Hillary Clinton has amassed enough delegate votes to be the Democratic party's presumptive presidential nominee. Clinton reached the magic number of 2,383 delegates on Monday according to the AP, ahead of Tuesday's primaries in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. Clinton is the first woman in the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party. John Fritze, the national correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, joins Tom to talk about

Baltimore‘s Promise is a consortium of civic leaders from government, philanthropy, business, education, and religious institutions who are trying to address the multiple challenges faced by so many children in the city of Baltimore. There is no shortage of well-meaning people and programs aimed at improving outcomes for kids, but what programs and strategies best meet the needs of kids in a city with high levels of poverty. Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO of The Annie E. Casey Foundation,

We begin with another look at discrimination in the mortgage lending market. Scholars took a deep dive into Baltimore’s banking practices found that for years, if you were black, you were at a distinct disadvantage to get a loan on favorable terms, and to build wealth. Their work has just won them the 2016 John Hope Franklin Prize for writing on Race, Racism and the Law. Has anything changed since the housing bubble burst? Professor Jacob Rugh joins Tom to explain how inequality manifests itself

John Waters celebrated his 70th birthday in April. From his early days as an enfant terrible film maker and the King of Sleaze, he has sustained a remarkable career as an author, a stand-up comedian, a visual artist, and one of America’s most thoughtful observers on the cultural landscape. He is the master of re-invention, and no work is more emblematic of that than Hairspray, which was a movie, a musical, and then a movie of a musical. This weekend, he’ll narrate Hairspray in yet another

Public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson says that our criminal justice system treats people who are rich and guilty better than those who are poor and innocent. The Equal Justice Initiative, which he founded, has won the release of more than 115 people who have been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to execution. His advocacy for the poor and people of color who confront unequal treatment in the law has earned him countless accolades and awards, and led to a best-selling book. Bryan Stevenson

The violence that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral last year and increased scrutiny of police departments nation-wide have focused attention on the question of citizen involvement in monitoring the conduct of police, Kisha Brown is the head of the Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, which oversees the Baltimore Civilian Review Board, and Rodney Hill is the Chief of Internal Affairs in the Baltimore Police Department. They join Tom in-studio to discuss how the Civilian Review Board and

How will the not guilty verdict in the trial of Officer Edward Nero, combined with last year’s hung jury in the case of Officer William Porter, affect the State’s Attorney’s case against Ceasar Goodson, whose trial is slated to begin early next month. He’s the next Baltimore police officer to be tried in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Legal analysis with Attorney Edward Smith and University of Baltimore law professor David Jaros. And, a new multi-media website from ESPN explores the

When Julia Marciari-Alexander was appointed the director of the Walters Art Museum in 2013, she was the first in a changing of the guard that continues...

Destiny Watford is a winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for her work with Free Your Voice, a grassroots organization she formed to oppose...

In our regular series Healthwatch, as many as 10,000 children in Baltimore City Schools have problems with their vision. Dr. Leana Wen joins to discuss...