Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

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Shirley Brown has been a light to others her entire life. In this episode, she shares with us some of the positivity she exudes as she continues her journey leading young people to God.

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We usually see lawyers publicly in terms of the cases they are representing. This episode reflects the thinking and lessons learned over the course of a lifetime in the legal profession for these two Baltimore lawyers. Observe them today as two African American men who came of age in mid-20th century America with more than 100 years of legal experience between them. 

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The Pikes Theater has been a landmark on Reisterstown Road since forever. It has gone through several iterations, the most recent being as a very intimate setting for viewing your favorite movies with food you choose to order from one of the nearby restaurants delivered right to your seat; or, as a unique venue for your next fundraiser when you rent one or both of the 45-seat theaters and bring in your own caterer. You can thank Michael for having the vision to repurpose the site for movie lovers of any age. Who knows, this could make the younger generations social again. 

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Bobby Maith, the oldest child of Mrs. Dorothy Maith of Episode 22, once said that growing up in Cherry Hill was like living in the Garden of Eden with all the lush foliage, fruit trees, and wooded areas that we had. Mr. Maith, Bobby's dad, provided well for his family in that he worked for Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point--the highest paying employer in Baltimore at that time. Mr. Maith was also a veteran returning from WWII, so he was able to purchase a home on the GI Bill. The Maith family was "living in high cotton," as the saying goes. The Maiths lived a middle-class existence. Listen as Bobby recalls what was special about Cherry Hill.

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Mrs. Dorothy Maith is 102 years old. She was born in the Rossville area of Baltimore County and was a member of the first class to graduate from Baltimore City's Dunbar High School in 1941. She and her husband, Robert, Sr., bought a house in Cherry Hill after he returned from the war. Their sons, Robert, Jr., and Ronald lived in this home, Ronald having been delivered there by Dr. Jerry Luck. Siblings Stanley, Caryl, and Daryl were born when the family moved to the pink house on the corner of Cherry Hill Road and Round Road. Daryl, Caryl's twin, contacted me to tell me about their family. His call resulted in this episode. 

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Some people you meet, and you click right away. That's how it was when I met Mary Tolbert. I think it was the Spring of 2021 when things were starting to reopen after the COVID pandemic. We were going to a casino in Charles Town, WV, on it's opening day. On the ride up we had a glorious time talking about the music acts we had seen in concert when she dropped what I consider to be a bombshell--she used to work with Luther Vandross before he got his start in the music industry. She had also met a number of other music artists in her travels. I thought I would share Mary's musical journey with you.

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The picture I use for my podcast cover was taken by Mr. Carlton Simmons. He chronicled Cherry Hill families with his black and white photography. If it was a family event, he captured it with his camera. He took all the school class photos until the advent of color photography when the photo studios got the school photo business. 

I Have been trying to find Mr. Simmons's children since I began writing the book. As luck would have it, my sister-in-law, Sharon Morris, sat next to Colotta Simmons on a recent trip to NYC and put me in touch with her. It turns out that Colotta and Deborah Butler Johnson, the subject of Season 1, Episode 37, "The Best Gifts Come in Small Packages," are cousins. Mr. Simmons and Mrs. Jennie Butler are siblings. Listen as the Simmons family shares a glimpse of their lives growing up in the lenses of their father's cameras.

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Sometimes you have to take a long road to find your dream. For Carl David, that road started in Chicago, went to Los Angeles, came back to Harvey, IL, and then here to the DMV. Hear this Boomer talk about how he has pursued his love for jazz while working full-time jobs.

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The year was 1965, and we were all ready to get out into the world. What a world it was! Baltimore City was booming with industry, and jobs were plentiful. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened up opportunities for us that our parents didn't have. The Vietnam War was calling up our generation to serve as soon as we graduated and consumed so many lives. Demonstrations were everywhere for everything. It was an exciting yet tumultuous time. Fast forward 60 years to Saturday, October 25, 2025, as my class met at Martin's West for our 60th reunion. It was difficult to get folks to leave the action to come up to a suite to record their thoughts, but eight classmates did so. My thanks to Michael Levy Cheatam, Frank Long, Janice Graham Taylor Solomon, Nathaniel T. Oaks, Maxine Tuck Turnipseed, Juanita Hudson Bellamy, Gregory Evans, and James Hicks for sharing their time with me.

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When Shamara Collins was a little girl growing up in Columbia, Maryland, she appreciated nature and the green spaces designed throughout the planned community. So much so that when she grew up, she became what I call a professional steward of planet Earth and the galaxy. As you listen to her speak, you can't help but hear the passion that she has for her work as an electrical engineer and climate scientist. Dr. Collins is the sister of Dr. Marcy Rachamim Jackson, the subject of Season 1, Episode 14, who exhibits a similar passion for her work in special education. 

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