On The Record

<p>Reading creates empathy, drives literacy, and in some cases offers an escape. <strong>Freedom Reads</strong>, a program to be installed this week in juvenile and correctional facilities in Maryland, will bring dozens of new books -- and all the imagination they conjure -- to young people in the system. We talk to its founder, Reginald Dwayne Betts, and new secretary of Juvenile Services, <strong>Vincent Schiraldi.</strong></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://freedomreads.org/">Freedom Reads , </a>Banner Reporting:<a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/juvenile-justice-gun-youth-violence-schiraldi-5CS4EUV4JFB7NE7NCJN4MZAEZQ/">‘I had to protect myself’: What Maryland is doing to stop kids from seeking guns</a>; <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/juvenile-justice-rehabilitation-outdoor-schiraldi-4VSYDSYX6VEL7FRM7TLUIJ47HI/">Juvenile services agency teaches kids to find their way on a Western Maryland lake</a></p> <p> </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a Stoop Story from <strong>Towanda Carter</strong> about always reaching … always believing, … never failing to believe in yourself. You can hear more stories at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a> .</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Govans Presbyterian church has big plans for Juneteenth this year! It involves two church choirs, performers from the Baltimore Symphony Musicians Foundation,<em> </em>and selections of Jazz, gospel and R&B! We get a preview from co-creators <strong>Lea Gilmore, </strong>who is a vocalist and the Minister for Racial Justice & Multicultural Engagement and music director at Govans, and <strong>Jonathan Jensen</strong>, BSO bassist. Plus, MORE ways to mark the holiday from <em>Baltimore Beat’s </em>arts and culture editor<strong> Teri Henderson</strong>! </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.govanspres.org/events/juneteenth-jubilee/">Juneteenth Jubilee Community Concert</a> at Govans Church, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-donnell-rochester-protest-continues-20230127-3h3eei6mmfbwnf46cncsbdexei-story.html">Donnell’s Day</a> at Ames Memorial United Methodist Church, <a href="https://thewalters.org/event/food-histories/">H3irloom </a>at Walters Art Museum, <a href="https://theottobar.com/event/black-celebration-5/upstairs-ottobar/baltimore-maryland/">Black Celebration </a>at Ottobar, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-opulent-juneteenth-5th-annual-celebration-tickets-639818794237">An Opulent Juneteenth</a>, at The Compound.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>A report card <a href="https://ecoreportcard.org/report-cards/chesapeake-bay/about/">on the health of the Chesapeake Bay released today</a> looks beyond the traditional indicators of nitrogen, phosphorus and water, and reviews what’s going on with the people in the bay’s massive watershed.</p> <p>On ecological indicators the new report card by UMCES, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, finds the bay is making progress, though the watersheds of some of the rivers that feed the Bay are not as healthy.</p> <p>Later in the show, Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources<strong> Josh Kurtz </strong>joins us to discuss the invasive and indigenous creatures in the bay. After years of falling numbers, are crab populations moving in the right direction?</p> <p><strong>Bill Dennison</strong>, UMCES vice president for Science Application, joins us first to discuss the report card's new findings. Dennison is a professor of marine science and will become UMCES interim president in September.</p> <p>The UMCES report includes a new component; environmental justice. It finds marked disparities. Suburbs tend to show lower impacts of environmental stress than cities and rural areas.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Today we Pass the Mic to LGBTQ advocate and educator <strong>Jabari Lyles</strong>. His guest -- <strong>Londyn Smith de Richelieu</strong>, Baltimore City’s new Director of LGBTQ Affairs -- talks about the need to change the culture and attitude toward trans folks from within City Hall.</p> <p>Then Lyles is joined by<strong> Legacy Forte</strong>, head of BMORE BLXCK, talking about resources they provide for Black trans youth and <strong>Toby</strong>, a trans tenth-grader at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, on the message he picks up from youth-centered anti-trans legislation across the US:</p> <p><em>“They want to send the message to younger people because they want to tell them when they’re young: your existence is wrong. You shouldn’t feel safe in your existence. You shouldn’t feel ok with your existence.” </em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/bc/boards/baltimore-city-lgbtq-commission">Baltimore Office of LGBTQ Affairs</a>, <a href="https://linktr.ee/BmoreBlxck">BMORE BLXCK</a>, <a href="https://transmaryland.org/resources">Trans Maryland resources</a>, <a href="http://www.glccb.org/programs/lgbtqa-youth/">The PRIDE Center of Maryland,</a> PRIDE <a href="https://www.baltimorepride.org/">2023 events</a></p> <p>Original airdate: 6/14/22</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here is a Stoop Story from <strong>Phillip Pack</strong> about overcoming decades of racism at Bethlehem Steel and why working together means much more than just finishing the job</p> <p>For more information about the Stoop Storytelling Series - including upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast - go to <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a> </p> <p>Tomorrow, <a href="https://charlesstreetpromenade.com">the Charles Street promenade</a> is back -- not a festival but a pedestrian takeover of the historical avenue. No cars from 9 a.m. to to 9 p.m., from Saratoga Street to North Avenue … so it’s easy to stroll and shop, enjoy live music, fun for kids, and pop-ups!</p> <p>On Thursday evening, check out <a href="https://www.thecavanaghhouse.org/home-and-fashion-show-2">REVIVE</a>, a home and fashion show with the goal of reviving the drooping fashion and upholstery industries. <a href="https://www.thecavanaghhouse.org/">The Cavanagh House</a>, which offers apprenticeships in these skilled trades, will showcase collections from students in its fashion, home and upholstery programs -- plus award-winning couture designers and tailors from Charm City. Thursday, June 8, 6 to 9 pm. At 701 E. Pratt Street.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Today: an update on the federal consent decree the Baltimore Police Department undertook six years ago. We speak with members of the <a href="https://www.bpdmonitor.com/">monitoring team</a> about progress on training, use of force, and sexual assault investigations. Plus, 500 officers short, what happens to community engagement? </p> <p>Guests:<br><strong>Kenneth Thompson</strong>, monitor<br><strong>Seth Rosenthal</strong>, deputy monitor<br><strong>Evan Shea</strong>, subject matter expert<br><br>Links:<br><a href="https://www.bpdmonitor.com/s/Sexual-Assault-Investigations-Reportfiled.pdf">Outcome Assessment and Audit of Sexual Assault Investigations (May 2023)</a><br><a href="https://www.bpdmonitor.com/s/BPD-Use-of-Force-Assessment-122122.pdf">Compliance Review and Outcome Assessment Regarding Use Of Force (December 2022)</a><br><a href="https://www.bpdmonitor.com/s/SECOND-COMPREHENSIVE-REASSESSMENT.pdf">Second Comprehensive Assessment Report (December 2022)</a><br><a href="https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency">BPD Transparency</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>This sprightly invasive insect, native to parts of China and Vietnam, was first sighted in the United States in 2014. Since then, the Spotted Lanternfly has spread to 14 states, including nearly every county in Maryland.