Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
Baltimore was the place to be in the 1950s and 1960s, bustling with all the industry and social change about to come. For African Americans, it was a jobs magnet with all the major manufacturers. Those living in Turner Station and Sparrows Point, the company town built to host the Bethlehem Steel Company, had the highest per capita income for African Americans in the nation. Cherry Hill, the only planned community built for African Americans by the Federal Government, lifted many Baltimore Boomers into the middle class. This podcast walks down memory lane through the neighborhoods and good times--despite segregation--that those growing up there can never forget.
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77 episodes
Selena Robinson: Creating Lasting Memories
Selena and I became acquainted through a direct sales opportunity doing jewelry parties. It was a fun way to test our entrepreneurial spirit and meet like-minded women and men. That was 20 years ago, and we have remained friends. Selena is 20 y...
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Episode 35
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38:19
Mattie Butler: Paradise Found in Cherry Hill
Mattie Butler gives us a glimpse of what life was like in early Cherry Hill. She was 14 when she and her mother, Ms. Frances Jones, moved from Vine Street near Fremont Avenue to Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill was a dream come true for her and the oth...
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Episode 34
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31:18
Mark Aubert: Ancestry.com Suggested Caribbean Family Ties
Those of you with subscriptions to Ancestry.com know that from time to time you might receive a message suggesting family members who share portions of your DNA. So far, I have found four cousins this way. The other three are related on my moth...
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Episode 33
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53:37
Michael Burnside with Unfinished Business
You will remember Michael burnside as the subject of Season 1, Episodes 31 and 32. He grew up in East Baltimore and Cherry Hill and later went into the service. However, his is an unconventional journey that ultimately led him to his purpose.&n...
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Episode 32
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39:37
Adrienne Warren Appreciates the Investment the Cherry Hill Community Made in Her
Growing up in Cherry Hill in mid-20th century America was a privilege. The message you received from your neighbors, your educators, and your church congregation was that you mattered. That's the message that Adrienne Warren received that carri...
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Episode 31
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37:20
Levon Parker: From a Farm in Craddockville, VA to the Renowned Halls of the National Institutes of Health
Just like Ava Gabor on the sitcom, "Green Acres," farm life was not for Levon Parker. Levon could not wait to leave the farm, and he ran straight from the arms of his doting grandmother to those of a drill sergeant in the early 1950s--not long ...
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Episode 30
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42:50
Joy Thomas Moore: First Mother of Maryland
Joy Thomas Moore is a very unassuming woman with a powerful story to share. As I sat across from her, I could not help but smile because she flashes the same smile that Marylanders have become accustomed to seeing on the Governor. Her story is ...
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Episode 29
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37:51
Alice Faye Brailey Torriente: Like Father Like Daughter
If you didn't catch my hint, Alice is the daughter of the late Maryland Senator, Troy Brailey who served in Maryland's General Assembly from the mid 1960s until the mid 1990s. While Alice stood in her father's shadow growing up, she has managed...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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51:12
Fandreia Bowman: School Counselor Extraordinaire!
When I met Fandreia Bowman working on the Bob Wallace for Mayor campaign, I was impressed with her drive. She tackled every task--large or small--with the same level of determination. After interviewing her for this episode, I understand where ...
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Episode 27
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31:01
My Podcasting Mentor: Tone Robin, Host of the Talking Chit Podcast
Tone Robin contacted me two or three years ago to ask me to be on his podcast to discuss my book, Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore. He came to my home with just an iPhone, and we had a delightful conversation...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:06:52
Shirley Brown: Bringing Young People to God
Shirley Brown has been a light to others her entire life. In this episode, she shares with us some of the positivity she exudes as she continues her journey leading young people to God.
