our region. Chessare joins Midday to discuss the latest health trends, including rising incidences of cancer, and how to address chronic illness in a clinical setting.