</p> <p>Its voracious appetite and rapid population growth has made it a high-priority invasive pest for scientists and pest management agencies across the nation.</p> <p><strong>Kenton Sumpter</strong>, an entomologist who works in the Spotted Lanternfly Suppression Program for the Maryland Department of Agriculture, joins us to discuss the tiny planthopper, its life cycle and the threat it poses to Maryland's native flora and fauna.</p> <p>Sightings of Spotted Lanternfly can be<a href="https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/spotted-lantern-fly.aspx"> reported on the Maryland Department of Agriculture's website</a>. Additional information on the pest can be found there, as well.</p> <p>Plus, a fresh-cut lawn is seen as a classy sign of status for many people. But for others its a sign of ecological degradation.</p> <p>Now, some organizations are trying to encourage less lawns and more indigenous plant life. <a href="https://greentowsonalliance.org/">The Green Townson Alliance</a> began holding the Native Garden Contest in 2020 to encourage the growth of native plants, shrubs and trees in yards in Towson neighborhoods.</p> <p><strong>Tanya Ray </strong>is a winner from <a href="https://wraycodesign.editorx.io/manativeplants/2022-contest-finalists">last year’s Native Garden Contest</a>. She was awarded in the Breaking Ground category for newly planted native gardens. Ray joins us to talk about the inspiration behind her garden, and how new gardeners can take their first steps towards including more indigenous plants.</p> <p>Photo credit: Stephen Ausmus/USDA Agricultural Research Service</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>How’s your highway commute? Or -- does your bus arrive on time? Is there enough room? The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board has a new plan called 'Resilience 2050: Adapting to the Challenges of Tomorrow<em>,'</em> and wants to know what users think about it. We talk with <strong>Mike Kelly</strong>, Baltimore Metropolitan Council president and <strong>Todd Lang</strong>, Director Of Transportation Planning at BMC, to learn more. Plus, the ‘Transportation Equity Act’ is now law - Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition president <strong>Samuel Jordan</strong> explains the power behind the new law.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.baltometro.org/sites/default/files/bmc_documents/general/transportation/long-range/2050/Resilience2050_Executive-Summary.pdf">Resilience 2050: Adapting to the Challenges of Tomorrow</a><em> </em>executive summary; BRTB <a href="https://publicinput.com/Portal/J5348">public engagement hub</a>; <a href="https://publicinput.com/Resilience2050#1">Community comment meetings</a> for BTRB's plan; <a href="https://moretransitequity.com/">Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition;</a> what is in the <a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0141?ys=2022RS">Transportation Equity Act;</a> MTA Maryland public transportation <a href="https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule">schedules and routes</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Memorial Day was first celebrated nationwide on May 30, 1868, just a few years after the end of the American Civil War. The holiday commemorates U.S. military personnel who died in conflicts past and present, domestic and abroad. Many of those who serve today were inspired by the men and women who came before them. <strong>Harriet Straus </strong>is one of those people. Her military and later civilian career in nursing led her to the University of Maryland, where she is now Manager of Nursing Clinical Education at <a href="https://www.umms.org/rehab">the Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Institute</a>. There, she helps train staff and assists patients—many who are veterans themselves.</p> <p>Straus joins us to talk about her service and the family and friends that inspire her to care for her patients.</p> <p>Near Timonium, the Memorial Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens is in its 56th year. <strong>Jack Mitchell</strong>, President of Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, joins us to talk about today's ceremony.</p> <p><a href="https://www.dulaneyvalley.com/">You can watch it live, starting at 10am on May 29, 2023, on their livestream</a>.</p> <p>(Photo credit: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here is Stoop Story from <strong>Angie </strong>about finding genuine connection and love.</p> <p>Next Thursday you’ll have the chance to hear more <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Stories</a>! The Stoop is partnering with the Queer Jewish Arts Festival and the Creative Alliance to present,<em> <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/glitter-gefilte-guilt-and-guts-stories-about-people-who-are-jewish-queer-and-here/">“Glitter, Gefilte, Guilt and Guts: Stories by People who are Jewish, Queer, and Here!” </a></em>The event is Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Creative Alliance. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Communities have come together to celebrate the diversity of Asian experiences throughout Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. As part of Baltimore's <a href="https://www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/centers/asianarts/collection-resources/asia-north/">Asia North</a> festival, "LGBTQIA(sian)" will explore the intersection of Asian and queer identities through theater.</p> <p><strong>Rohaizad Suaidi</strong> is an adjunct professor of theater at Towson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. We ask about the power of theater and why representation matters. </p> <p>LGBTQIA(sian) will take place next Thursday, at 7 pm at <a href="https://www.theparlorbaltimore.com/">The Parlor</a>.</p> <p>Although <a href="https://www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/centers/asianarts/collection-resources/asia-north/">Asia North</a> is wrapping up, there are a few other events to catch. Next Friday, June 2, a closing celebration will include dance and music performances. The next day, Saturday June 3rd, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walking-tour-baltimore-historic-koreatown-food-landmarks-tickets-606109879967">a walking tour</a> will explore the restaurants and landmarks that make up Baltimore’s historic Koreatown. And there is art connected to the festival’s theme - TRANSition/TRANSformation/TRANScendence - on display at <a href="https://www.theparlorbaltimore.com/">The Parlor</a> and <a href="https://www.motorhousebaltimore.com/">Motor House</a> through June 3rd.