Affirmative action wasn’t about giving unqualified people a leg up, but about leveling a playing field that was never, and still is not, level.

There’s a difference between Independence Day and the day everyone actually became independent, but both are important to history.

No need for an exterminator: Bees on the roof and in backyards are part of the rise in urban beekeeping and environmental responsibility in the city.

As “Sleepless In Seattle,” the (first) Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com, turns 30, here is a guide to the Baltimore sites that appeared in the film.

Actor and Baltimore County native Johnathon Schaech discussed his current projects, surviving abuse and the Tom Hanks-directed cult classic for which he's best known.

Stepfathers aren’t a replacement for dads. They’re special all on their own.

Since 2015, Diaspora Salon has provided a sanctuary for Baltimore’s natural hair community that is a celebration of what our hair is, without interference or alteration.

If you’re looking for things to stream during the writers strike, look closer to home with projects either filmed, based in or involving people from Charm City.

The air quality alerts stemming from the Canadian wildfires are yet another health-related reason I’ll keep wearing masks.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others can’t stop talking about the crime in Baltimore, which doesn’t make where they live any safer.

When Mike Wallace infamously asked Tina Turner whether she thought she deserved the trappings of her success, he raised a question sadly familiar to working women.

Having a Black Ariel in the new "Little Mermaid" movie felt like its own fairy tale for some. Here's what one group of viewers thought.

The "Succession" series finale, which airs Sunday, is about generational trauma as much as it's about fascism, betrayal and wealth.

Meet Talia Smith, a Maryland resident who, unlike me, successfully auditioned for "The Voice."

Keeping your doors unlocked is not a sign of superiority or safety. It's baffling.

Twitter blue checks, once used to verify your identity, have given way to a topsy turvy world of uncertainty and trolling for the low price of $8.

I didn’t become a parent expecting gifts, as raising a nice, responsible kid who’s a good person is reward enough. But since we’re on the subject ...

I crossed paths with a friendly phone store employee who was fatally shot at the same location the next day. I can’t make sense of it.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s “Hamlet” is sleeker, shorter and more modern, but it's still the Bard’s broody tragedy.

The late resident and former Maryland Poet Laureate embraced the city’s earthiness, Blackness and strength in her work.