Lines Between Us

On Thursday, December 13th, a crowd gathered at the MICA Brown Center to watch The House I Live In, a documentary exploring how U.S.

Maryland voters approved same-sex marriage at the ballot box on Tuesday, marking a shift in public opinion that’s been occurring over the last several years.  Same-sex marriage had been defeated 32 times by voters across the country prior to Tuesday night.  Now, Maryland will join eight other states and the District of Columbia in allowing same-sex marriage.

Web Extra: Beyer and Evans on the importance of hate crime legislation.

This week on "The Lines Between Us,” we'll look at research that shows how the foreclosure crisis broke down along race and class lines, and what it means for children. We’ll hear what Northeast Baltimore’s Belair-Edison community is doing to stem the tide, and we'll meet a woman there who's trying to cope with being on the brink of foreclosure.

Then – Tom Hall talks with Joanne Martin, president of Great Blacks in Wax, about why she and her husband Elmer founded the museum--and why they decided to locate it on North Avenue.

“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."

In this episode of "The Lines Between Us" we focus on neighborhood diversity. Baltimore residents share their perspectives on the changing racial and class demographics of some city neighborhoods.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has proposed her own plan to deal with the vacants in Baltimore.  It’s called Vacants to Value, and she launched it in November 2010.  The program focuses on selling the vacants in specific transitioning neighborhoods.