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Prenatal care leads to better health outcomes for both mothers and babies. A new partnership in Baltimore offers prenatal care to patients experiencing homelessness and connects families to essential services. Plus, a look at the Healthy Babies Equity Act, which goes into effect this summer. </p> <p>Guests:<br><strong>Dr. Iris Leviner</strong>, the Director of Pediatrics and Family Medicine for <a href="https://www.hchmd.org/">Health Care for the Homeless</a> and the Interim Senior Medical Director at the group's Fallsway clinic<br><strong>Dr. Yves-Richard Dole</strong>, an obstetrician/gynecologist with <a href="https://mdmercy.com/mercy-services/womens-health-and-medicine/family-childbirth-and-childrens-center/metro-obgyn">Metropolitan OB/GYN</a>, a team of physicians affiliated with <a href="https://mdmercy.com/mercy-services/womens-health-and-medicine/family-childbirth-and-childrens-center">The Family Childbirth and Children's Center </a>at Mercy Medical Center<br><strong>Cindy Kolade</strong>, the Baltimore Health Navigation and Social Service Manager for <a href="https://wearecasa.org/">CASA</a><br><br>Links:<br><a href="https://prismreports.org/2023/05/08/undocumented-immigrants-fight-medicaid-pregnancy-care/">Undocumented immigrants’ fight for pregnancy care through Medicaid</a><br><a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/05/26/with-healthy-babies-equity-act-maryland-will-join-other-states-that-provide-prenatal-care-regardless-of-immigration-status/">With ‘Healthy Babies Equity Act,’ Maryland Will Join Other States that Provide Prenatal Care Regardless of Immigration Status</a><br><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/health-coverage-and-care-of-immigrants/">Health Coverage and Care of Immigrants</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>In the fight against gun violence, Baltimore police are deploying units called District Action Teams. We speak with journalist <a href="https://www.bsoderberg.com/"><strong>Brandon Soderberg</strong></a>, whose new article in Baltimore Magazine delves into how they operate.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/baltimore-police-department-plainclothes-district-action-team-units-gun-trace-task-force/">After The Gun Trace Task Force Scandal, BPD Established New Plainclothes Units. Are They More Of The Same?</a></p> <p>Then, <strong>Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison</strong> on the goals of District Actions Teams, the uptick in youth violence, and recruiting more officers.</p> <p>Read: BPD's <a href="https://www.baltimorepolice.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/BPD%20-%20Year%20Four%20Review%20Final.pdf">Year 4 Review of Accomplishments of its Crime Reduction & Departmental Transformation Plan</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - <strong>Crystal Brockington</strong>, <strong>Janice Jackson</strong> and <strong>Keyonna Mayo</strong>, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://imagemd.org/">IMAGE Center</a>, <a href="https://www.personcenteredplanningmd.com/">Expectations Matter</a>, <a href="https://www.transcen.org/">TransCen</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/medical-engineering/bike-clinic/">bike build</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/what-i-wish-for-my-child/">What I Wish For customized devices</a>, <a href="http://www.wean1.org/">Women Embracing Abilities Now</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarylandSILC">Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council</a>.</p> <p><strong>TRANSCRIPT:</strong></p> <p>Sheilah Kast: We're on the record. I'm Sheilah Kast. Good morning. One in every four Americans lives with a disability. According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disabilities can be physical, cognitive, emotional and also invisible. The image Center for People with Disabilities in Towson provides creative solutions to the challenges associated with living with a disability. Today is an encore of our conversation from April with Krystal Brockington, director of the Out and About program. Brockington is also a certified Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration support broker. I started by asking what the image Center provides for people in the disabled community.</p> <p>CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: The image center is part of the Aging and Disability Resource Centers and we serve the area for over ten years. We serve Baltimore County, Harford County and Baltimore City, where very small nonprofits staffed by people with disabilities. At least 90% of our staff are people with the disability professionals with disability. We also have sister centers for independent living that serve all of the areas throughout Maryland. So really the entire state is covered and we typically provide service to about several hundred people per year, and we have over about 20 programs and services available. Some of those include independent living. So we have independent living planning skills, trainings and information and referral services to help people who are just sort of stuck. They're not sure what to do. We're always a good call for that. We also do veterans support planning for veterans and the veteran directed care program. A lot of veterans will use home services through their VA benefits, and they just need help planning those services to cover throughout the entire month and year. We have an assistive technology program which is really awesome and offers some financial assistance for assistive technology. We also have a lending library and we are part of the Maryland Accessible Telecommunications Program that will help people get evaluated for various types of accessible telecommunications. And as it turns out, we see a lot of people don't even know, like, you know, what devices are out there.</p> <p>SHEILAH KAST: You direct the out and about program. What is that for?</p> <p>CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: That is the nursing home transition program. We provide outreach to nursing facilities and we also assist people with applying for the Medicaid home and community-based services programs. And we also educate people about money falls to persons, which is like a few transition funds and benefits available to people leaving facilities. Mean we've also, you know, over time I think that it has been proven that it's less costly to age in place. So the image center has a number of programs aimed to help people do that.</p> <p>SHEILAH KAST: The image center is in the process of conducting some focus groups. What are those about?</p> <p>CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Yes. So our newest partnership is with the mid-Atlantic Regional ADA Center, and these are focus groups for people that are African American people of color that have disability. And 70% of the people that we serve are actually people of color or African Americans. So we decided that it was time to have this conversation to help people kind of explore and understand how we use our rights and access our rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, right? Like if there's more room for understanding our rights and things like that, then maybe we could improve the knowledge and use to help reduce the disparities that people see in employment or community living. Actually, throug

