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    Through a line of coloring books, Naomi Winston wants to create “mirrors of representation” for Black and Brown kids and “coils of understanding” for children to educate themselves about other cultures.
    Baltimore-based author Naomi Winston featured on ‘CBS Mornings’ for her inclusive coloring books
    23-year-old Naomi Winston, who creates coloring books to help young people and others embrace their skin tone, was recently featured on "CBS Mornings" with Gayle King.
    The rink at Quiet Waters Park is the only public ice skating spot in Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Ice skating, viewing a classic John Ford movie or celebrating Twelfth Night are among the activities in Annapolis for the week starting Jan. 4.
    A collage of the top six Black creatives of 2023, according to The Baltimore Banner. (Left to Right: Britteny Howard, Timothy Fletcher, Akio Evans, Lisa Snowden, YG Teck, Jordan Lawson)
    Game changers: 6 Black Maryland creatives who stood out in 2023
    Drummer Timothy Fletcher, journalist Lisa Snowden and shoe muralist Akio Evans are just some of the Baltimoreans who made a splash this year.
    One proposal features three hands in the center of the circle, holding a red hart. The proposal from Washington, D.C. artist  Jay Coleman was submitted by an anonymous Annapolis family that offered funding.
    Annapolis posted 3 ideas for a new sculpture. Then it got ugly.
    Annapolis is trying to build a new sculpture that symbolizes unity. Turns out, everybody’s an art critic.
    The Budweiser Clydesdales will be in Annapolis Tuesday and Wednesday for the Military Bowl.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch a Bluegrass Nutcracker, attend a Christmas Eve service or check out the Budweiser Clydesdales through Dec. 27.
    Phylicia Pearl Mpasi stars as young Celie and Halle Bailey plays young Nettie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ bold new take on a classic, “The Color Purple," set for a Dec. 25, 2023 release.
    Maryland connection is strong in new movie musical version of ‘The Color Purple’
    Several people who play pivotal roles in the movie have Maryland connections, from producer Oprah Winfrey to actress Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and members of the crew.
    People in lawn chairs listen to MC Lyte’s set in the foreground as people in the background closer to the stage stand.
    Mark your calendars: Festival dates set for AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live
    In addition to information about AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live in 2024, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced there will be a “new, public-facing special events calendar available for residents and community events planners.”
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    Commentary: Andre Braugher’s nobility matched his acting accomplishments
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in Baltimore and other communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    The manufacturing plants and people who milled the steel for this hubcap Christmas tree may be gone, but the tree might just last forever.
    A man of steel and a Christmas creation of a lifetime
    Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.
    The Talent Machine, a youth theater academy now in its 35 year in Annapolis, puts on its annual holiday musical review starting Friday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis over the next 7 days
    It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.
    Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in March 2022.
    Chris Rock’s Golden Globe nom for his Baltimore-filmed special says everything about humor at the expense of women
    Chris Rock got a Golden Globe nomination for his Baltimore-made Netflix special. I feel some kind of way about it.
    Fireworks shoot off into the sky to celebrate the New Year, seen from the fourth-floor terrace of the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Sunday, January 1, 2023.
    Inner Harbor skies will be filled with drones, not just fireworks, on New Year’s Eve
    Baltimore's Inner Harbor will now have a drone show take place during the New Year's Eve fireworks.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
    Television producer Norman Lear is shown in his office in Los Angeles on March 29, 1979.
    Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
    Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101.
    Despite scattered rain showers, people came out in droves to Artscape on Sept. 24.
    Artscape will return to summer in 2024 as festival is scheduled for August
    Artscape, the city’s annual free arts festival, will take place Aug. 2 through Aug. 4, according to the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.
    Wallace Lane getting a haircut.
    How a haircut tells the legacy of one man’s family
    Poet Wallace Lane writes on family legacy and the fade.
    Twenty Maryland Avenue small businesses will open Friday night for a holiday open house.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Is there anything not holiday-themed to do this week? Who cares! You could watch the immortal tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge, shop holiday markets and eat a lot of chocolate during the week through Dec. 6.
    Statues in the Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens
    Baltimore Museum of Art closed Friday after ‘unfounded’ bomb threat, police said
    The museum said police are investigating but gave no other details.
    The Classic Theater of Maryland premieres one of its holiday productions Friday, a stage adaptation of the movie musical "White Christmas."
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The holiday season is upon Annapolis. You could catch a production of the musical “White Christmas,” shop at the first of several holiday markets or enjoy the century-old tradition of the Annapolis tree lighting. Those are some of the best things to do starting the day after Thanksgiving through Nov. 29.
    Annapolis will light its tree Sunday, Nov. 26 in the Grand Illumination. It's a tradition stretching back more than a century.
    Here we go, Annapolis catches sugar plum fever for the holidays
    Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.
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