‘General Hospital’ condemned racism on X. Viewers want storylines to reflect that.
After "General Hospital" spoke out about the racism facing some of the Black actors on the show, I was ready to start watching the soap opera again. Not so fast, some local fans said.
I’d avoided the dentist since the start of COVID. I’m not the only one.
Between a move and the onset of COVID, I hadn't been to the dentist since 2020. I only recently got the courage to go back — and discovered I wasn’t the only one who had dealt with this anxiety.
Is ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ closer to streaming?
NBC is rumored to be closer to acquiring the music rights necessary for “Homicide: Life on the Street,” the critically acclaimed Baltimore-set ’90s police drama, to be available for streaming.
Baltimore overdose crisis: At last, Black victims are framed as human
The news coverage of drug addiction has long covered victims and addicts differently depending on race and class. The Banner's recent project is a welcome change.
Rob Lowe at UMD? New Brat Pack doc stirs ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ memories for alumni
“BRATS,” actor Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary about himself and the other members of the 1980s “Brat Pack,” recalls the filming of “St. Elmo’s Fire” at University of Maryland, College Park in 1984. For some alumni, it feels like yesterday.
School’s out for summer! Some parents might be more excited than the kids.
I am exhausted to the fiber of my being as I literally count how many bags of snacks we have left in the house versus how many we need until the end of the school year.
I’m Black, and being a felon or putting your name on sneakers isn’t getting my vote
The push by members of former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that his felon status makes him more relatable to Black people is beyond ignorant.
A Baltimore native takes on a classic national advice column with one goal in mind
Baltimore’s R. Eric Thomas hopes to have “a conversation, rather than an edict” with his new syndicated advice column, “Asking Eric.”
The dizzying highs and embarrassing lows of being wrong on the internet
A recent cycle of internet outrage over a runner’s husband reveals that sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about.
Using religion to sell homemaking as the only career for women is the real sin
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker told a class of college graduates that the women among them were sold “diabolical lies” about their careers. He is the liar.
Black women are told to ‘go high.’ Jasmine Crockett went low, and I’m proud.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s clapback to a personal insult from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a refreshing reminder that Black women no longer feel compelled to cater to respectability politics.
The ‘Black wife effect’ trend is cute, but we’re not miracle workers
A recent TikTok trend provides real-life evidence of the glow-up that comes with the “Black wife effect.” But I have questions.
The new ‘Golden Bachelorette’ is a Maryland native and our personal favorite
The first-ever “Golden Bachelorette” is a 61-year-old Montgomery County woman who left last season’s “The Golden Bachelor” of her own volition.
If a Trump trial isn’t televised, does it make a sound?
Would public opinion be swayed if we were witnessing, say, Stormy Daniels and Hope Hicks’ testimonies and facial expressions in real time? According to two media experts: Not really.
Man or bear? A viral meme about who women feel safer with requires expert answers
A TikTok video asked women whether they would rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear. Even the experts seemed firmly in one camp.
‘The Office’ reboot is about a dying newspaper. I’m not laughing.
“The Office” reboot will focus on volunteer reporters, but there’s nothing funny about the sad decline of news.
Mother’s Day is one day. Here are the gifts we want all year.
For Mother's Day, give the gift of kindness, clean rooms and not tripping over shoes for eternity.
What do Baltimore and a Shakespeare story have in common? Quite a lot.
“The Deceived Ones,” a new novel from Judith Krummeck, a longtime DJ on Baltimore classical radio station WBJC, turns Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night” into a very modern and very personal story.
‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ is a classic. This podcast will remind you why.
The new podcast “Homicide: Life On The Set” explores Baltimore’s classic cop show with the people who helped create it.
Her dad is a Baltimore TV legend. She’s returning to Maryland on her own merits.
Author Emily Barth Isler, daughter of former local broadcasting legend Andy Barth, comes home with a new book and life-saving message about kids and guns.