<p>As federal and state housing assistance dries up, parts of Maryland are seeing rates of eviction surpassing pre-pandemic levels.</p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/13/pandemic-rent-relief-waning-maryland/">The Washington Post reports that in Montgomery County</a>, the number of evictions in January and February were three times higher than in the same time period last year.</p> <p>In a recent investigation, <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/housing/eviction-anne-arundel-county-glen-burnie-TMT674HSCVAMVHGORXG4Y2IIRY/">the Baltimore Banner took a closer look at evictions in Anne Arundel County</a>. Reporters discovered a majority of evictions occurred within a square mile of apartment buildings in Glen Burnie.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/ryan-little/">Ryan Little</a></strong>, a data reporter with the Baltimore Banner, joins us to talk about the investigation.</p> <p>Plus, founder of <a href="https://www.fightblightbmore.com/">Fight Blight Bmore</a> and co-creator of the Stop Oppressive Seizures Fund <strong><a href="https://www.fightblightbmore.com/nnekannamdi-fbb-founder">Nneka N'namdi</a> </strong>joins us to talk about Baltimore's tax sale. For the third year in a row, homeowners will be excluded from the city's tax sale. <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/housing/board-oks-plan-to-exclude-most-baltimore-homeowners-from-controversial-tax-sale-PFZATFA62VHO7GTR3N7IDIDMFE/">The Baltimore Banner reports that 2,000 properties were removed</a>. Unlike previous years, though, owner-occupied homes with values of over $250,000 are included.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>That was a Stoop Story from <strong>Rona Kobell</strong> about a chance encounter with danger during a reporting trip to the Chesapeake Bay.</p> <p>Find more information at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>In the Chesapeake Bay and across the state, a rich array of turtle species call Maryland home.</p> <p>But turtles are in danger because of the effects of climate change and destruction of their natural environment. A 2022 study from Tel Aviv University found 58% of the world’s turtle species are threatened by extinction.</p> <p>World Turtle Day was created in 1990 as an annual observance to help people celebrate these beloved animals and protect their vanishing habitats around the world.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://kerrysnature.org/">Kerry Wixted</a></strong>, program manager with the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, joined us to discuss Maryland's turtles and their habitats. Wixted is also a former Wildlife Education and Outreach Specialist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.</p> <p>Wixted is set to speak during The Natural History Society of Maryland's celebration of World Turtle Day this Sunday, May 21. <a href="https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/world-turtle-day/#:~:text=World%20Turtle%20Day%20was%20created,9%20are%20experiencing%20population%20decline.">More info can be found on their website</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The late congressman <strong>Elijah E. Cummings</strong> famously said: “Our children are the living messages we send to a future we will never see.” The Elijah Cummings Youth Program, in its 25th year, is his testament to that. We speak with executive director <strong>Kathleen St. Villier,</strong> and students <strong>Ryen Eley </strong>and <strong>Benjamin Caplan</strong>, about the experience.</p> <p>Links:<a href="https://www.ecyp.org/"> Elijah Cummings Youth Program</a>, <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/justice-is-not-just-us">Justice is Not Just Us</a> podcast.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>On Monday, Baltimore County Executive <strong>Johnny Olszewski</strong> ruled out a run for the United States Senate and instead backed fellow Democrat and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the race. </p> <p>Olszewski is in his second term as Baltimore County’s chief executive. Last month, he presented his $4.9 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024. The county council is scheduled to vote on that proposed budget a week from tomorrow. </p> <p>So, what’s ahead? We ask Olszewski about a raise for county employees, plans to revitalize Essex, and preventing opioid overdose deaths.</p> <p><em>Special thanks to gust host, WYPR reporter <a href="https://www.wypr.org/people/john-lee">John Lee</a>.</em></p> <p>Links:<br><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-04-13/olszewski-pitches-budget-with-historic-education-funding-to-the-county-council">Olszewski pitches budget with “historic” education funding to the County Council</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-executive-expected-to-tap-robert-mccullough-as-new-police-chief-would-be-first-black-to-lead-agency-F5TPKPTBQJDXPDWF4CIMMCM32U/">Once the only African American on his shift. Now he’s set to become Baltimore County’s first Black police chief.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Policy director <strong>Jed Weeks</strong> and development director <strong>Sonya Thomas</strong> from Bikemore talk about Bike to Work week (and month!) and discuss how the nonprofit is working to convince commuters to choose two wheels instead of four for their travel. Plus, how they advocate for transportation policy change.</p> <p>Then <strong>Bong Delrosario</strong>, director of transportation policy and programs for the Maryland Department of Disabilities talks about transportation challenges facing people with disabilities… and how the state is working to improve their experience.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.bikemore.net/">Bikemore</a>, <a href="https://biketoworkmd.com/about-us">BikeToWork</a>, <a href="https://mdod.maryland.gov/transport/Pages/Transportation-Home.aspx">Transportation</a> options for people with disabilities</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>One in five Americans report experiencing mental illness,<a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness"> according to the National Institutes of Health</a>. That's equivalent to approximately 55 million Americans.</p> <p>But there are significant barriers to accessing mental health treatment, including stigma and cost of care.</p> <p><strong>Darius Sanders</strong> is Senior Clinical Social Worker and Therapist in the Outpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He joined us to talk about loneliness and the challenges men face in seeking mental healthcare.</p> <p>Then, a group of dapper motorcycle enthusiasts are taking to the streets in support of men’s health. <strong>Ethan Pritchard</strong> and <strong>Tim Bernstein</strong> are two of the organizers behind Baltimore's Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride. Every year in cities across the world, local motorcyclists raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men's mental health.