diversity

In gentrified city neighborhoods across America, including Baltimore, many middle-class parents face a crucial question: Should we send our kids to a public school, a private school or a charter school -- or should we just move to the suburbs? Where can children get a good education in a racially and economically diverse setting, and how important is that? Education policy expert Michael J. Petrilli faced that question and has written a book about what he calls "The Diverse Schools Dilemma." Petrilli, a former education official under George W.

Today on The Lines Between Us, some people in Baltimore's nonprofit community tell us why they're moving the conversation about employment opportunities beyond "diversity" into "inclusion," and we'll learn what the difference is.

Then, the Celtic music group, Helicon, joins us for a preview of their 27th annual winter solstice concert.

Our series "The Lines Between Us" has turned its focus from fair housing to economic opportunity, with a look last week at the various ways Baltimore’s minority entrepreneurs found support for their ventures when banks were denying them commercial credit.

The biggest challenge,

Do conversations about race become confrontational?

Harry Johnson on developing a new generation of civic leaders

Danista Hunte on developing young leaders for defunct neighborhood ass'ns

The full, unedited interview.

“The Lines Between Us” series continues, with a look at neighborhood diversity. Edmondson Village in the 60s, Patterson Park in the 90s--how neighborhoods change in racial and class demographics.
Tom Hall talks with clergy from a white church and a black church who are joining forces to create racial reconcilation and extend "a radical welcome."