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February 12, 2025 Bringing Black history to life for young readers
Today on Midday, a conversation with two award winning authors about their efforts to bring Black history to life for young readers.
Later in the program, Carole Boston Weatherford joins us to talk about her award-winning works for young adult and children, including Kin: Rooted in Hope and Becoming Billie Holiday. She was recently named 2025 Young People’s Poet Laureate.
The conversation begins with Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. Now, the acclaimed book is released in an edition for young adults. Michael Long and Yohuru Williams adapted the book for younger readers. Eig and Long join Midday to discuss writing about history and education in a divisive political moment.
46 min
February 11, 2025 A new documentary seeks "the real" Sandtown
Sandtown is screening at the Parkway Theatre on February 12 and 13.
11 min
February 11, 2025 Federal workers, many of them living in Maryland, face uncertain weeks
The chaotic first three weeks of President Donald Trump's administration have led to more than 40 lawsuits challenging Executive Actions as unconstitutional or illegal.
One action with particular resonance in Maryland are efforts to reduce the federal workforce. Maryland is home to more than 300,000 federal workers. In January, an e-mail sent to 2.2 million civil servants offered an arrangement for “deferred resignation,” that would lead to their leaving the government workforce.
Last week, a judge put a stay on the offer until a hearing was held yesterday. In that hearing in Boston, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole ruled that the pause will continue while he decides whether or not to issue a temporary restraining order forbidding the administration from imposing a deadline for workers to accept the offer or face an uncertain future.
Baltimore County Councilman Pat Young joins Midday to discuss the cuts. Young's district includes the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The two agencies employ about 14,000 workers.
We are also joined by Elaine Fitch, an attorney specializing in employment law. She is the managing partner of Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman and Fitch in Washington, D.C.
38 min
February 10, 2025 Baltimore City's legislative delegation on what they want from the General Assembly this year
This week is the end of the beginning for lawmakers at the 2025 General Assembly in Annapolis. With one month through, they have two more months to get legislative work done at the State House.
Del. Melissa Wells, the Chair of the Baltimore City Delegation, discusses what the city’s 5 state Senators and 13 Delegates want to accomplish this year.
16 min
February 10, 2025 A conversation with Maryland's Latino Legislative Caucus
As the General Assembly continues the 2025 session in Annapolis, we talk to the chair of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus.
Del. Ashanti Martinez was appointed to represent District 22 in Prince George’s County in February of 2023, filling the seat vacated by Alonzo T. Washington, who was appointed to the state Senate.
We ask Martinez about his caucus' priorities, including immigration protections and increased scrutiny of immigration enforcement in schools and other areas.
27 min
February 10, 2025 What's new with the Baltimore Peace Movement?
The Baltimore Peace Movement is a community-based non-profit group that works to end violence in Baltimore.
7 min
February 07, 2025 Rousuck Review: 'Schmigadoon!' at The Kennedy Center
Schmigadoon! is at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., through February 9.
11 min
February 07, 2025 Opera Lafayette presents 'Morgiane' at the Univ. of Maryland
Morgiane will be performed tonight at 7:00 at the Clarice Arts Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. The concert is sold-out, but you can live-stream the show.
15 min
February 07, 2025 Midday at the Movies: Who will win at the Oscars in 2025?
Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends with movie aficionados Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine.
Our critics take a guess at the winners of this year's Oscars. Could it be Anora, Wicked or Conclave? The Oscars air Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. on ABC.
24 min
February 06, 2025 Comptroller Brooke Lierman on which Marylanders can file their taxes for free
Taxpayers affected by the mistake can email [email protected] with the subject line “1099G Issue” with questions or concerns. They can call: 410-260-7980 OR 1-800-638-2937 and select Option 2.
25 min

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