</p> <p>Baltimore's Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride is May 21, 2023. <a href="https://www.gentlemansride.com/rides/united+states/baltimore+md">More info at can be found here</a>.</p> <p><strong>If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact Maryland’s crisis hotline by calling 2-1-1 and pressing option 1 or texting 898-211.</strong></p> <p><strong>Calling 988 will connect callers directly to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline which encompasses all behavioral crisis services, to include all mental health and substance use</strong><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>More resources can be found at <a href="http://namimd.org/crisis_help">NAMIMD.org</a>.</strong></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Mothers Day is Sunday. For many people that might mean planning a brunch or giving special gifts or cards. There are lots of ways to show appreciation and acknowledge the special person who holds that place in the family. Maybe it is an aunt, or grandmother, or another loving person who fills the role.</p> <p>Yet for others, the holiday may trigger a sense of loss -- or hurt, or even regret. </p> <p><strong>Marjorie Nicole</strong>, who lost her mother last year, wants to make sure those who feel heavy-hearted on this holiday have a place to come together. We ask her about 'Missing Our Mothers' Sunday lunch.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mom-missing-our-mothers-grandmothers-aunts-mothers-day-lunch-tickets-521256902427">Missing Our Mothers lunch</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/klovethepoet/?hl=en">K-Love the poet</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here’s a Stoop Story from <strong>Wendry Rumrill</strong> about … the fierce love of a mother for her son … and for herself. Find more information at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a> .</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The pandemic worsened America’s <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm">maternal mortality crisis</a>, with the burden of death disproportionately felt by communities of color. We speak with <a href="https://www.umms.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/dr-doee-kitessa-md-1396970430"><strong>Dr. Doee Kitessa</strong></a>, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. </p> <p>Then, the <a href="https://www.marylandchildalliance.org/">Maryland Child Alliance</a> is collecting signatures to put a 'baby bonus' on the ballot - <a href="https://www.baltimorebabybonus.org/">$1000 to new parents in Baltimore</a>. We speak to the group's founder, <strong>Nate Golden</strong>. The group will have a table at the <a href="https://marylandfamiliesforsafebirth.org/event/3rd-annual-baltimore-birth-festival-may-21-2023/">3rd Annual Baltimore Birth Festival</a> on May 21st..</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>How does Tribe 55, a group of Black Women artists aged 55+ amplify its message? With their new exhibit ‘<a href="https://www.jelmamuseum.org/events/the-tribe">Seen. Heard. Common Ground</a>.’ It opens at <a href="https://www.jelmamuseum.org/">JELMA </a>on Morgan State Campus.<strong> <a href="https://bakerartist.org/portfolios/schroeder-cherry">Dr. Schroeder Cherry</a></strong>, curator, and <strong>Stacey Cruise</strong>, Tribe 55 member give us a preview. Plus, <a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/">Baltimore Beat</a>’s arts and culture editor <strong><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/author/thenderson/">Teri Henderson</a></strong> offers her picks in music and art! </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.jelmamuseum.org/">JELMA</a>, <a href="https://www.jelmamuseum.org/events/the-tribe">Seen. Heard. Common Ground</a>. , <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWnEuOu5WdE">KirbytheImmortal1/Purple Freestyle</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1jEAefg4GsZvFogn6OXd9n?si=SqphUB6ERPC3GxrFESi1qw&nd=1">4kMicheal/Truss</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deep-sugar-afterhours-tickets-606900635137?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Deep Sugar After Hours</a>, <a href="https://themetrogallery.net/event/sweet-spot-space-cowboy-queer-pop-dance-party/metro-gallery/baktimore-maryland/">Sweet Spot: Space Cowboy</a>, <a href="https://withfriends.co/event/15934628/micah_e_wood_plant_dad_nae">Micah E. Wood at Current Space</a>, <a href="https://ra.co/events/1689559">Crying in the Yard</a>, <a href="https://artbma.org/exhibition/martha-jackson-jarvis-what-the-trees-have-seen/">Martha Jackson Jarvis/BMA</a>, Blossom at <a href="https://www.raunjibadesigncenter.com/">Raunjiba Design Center</a>. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Stuffy nose? Watery eyes? Allergy season seems worse than usual and that may be due to climate change. We speak with <strong>Dr. Jean Kim</strong>, associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. </p> <p>Read: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36575965/">“Climate change, the environment, and rhinologic disease.”</a></p> <p>Then, warming temperatures threaten native plants. <strong>Sara Tangren</strong>, coordinator of the National Capital Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, talks about adaptation and preserving native species. </p> <p>Check out the USDA Forest Service's <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/">Climate Change Atlas</a>. Learn more about <a href="https://extension.umd.edu/resource/recommended-native-plants-maryland">Maryland's native plants</a>.</p> <p><em>Special thanks to guest host Ashley Sterner. </em></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>David Ross shares a Stoop Story about the childhood lessons he learned from his grandmother, and his changing views on those lessons as he grew up. You can find his story and others at <a href="http://stoopstorytelling.com">stoopstorytelling.com</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Each year, 20 middle and high school students from across Baltimore come together to create, edit and assembly writing about the experiences of local young people.</p> <p><a href="https://charmlitmag.org/">CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth</a> was founded by a group of teachers and their students in 2013. The students who join the CHARM team work together to create a range of different online and in-print publications. They also help design the publication and edit student submissions from across Baltimore schools.</p> <p>WYPR producer <a href="https://www.wypr.org/people/sam-bermas-dawes">Sam Bermas-Dawes</a> guest-hosts the conversation with executive director <strong>Whitney Birenbaum</strong> about CHARM's mission. Birenbaum says the student-run editorial board, who are paid for their work, learn about the publication process—from picking which submissions are placed in the final product, to deciding on design elements.