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.
Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood
My Podcasting Mentor: Tone Robin, Host of the Talking Chit Podcast
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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. I was impressed because this person who wasn't even from Baltimore had an appreciation for the city I love so much--and particularly an interest in Cherry Hill. Fast forward to May 2025 when I learned I was being let go from my job as a federal contractor. It was then that I decided to pursue my interest in being a creative on social media as a podcaster. I was so excited exploring what I needed to do and what I needed to purchase, that I never thought about how I would learn this technology. Then, I thought of Tone and hoped that he would be able to help me. Sure enough, I told him what I was doing, and he stepped right up. I want to share with you this young man's journey and his personal evolution.
Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.
