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Trump DOJ eliminates funding from Baltimore violence interruption efforts

1 day ago | baltimorebeat.com | Baynard Woods

April in Baltimore ended with a historically low number of homicides. Five people were murdered that month, the fewest in any recorded month in the city’s history, ending a decade where the city regularly surpassed 300 homicides a year. “This is progress, but we aren’t stopping to celebrate,” Mayor Brandon Scott said.
Harm reductionists press Mayor Scott about restitution funds, echo opioid board’s concerns at town hall event

1 week ago | baltimorebeat.com | Logan Hullinger

This story was published in partnership in Mobtown Redux. Despite growing objections from harm reduction workers in Baltimore, the city’s Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s fiscal year 2026 budget that allocates tens of millions of opioid restitution dollars without the input of the newly appointed advisory board.
It’s a good time to revisit ‘Enemy of the State’

1 week ago | baltimorebeat.com | Dominic Griffin

When it was announced that Gene Hackman — one of the greatest American actors the big screen has ever seen — passed away last month, movie lovers sprinted to their watchlists to find films of his to dig into. Boxers get ten-bell salutes. Actors get a sea of their greatest works logged on Letterboxd. Many folks seemed to go for “The Conversation,” Hackman’s 1974 paranoid thriller, or “The Royal Tenenbaums” from 2001, his last truly great role.
Baltimore Arts & Culture Events 5/7/25-5/21/25

1 week ago | baltimorebeat.com | Teri Henderson

Wednesday, May 7Baker Artist Talk: Hear from artists Sanah Brown-Bowers, Andrea Sherrill Evans, and Lynn Cazabon. 7 p.m. at Current Space, 421 N. Howard Street. For more information, go to currentspace.com or email [email protected]. Thursday, May 8Sondheim Artist Talks: Learn about the 2025 Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize finalists as they discuss their work. Q&A to follow. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Walters Art Museum’s Graham Auditorium, 600 N. Charles Street.
As Baltimore battles overdose crisis and hosts East Coast’s largest addiction conference, harm reduction practices shine

1 week ago | baltimorebeat.com | Logan Hullinger

Roughly 1,500 harm reduction workers, addiction and mental health professionals, and others serving those with substance use disorder gathered in Baltimore on April 29 for the 2025 Tuerk Conference, a gathering meant to highlight the latest developments and brightest minds in addiction treatment.
Leader of North Avenue redevelopment has a history of domestic violence, sexual misconduct allegations. Former employees say his mistreatment continues.

2 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Logan Hullinger |Sanya Kamidi

In the past decade, Maryland state employee Chad Williams has been the subject of a federal investigation over his handling of sexual harassment complaints at a Nevada housing authority; has himself been accused of sexual harassment at two different workplaces; and was convicted of domestic violence while actively leading an agency in Baltimore.
Government’s case against Abrego Garcia is based on PG County Cop who was on the SA’s do not call list

4 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Baynard Woods

The Maryland cop who first linked Kilmar Abrego Garcia to alleged gang activity in 2019 was placed on a “do not call” list published by Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy in 2021 — meaning he was deem unfit to testify in state court due to criminal charges filed against him for sharing confidential information about a police investigation.
Tamron Hall, Harlem Honey, and Sweet Representation for the culture

4 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Teri Henderson

Known and loved for her impactful work in broadcast journalism and her bright daytime TV presence, Tamron Hall continues to elevate — and celebrate — Black voices through her popular talk show and various projects. With the success of her upbeat, eponymous show (which, this March, reached its 1,000-episode mark), and the recent release of her very first children’s book, Hall ushers in a new chapter of representation for Black storytellers.
A Maryland man’s life is at stake. Trump and Salvadoran president Bukele could not care less.

1 month ago | baltimorebeat.com | Baynard Woods

On Monday, when President Donald Trump met with with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at The White House, the two authoritarian leaders sent a clear signal that Trump administration is solidifying plans to use the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador as an offshore gulag, one where the U.S. judicial branch has no jurisdiction over who is detained, including legal residents and citizens.
A Mass Movement: A History of the Baltimore Uprising, From the Ground Up

1 month ago | baltimorebeat.com | Baynard Woods

On the morning of April 12, 2015, at about 8:48 a.m., a 25-year-old Black man named Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. allegedly made eye contact with a police officer at the corner of North and Mount, where he was walking with his friends Brandon Ross and Davonte Roary looking for breakfast from a carryout.