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How do we celebrate July Fourth when our democracy appears to be fading away?
The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity brings Independence Day into question.
This holiday is supposed to commemorate the Declaration of Independence. But what are we really celebrating?
What’s a ‘Black job’? It’s not what Trump thinks.
Former President Trump said that immigrants are coming for “Black jobs.” What, exactly, does that even mean? Columnist Leslie Gray Streeter has some thoughts.
Former President Donald Jr. Trump said immigrants were taking “Black jobs” at Thursday night’s CNN debate with President Joe Biden.
It’s simple to raise a compassionate LGBTQ ally. Just listen.
To raise good LGBTQ allies, treat every month like Pride Month.
A young boy enjoys the parade at Baltimore Pride on June 15.
‘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.
Actress Tabyana Ali, who plays Trina on "General Hospital," attends the Daytime Emmys Awards on June 7.
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.
Leslie Gray Streeter after a 2016 tooth extraction during which she was ... heavily and happily medicated.
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.
Andre Braugher (left) and Kyle Secor at an event for the TV classic “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1993). Securing rights to the music used on the show has delayed its release on streaming platforms, but there is speculation that NBC may be close to acquiring them.
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.
Donna Bruce hugs her husband Dwayne after a street was renamed Devon Wellington's Way, after their son who passed away from an overdose.
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.
Howard Schacter, left, then a member of the Interfraternity Council at University of Maryland, College Park, poses with Rob Lowe during the filming of "St. Elmo's Fire."
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.
Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom on May 20 during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court.
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.”
R. Eric Thomas is the man behind “Asking Eric,” a new daily, nationally syndicated advice column.
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.
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.
There is nothing wrong with being a homemaker. There is also nothing wrong with not being one.
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.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) speaks during a press conference in December.
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.
Scott Zervitz, with hair, circa the late 1990s, and in 2012 with wife Leslie Gray Streeter at a wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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.
Joan Vassos, right, goes on a date with Gerry Turner in last year’s “The Golden Bachelor.”
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.
Former President Donald Trump leaves his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court on May 14.
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.
Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear? (karpenko_ilia/Getty Images; Emma Patti Harris/The Baltimore Banner)
‘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.
A reboot of “The Office,” NBC’s beloved comedy series, will take place in a Midwestern newsroom.
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.
One day, if you're lucky, this adorable person will grow up to buy you a Diet Coke without being asked.
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