Issue 1 of Baltimore Beat is live today! We start with a letter from the editor: “I hope that Baltimore Beat is a place that challenges and informs this city,” writes @lisamccray.
Baltimore! Our newspaper box is on the street. At @OpenWorksBmore on the Greenmount Ave, side of the building. Come by and pick up a paper. Beat director of operations @notrivia will be placing some supplies for those in need and more in the community exchange top of the box.
Please join us to celebrate the launch of the new Baltimore Beat, a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online outlet. Friday, August 12th from 6-10pm. Sounds by Jayswann
Grilled food by Shorty Davis! withfriends.co/event/14617493…
Baltimore Beat is a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore, but we believe that those who have been underserved, ignored, or shut out by most news deserve special consideration.
Issue 35 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover is artwork made by a person incarcerated at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women as part of the Prison Art Program.
This week you'll see 10 new Baltimore Beat newspaper boxes around the city! They are a home for our bi-weekly newspaper and also have a community exchange built-in.
Today marks nine years since Freddie Gray’s death. To honor his life, we are sharing this poem, written by writer Gerard Johnson, a participant at the Writers in Baltimore Schools, and first published in 2020. baltimorebeat.com/keeping-freddi…