</p> <p><strong>Ariel Stevenson </strong>is a high school senior and member of CHARM's publications team. She joins the conversation to talk about her time with CHARM and creative writing. She reads from her poem, "Singing Hearts."</p> <p>In addition to poetry anthologies and a nascent podcast, the journalism team contributes to<a href="https://charmlitmag.org/the-charm-report"> The CHARM Report</a>, which covers a range of topics in the news. Tianna Hunt <a href="https://charmlitmag.org/the-food-we-eat">wrote about the state of school lunches</a> as in-person classes resumed, interviewing students from schools across Baltimore.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>American Indians are the smallest population in the US, yet sexual violence against Indigenous women is ten times the national average. Why?</p> <p><strong>Kerry Hawk Lessard </strong>of <a href="https://nativeamericanlifelines.org/">Native American Lifelines</a> talks about the Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A vigil will honor the memories of <strong>Tiffany Jones</strong> and <strong>Yasmine Wilson</strong>, whose mother, <strong>Saundra Waddell</strong>, still fights for her justice.</p> <p>And <strong>Sophia Marjanovic, PhD</strong> talks about the race-based federal laws that have fueled attitudes and dangerous actions toward Indigenous people.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/179727591640018">Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives</a>, <a href="https://nativeamericanlifelines.org/">Native American Lifelines</a>, <a href="https://mmiwusa.org/">Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women</a>, <a href="https://www.baltimoreamericanindiancenter.org/">Baltimore American Indian Center.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>WYPR reporter <a href="https://www.wypr.org/people/john-lee">John Lee</a> guest-hosts this conversation with <strong>Robert McCullough</strong>, Baltimore County's new chief of police. Last month, McCullough became the first African-American leader of the <a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/">agency</a>. How will the 35-year department veteran improve morale on the force and address the public perception of rising crime?</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>At age 42, <a href="https://michelleparisauthor.com/">Michelle Paris</a> was plunged into a role she’d never imagined: she became a widow. The grief and disorientation knocked her for a loop, but she found a path forward and now has written a darkly funny novel about a widow much like her. We talk with her about her debut novel, <em><a href="https://greedyreads.com/item/XphlcnFKaGZc1U_c_B4d_Q">New Normal</a></em>.</p> <p>Links: Speaking event 5.6.23 at <a href="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062155840-0">Ellicott City Barnes and Noble.</a> </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Eating disorders are not uncommon, but they are often invisible. The Renfrew Center works to raise awareness about how to recognize if you, or someone you know, is struggling -- and how to get help. Primary therapist <strong>Yosan Gebre Ab</strong> talks us through it. Plus, a recovery story from <strong>Lola Morales</strong>, who found help just in time.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://renfrewcenter.com/">Renfrew Center</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a Stoop Story from <strong>Day Al-Mohamed</strong> about why being blind needn’t stop someone from doing whatever they set out to do.</p> <p>You can hear her story and others, and get information about live events and the Stoop podcast, at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a> .</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The events at the<a href="https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org/see-beyond-festival/"> ‘See Beyond Festival’</a> hosted by <a href="https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org/">Maryland School for the Blind</a> give the public a taste of what blind students experience -- the power of adapting to challenges without the use of sight. We get a preview from <strong>Rob Hair</strong>, Superintendent and CEO.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org/">Maryland School for the Blind</a>, <a href="https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org/see-beyond-festival/">See Beyond Festival</a>, A <a href="https://dors.maryland.gov/brochures/blind_guide.pdf">Guide to Rehabilitation Services and Resources for Individuals who are Blind or Severely Visually Impaired.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>How is Maryland working to protect children? A staggering report revealed extensive abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests and covered up by church leaders. Then, two weeks ago, Governor Moore signed into law a measure making it easier for victims to sue their abusers, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred. </p> <p>What can keep kids safe? We ask <strong>Adam Rosenberg, </strong>vice president of Violence Intervention and Prevention at <a href="https://www.lifebridgehealth.org/">LifeBridge Health</a>, and executive director of the health system’s <a href="https://www.lifebridgehealth.org/main/center-for-hope">Center for Hope</a>. </p> <p>The Maryland hotline for child and adult protective services is 1-800-91-PREVENT or 1-800-917-7383.</p> <p>Then, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this spring to prevent children who are victims of sex trafficking from being criminally prosecuted for charges related to trafficking, like prostitution or theft. Governor Moore is expected to sign the bill into law. We ask <strong>Amanda Rodriguez,</strong> executive director of <a href="https://www.turnaroundinc.org/">TurnAround</a>, how "Safe Harbor" will assist survivors of trafficking. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Eight years ago, Baltimore erupted in protest after Freddie Gray’s funeral. His death sparked calls for police reform and for investment in areas long neglected. What's changed? What concerns do young people have about the future?</p> <p>We speak with a trio devoted to their community: husband and wife, <strong>Elder C. W. Harris</strong> and <strong>Amelia Harris</strong>, and musician <strong>Todd Marcus. </strong>They are all co-founders of <a href="https://intersectionofchange.org/">Intersection of Change</a>, which works to enrich the social and economic lives of Sandtown residents.</p> <p>Then, young people across Maryland will have the chance to share their ideas and concerns at the <a href="https://noboundariescoalition.com/civic-culture/nbyo/">7th Annual Youth Issues Assembly</a>, to be held Saturday, May 6th. We get a preview from <strong>Shaleece</strong> <strong>Williams</strong>, Director of Youth Programming for the <a href="https://noboundariescoalition.com/">No Boundaries Coalition</a>; <strong>Kathleen Jones</strong>, program manager of the group’s Youth Organizers; and high school junior <strong>Crystal Diala</strong>. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s new <a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/violence-prevention/">Center for Violence Prevention</a> is a multidisciplinary initiative tasked with reducing violence in the city. The program draws on multiple departments within the university, including the medical school, law school and the school of social work.