I Kinda, Sorta Love Baltimore Community

I Kinda, Sorta Love Baltimore Community Between The Wire version of B-more and the Inner Harbor B-more, there exists a town full of beautiful, creative, vibrant people. This page is a tribute to them.

07/03/2026

has declared a Extreme Heat Alert from July 1-4, 2026, and is urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves and vulnerable populations from the dangerous temperatures, including activating cooling centers, suspending certain services, and providing public safety messaging. https://afro.com/baltimore-heat-wave-precautions/

07/03/2026
07/03/2026

This snapshot by photographer Paul S. Henderson captures people jumping into the water at Pool Number 2 located in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland. Built in 1921 to segregate recreational activities in Druid Hill Park, this was the only public pool open to Black residents in Baltimore. Following a lawsuit against the city by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), all pools city-wide were opened to all patrons regardless of race on June 23, 1956.

See more from the Paul S. Henderson Photograph Collection in the H. Furlong Baldwin Library at www.mdhistory.org/digital-resource/collection/paul-s-henderson-photograph-collection.

Pool No. 2 in Druid Hill Park, photograph by Paul S. Henderson (1899–1988), ca. 1948. MCHC Library, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, HEN.01.03-015

07/03/2026

For nearly 25 years, the hit HBO show The Wire has remained one of ...

07/03/2026

We catch up with founder Lia J. Latty about the evolution of the digital magazine, which amplifies the work of Black photographers in Baltimore and beyond.

07/03/2026

"We know what the potential is. I saw it," says Black Butterfly Teaching Farm executive director Denzel Mitchell Jr. "And I believe that type of excitement and resiliency is still available to us. But folks need to see what’s possible.”

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