COLUMN | The Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission, which was disbanded in 2020 during COVID, is back. And I’m glad, because when our economy suffers, as it is right now, so do our pets.

COLUMN | Angel Reese made the interwebs mad for seemingly calling Baltimore “ghetto.” We’re going to love her anyway, especially after she made the women’s national basketball team.

COLUMN: Dirt bikes, part of Baltimore City’s Black culture for decades, are illegal on the streets. Advocates want to talk to law enforcement and others to figure out how to promote a safe way to continue that history.

COLUMN | This vote to have more flexibility in drawing congressional districts is not about spite or waving signs. It’s about our perilous ability to exist as full citizens.

COLUMN | I’m trying to raise a friendly, confident Black child who is solid in any identity he comes to have. But I’m afraid it will be used against him.

COLUMN | The murders of Giovanna Myrie and her young brother, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, remind us that our kids are struggling with big emotions and possible violence. What are we missing?

COLUMN | After years of Baltimore City asking for a Trader Joe’s, we finally get one ... that’s so close to the county, there’s a county office building in the parking lot. I don’t think that’s good enough.

COLUMN | The cyclosporiasis outbreak, probably caused by iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, has reminded me and others that science is good and shopping from local farms is great.

COLUMN | BGE resumed cutting off people’s power for not paying their bills. I suggest forgiveness for those constantly playing catch-up, especially in this unforgiving heat.

COLUMN | The Somerset County proposal to limit young adult book titles to kids 18 and older will make children less empathetic and — let’s face it — stupider.

COLUMN | Maryland isn't perfect. But with its approach to vaccines, as seen in the recent Vax Act, and other issues like trans and voting rights, it's the Common Sense State.

COLUMN | The Columbus statue in Little Italy will be occupied by a new work commemorating Italian immigrants. I think this should have been the way in the first place.

COLUMN | Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Maryland school districts must adopt a consistent policy restricting phone usage in class. As a parent, I’m concerned.

COLUMN | “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a freedom song written by an enslaver. What are we to make of the national anthem in Baltimore, a city that’s so proud of it?

COLUMN | We have a problem with what to do with our children, as proved by events at AFRAM and in Fells Point. It’s on all of us to figure it out.

COLUMN | Will the fall elections in Maryland be contentious and drama-filled? Three local political experts don’t think so.

COLUMN | It can be frustrating as a fan to watch the highs and lows of Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole, while knowing as a Black woman that the world is watching closely.

COLUMN | This Father’s Day, I want to give a virtual hug to the Black dads out there, working hard even as the world seems out to get them. Take a load off, man.

COLUMN | Baltimore’s Penn Station was set for a major glow-up, but it was scaled back. I and other commuters still think the city needs more from its depot.

COLUMN | My son called me panicked as ICE detained people outside his Baltimore City public school. It’s forever changed him — and me, too.