</p> <p>So far this year, Baltimore has seen at least 86 homicides; a majority killed by guns. Recently, <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2023-04-17/mayor-scotts-youth-curfew-will-it-help-or-hurt-baltimores-teens">several teenagers were among the killed or injured by gun violence in Baltimore</a>.</p> <p>In February, <a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/february-2023/finigan-carr-to-lead-center-for-violence-prevention.php">the university announced the inaugural executive director of the Center for Violence Prevention</a> to be <strong>Nadine Finigan-Carr, PhD., </strong>the director of the <a href="https://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/pari/">Prevention of Adolescent Risks Initiative</a> at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and an associate professor in the Department Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She joins us to discuss the root causes of violence and the Center for Violence Prevention's goals.</p> <p>(Image credit: Julio Cortez/AP)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>As a family grieves the daughter it lost, its love for the daughter still there twists and chafes, and she looks for ways to escape. We talk with <a href="https://www.jaclynpaul.com/">Jaclyn Paul, aka </a><strong><a href="https://www.jaclynpaul.com/">Lena George,</a> </strong>about her<strong> </strong>debut novel that takes us deep inside the family's dynamic.</p> <p>Plus <strong>Diana Emerson</strong> of <a href="https://waverlymainstreet.org/">Waverly Main Street</a> and <strong>Kate Khatib</strong>, a worker-owner at <a href="https://redemmas.org/">Red Emma's</a> gives us a preview of the Waverly Book Festival!</p> <p>Links:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lena-george-shes-not-home-in-conversation-with-shawn-nocher-tickets-580805995367"> Jaclyn Paul/Lena George in conversation at the Ivy Book Shop</a>, <a href="https://baltimore.org/event/waverly-book-festival/">Waverly Book Festival</a> , <a href="https://redemmas.org/">Red Emma's bookstore and coffeehouse</a>, <a href="https://waverlymainstreet.org/">Waverly Main Street</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Community artist <strong>Ashley Minner Jones</strong> tells of growing up in Dundalk, surrounded by family. Her bond with her grandmother was special.</p> <p>Minner Jones is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and an artist, scholar and historian. She researched and created a walking tour of Baltimore’s Lumbee Community. <a href="https://www.baltimorereservation.com/">There’s an accompanying website and a phone app for self-guided tours</a>, too.</p> <p>She also created <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/on-the-record/2023-03-03/safety-in-numbers-portraits-of-east-baltimores-reservation">a recent exhibition called “Safety in Numbers: Portraits of East Baltimore’s “Reservation."</a></p> <p>Find out about the <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/fundraiser-for-the-baltimore-museum-of-industry-redefining-industry/">next live Stoop Show on May 31 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry</a>. And listen to more stories from the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series">Stoop Storytelling Series on their podcast</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The Left Bank Jazz Society brought some of the biggest names in jazz to Baltimore, including Duke Ellington, Freddie Hubbard and Carmen McRae.</p> <p>Hundreds of performances in the 1960s and 70s were hosted by the Left Bank Jazz Society in The Famous Ballroom—now the site of the expanded Charles Theatre in the Station North arts and entertainment district.</p> <p>Recordings from its hallowed stage are set to be released Saturday, providing a new glimpse into this stunning chapter of jazz history.</p> <p><strong>Zev Feldmen</strong>, founder of <a href="https://www.deepdigsmusic.com/">Jazz Detective Records</a> and co-producer of the releases joins us to discuss the music and history of the Left Bank Jazz Society.</p> <p>We are also joined by<strong> Katea Stitt</strong>, Program Director for<a href="https://wpfwfm.org/radio/"> jazz station WPFW in Washington, D.C</a>, and daughter of jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt.</p> <p>The three LPs are a joint project of local label Jazz Detective Records and Vancouver-based <a href="http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_ReelToReal.htm">Reel to Real Records</a>. They feature legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt on <em><a href="https://www.elemental-music.com/inicio/4727-sonny-stitt-boppin-in-baltimore-live-at-the-left-bank-.html">Boppin’ in Baltimore: Live at the Left Bank</a></em>, Shirley Scott on <em><a href="https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15815">Queen Talk: Live at the Left Bank</a></em> and Walter Bishop Jr. on <em><a href="https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15816">Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore</a>. </em></p> <p>These LPs are available only at independent music retailers <a href="https://recordstoreday.com/">participating in Record Store Day, tomorrow, April 22</a>.</p> <p>To mark Record Store Day on Saturday, Stitt and Feldmen are set to join a panel discussion on the Left Bank Jazz Society at <a href="https://www.joesrecordparadise.com/">Joe’s Record Paradise</a> in Silver Spring at 2pm.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Buildings are responsible for about 30 percent of all CO2 emissions in the United States, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=86&t=1#:~:text=Energy%20consumption%20by%20the%20U.S.,British%20thermal%20units%20(Btu).">according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration</a>. In American cities<em>, </em>energy-use in buildings is often the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.</p> <p>Housing experts say electrification, retrofitting and upgrading the state’s housing stock is crucial in order to meet the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-03-31/climate-bill-heads-for-governors-desk">ambitious goals passed by Maryland lawmakers for cutting greenhouse gas emissions</a>.</p> <p>But <a href="https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/20230123_marylandreport.pdf">a report from a coalition of sustainable housing advocates</a>, including EarthJustice and Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, points to significant barriers faced by Maryland's 450,000 low-income households.</p> <p><strong>Susan Stevens Miller</strong> is a senior attorney with <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxYOiBhC9ARIsANiEIfaKwIXJN220di-pU8JSwkOD9aG3xuL3mbaSKkc3unQr9Ce-wPzRLYUaAp32EALw_wcB">EarthJustice</a> and a co-author on the report. She joins us to discuss the findings.