Lines Between Us

February 1, 2013

Lawrence Lanahan

When controversy erupts over big developments in Baltimore, developers often counter with this tantalizing promise: "We've got jobs!"

Full interview with Bailey Pope, Carl Stokes, and Todd Yeary

An update on the Read's Drug Store site

Who's going to train workers for new development jobs?

February 1, 2013

Jamyla Kay, Assistant Producer

Addiction, trauma, mental illness, incarceration and homelessness. These five sections divide Marian House's "30 Women, 30 Stories" book, traveling exhibition and DVD.

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.

After a couple months looking at the relationship between housing, wealth, and inequality, "The Lines Between Us" is turning its attention to equality of economic opportunity.

In Baltimore, tensions between some universities and residents of the communties that surround them have lingered for generations. Morgan State University officials are aware of that tension and are making steps to address pre-existing divides.

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.