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Episode 26
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39:21
Billy Murphy in Conversation with John Morris: From Young Lawyers to Seasoned Attorneys
We usually see lawyers publicly in terms of the cases they are representing. This episode reflects the thinking and lessons learned over the course of a lifetime in the legal profession for these two Baltimore lawyers. Observe them today as two...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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52:23
Michael Eugene Johnson: Serving Popcorn and Nostalgia at the Pikes Studio Cinema
The Pikes Theater has been a landmark on Reisterstown Road since forever. It has gone through several iterations, the most recent being as a very intimate setting for viewing your favorite movies with food you choose to order from one of the ne...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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37:21
Robert "Bobby" Maith: Life in the Garden of Eden, AKA Cherry Hill
Bobby Maith, the oldest child of Mrs. Dorothy Maith of Episode 22, once said that growing up in Cherry Hill was like living in the Garden of Eden with all the lush foliage, fruit trees, and wooded areas that we had. Mr. Maith, Bobby's dad, prov...
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Episode 23
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55:13
Mrs. Dorothy Maith: Over a Century of Memories!
Mrs. Dorothy Maith is 102 years old. She was born in the Rossville area of Baltimore County and was a member of the first class to graduate from Baltimore City's Dunbar High School in 1941. She and her husband, Robert, Sr., bought a house in Ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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45:58
Mary Tolbert: She Knew Luther When . . .
Some people you meet, and you click right away. That's how it was when I met Mary Tolbert. I think it was the Spring of 2021 when things were starting to reopen after the COVID pandemic. We were going to a casino in Charles Town, WV, on it's op...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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30:14
The Simmons Family: Picture Perfect!
The picture I use for my podcast cover was taken by Mr. Carlton Simmons. He chronicled Cherry Hill families with his black and white photography. If it was a family event, he captured it with his camera. He took all the school class photos unti...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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46:33
Carl David's Internet Radio Journey: JAZZRADIOdc.com
Sometimes you have to take a long road to find your dream. For Carl David, that road started in Chicago, went to Los Angeles, came back to Harvey, IL, and then here to the DMV. Hear this Boomer talk about how he has pursued his love for jazz wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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59:25
Tales from the Edmondson High School Class of 1965's 60th Reunion
The year was 1965, and we were all ready to get out into the world. What a world it was! Baltimore City was booming with industry, and jobs were plentiful. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened up opportunities for us that our parents didn't have...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:21:32
Dr. Shamara Collins, Defender of the Planet!
When Shamara Collins was a little girl growing up in Columbia, Maryland, she appreciated nature and the green spaces designed throughout the planned community. So much so that when she grew up, she became what I call a professional steward of p...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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39:07
Matthew Anderson Kinnard, Ph.D., Retired Director of the NIH Extramural Associates Program
The National Institutes of Health is not a typical Federal work environment. It is located on a 300+ acre campus in Bethesda, MD. There are over 30 buildings on the grounds, and it has its own power plant, police department, and fire department...
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Episode 16
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1:00:24
Friendship: Our Broken Circle/Carol Matthews, Sandra Green Johnson, and Me in Honor of Sidney Rauls Ellis
Friendship is golden. Particularly when it is lifelong. My closest friends are the ones I met in school. Today, two of my best friends and I discuss growing up in Baltimore and our friendship with the late Sidney Rauls Ellis. We are pictured ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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37:49
From Childhood in Tulsa, OK to Mayor of Hanover, PA and Infinity!: Myneca Offord Ojo
When little Myneca Offord was catching a ride to her babysitting certification class in downtown Tulsa at the age of 10, little did she know she would one day be the Mayor of Hanover, PA. If you listen to Myneca's episode, you will understand h...
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Episode 13
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46:35
Joseph Harrison Ager, Reaching Out from NIH to HBCUs for a New Generation of Scientists
If you know of any African American research scientists/medical doctors 50 and under, chances are they came through some training experience funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If they did, they were probably introduced to the NI...
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Episode 12
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1:01:18
Minnie Conyers Carter: Prayze Factor Icon, Ambassador, and Gospel Award Winner
Minnie Conyers Carter has made her mark on many aspects of life in Baltimore. As with many in this generation, she is part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to seek better lives up north. She and her mother, Mrs. Ida Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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47:57