</p> <p>And we speak with <strong>Ruth Ann Norton</strong>, CEO and President of <a href="https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/">Green & Healthy Homes Initiatives</a>, about the work her organization is doing to retrofit homes in Baltimore and across the country. For more information on GHHI's programs and services, go to <a href="https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/">Greenandhealthyhomes.org</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>There are about 28-thousand organ transplants annually in the US. How does organ donation work? <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/living-testament"><strong>Dr. Kathryn Smith</strong></a>, a Johns Hopkins pediatric transplantation doctor who received liver transplants as a teen, talks about her unique perspective.</p> <p>Then we hear from <strong>Carmen Blake</strong>, mother of organ donor Tim Blake, and <strong>Phyllis Weissblum, </strong>who received Tim's heart in November, 2019<strong>. </strong>The two women have forged a friendship.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.infinitelegacy.org/">Infinite Legacy Foundation</a>, <a href="https://donatelife.net/how-you-can-help/national-observances-celebrations/ndlm/">National Donate Life Month.</a> </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Founded in 2012, the <a href="https://prisonwitness.org/">American Prison Writing Archive</a> contains more than 3,000 essays by people incarcerated in the U.S. Last year, the APWA was awarded a grant from the Mellon Foundation and moved from Hamilton College to the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University</p> <p>Johns Hopkins professor <a href="https://politicalscience.jhu.edu/directory/vesla-weaver/"><strong>Vesla Weaver</strong></a><strong> </strong>describes the purpose and potential of the collection. And <a href="https://carceralconsultation.com/"><strong>Jose DiLenola </strong></a>shares how writing helped him make sense of his time in prison. Today, DiLenola is the Clemency Campaign Director for <a href="https://rappcampaign.com/">Release Aging People in Prison</a>.</p> <p>Search the <a href="https://prisonwitness.org/">American Prison Writing Archive</a>. Learn how to <a href="https://prisonwitness.org/how-to-submit/">submit work</a> to the archive.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Author and journalist <strong>Mark Bowden</strong> draws on wiretaps, police interviews, rap videos, text messages and interviews to drive the story of his new book, <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/life-sentence/">Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader</a>. <em> </em></p> <p>Bowden, who now writes for <em>The Atlantic</em> and other magazines, began his career at the late <em>Baltimore News American </em>and <em>The Philadelphia Inquirer. </em>He is best known for Black Hawk Down<em>,</em> his book about a deadly firefight in Somalia which was turned into a movie in 2001.</p> <p>Mark Bowden’s riveting new book is a look at the violence and isolation that casts deep shadows into the lives of Sandtown residents.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here is <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop story</a> from <strong>Julia Dugan</strong> about a mountain trek gone wrong.</p> <p>The next live Stoop show is June 23rd at Howard Community College. The theme is, “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/these-are-the-people-in-our-neighborhood-stories-about-community-conflict-culture-and-coming-together/">These are the People in our Neighborhood: Stories about community, conflict, culture and coming together.</a>”</p> <p>Listen to the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series">Stoop podcast</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Five years ago, <strong>Adrienne Kilby</strong> was looking for a way to make friends and enjoy nature. So, she founded <a href="https://www.meetup.com/baltimore-queer-hike/">Baltimore Queer Hike</a>. We speak with Kilby and co-organizer <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/simplynaturalyoga">Shanae Giles</a> </strong>about finding community and celebrating the outdoors.</p> <p>Check out this list of <a href="https://www.visitmaryland.org/list/places-go-hiking">popular hiking trails in Maryland</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - Crystal Brockington, Janice Jackson and Keyonna Mayo, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding. </p> <p> </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://imagemd.org/">IMAGE Center</a>, <a href="https://www.personcenteredplanningmd.com/">Expectations Matter</a>, <a href="https://www.transcen.org/">TransCen</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/medical-engineering/bike-clinic/">bike build</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/what-i-wish-for-my-child/">What I Wish For customized devices</a>, <a href="http://www.wean1.org/">Women Embracing Abilities Now</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarylandSILC">Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The poise and self-possession NPR’s<strong> Mary Louise Kelly </strong>exudes as a cohost on All Things Considered is not always how she feels inside. In Kelly's new book, she shares a very personal tale; a chronicle of her struggle to find time for family and friends as her globetrotting career grasps for every minute.</p> <p>Her new book is <em>‘</em><strong><em><a href="https://marylouisekellybooks.com/">It Goes So Fast: The Year of No Do-Overs</a></em></strong>.’ As her oldest son prepares for college after years of missed soccer practices and birthdays, Kelly realizes there won’t always be a next time.</p> <p>Plus, a local mom and entrepreneur is helping parents to pursue their own business while raising their families. <strong>Tammira Lucas </strong>and her sister<strong> TeKesha Jamison</strong> founded <strong><a href="https://www.thecubecowork.com/">The Cube Cowork</a> </strong>in 2016. The co-working space in East Baltimore, on Harford Road, opened during the pandemic.</p> <p>The co-working space features conference rooms, event spaces and, crucially for parents, babysitting services onsite. Lucas says childcare costs remain a significant barrier for parents looking to become entrepreneurs.<strong> <a href="https://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/BaltimoreCity%202022.pdf">According to Maryland Family Network</a></strong>, the cost of childcare is often the largest expense in a Baltimore city family with a median income.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>What can we learn from a clay marble and bottle shards pulled from the earth? We ask archeologist <strong>Jay Lunze</strong> and <strong>Sarah Jesse</strong>, director of the Academy Art Museum, how they hope to tell more about the history of The Hill one of the first free Black communities in the country, in Easton, Maryland. And we hear from <strong>Yvonne Freeman</strong>, a descendant of James Freeman, one of the first free African American homeowners, about why she believes learning from the past informs who she is today.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://academyartmuseum.org/">Academy Art Museum</a>, <a href="https://thehillcommunityproject.org/">The Hill Community Project.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>