Latest content by E.R. Shipp
Commentary: White people don’t get to define someone’s Blackness
Donald Trump has brought racial identity to the spotlight by ridiculously questioning Kamala Harris' Blackness.
Why hasn’t the city refilled the Lake Ashburton Reservoir?
Gentrification? A football field? Residents can't see to get a straight answer on when the reservoir will hold water again.
When a college freshman missed his train home, a MARC conductor made sure he caught it anyway
When a Morgan State University freshman, loaded down with duffels and suitcases, missed his train home for the holidays, a MARC train conductor figured out how to get him on it anyway.
The Morgan State attack and what an entire community needs to do about it
A shooting that injured five young people during homecoming week at Morgan State University should serve as a call to action for an entire community, columnist E.R. Shipp says.
What’s happened to King’s ‘dream’ since that hopeful day 60 years ago?
Americans like to recall the hope Martin Luther King expressed in what became known as the "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington, but King always recognized forces that would stand in the way, columnist E.R. Shipp says.
As outrage over Brooklyn mass shooting fades, let’s still hold leaders accountable
As summertime activities come into focus, outrage in Baltimore about the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting is fading. But city police, housing officials and political leaders need to still be held accountable for what happened, columnist E.R. Shipp says.
Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action is no reason to give up
Those fighting for social and economic justice in America must redouble their efforts in response to setbacks such the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, columnist E.R. Shipp says.
Cannabis law reforms must help repair decades of harm to Black communities
As marijuana laws are reformed in Maryland, measures are needed to help repair the disproportionate damage the application of those laws did to Black communities and to Black men, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.
School segregation today presents stark reality nearly 70 years after Brown
The promise the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling held for many in Baltimore and elsewhere stands in sharp contrast to enduring school segregation almost 70 years later, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.
It’s a little easier for people with mobility issues to get around
A new app and Uber-like service has made getting around on the state's Mobility paratransit service much more reliable, says E.R. Shipp, who uses the services herself.
Why we need a 4-day workweek
My agrarian heritage is still enough a part of me that I work until I drop, but the pandemic taught me about self-care.
Perspective: Another year of high crime in Baltimore. When will it stop?
Because we are so accustomed to hearing that Baltimore is on pace to match or break the previous year’s homicide record, we become rather unfazed as the number rises.
Maryland is a haven on the ‘Underground Railroad of the 21st century’
Here, unlike many parts of the country, access to the ballot is fairly free, and women may still make reproduction decisions without the interference of right-wing vigilantes.
Don’t go to the voting booth uninformed on Election Day
Some current office holders and power brokers who control the purse strings are probably perfectly fine with the status quo of voters who don't know what's on their ballot. Let's not give them that satisfaction.
Queen Elizabeth’s death: What happened to civility?
The challenge for those of us who engage with social media is how to introduce facts that expose someone's flaws while maintaining civility.
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