Streeter: ‘A Black Girl and Her Braids’ captures the simple joy of self
Jaylene Clark Owens’ new children’s picture book, "A Black Girl and Her Braids," celebrates Black women wearing their hair freely.
Streeter: I was still masking before the flu season was bad
I never stopped wearing a mask anywhere people were going to breathe on me, or where I could breathe on them.
Streeter: I’m rooting for Maryland’s Tony Dokoupil on CBS. I’m just not sure what he’s doing.
COLUMN | There were glimmers of real journalism in Tony Dokoupil’s first week behind the desk of “CBS Evening News.” I’m still skeptical.
Streeter: Maryland’s mean girl ‘Housewives’ trigger high school flashbacks
The ladies of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Potomac” are catty, mean and make me feel like I’m in high school — even though I’m 54.
Streeter: Ravens fandom means loyalty to the team — but it needs to go both ways
COLUMN | The Ravens have not been a priority for one die-hard fan this season, and it has little to do with how the team played.
Streeter: Love, loss and AIDS shaped this author’s groundbreaking memoir
“First Comes Love,” the groundbreaking grief memoir from University of Baltimore writing professor Marian Winik, is being rereleased on its 30th anniversary.
Streeter: This is going to be a hard year full of hard things. Let’s embrace it.
COLUMN: This New Year's Day, I'm starting a challenge for myself: Let's focus on the things I can control and not shy away from discomfort.
Streeter: To the shame of the ancestors, I couldn’t play spades. Until now.
COLUMN| I never knew how to play spades, the unofficial Black card game, until now.
Is ‘The Baltimorons’ a Christmas movie? It depends which of our columnists you ask.
COLUMN| Is “The Baltimorons” a Christmas movie? Is it a Baltimore movie? Is it both? Columnists Leslie Gray Streeter and Rick Hutzell debate.
Streeter: The invisible labor of the holidays, or how not to be mad at Santa
COLUMN | Parents spend a lot of time, money and tinsel on the holidays, which is both rewarding and exhausting. But it’s worth it. Probably.
Streeter: The pressure — and honor — of being the macaroni and cheese maker in a Black family
COLUMN | I had rejected my inheritance of macaroni and cheese. This holiday season, I’m proud to have reclaimed it.
When Christmas hurts: A local writer explores grief through holiday movies
Matthew Norman, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses his book “Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon.”
In a holiday twist, some service workers say customers are actually nicer this year
The world needs less jeer and more cheer. These local service industry folks are feeling the love.
As holiday money is tight and morale is low, help kids learn what gifts really matter
Here's how to explain to kids that the holidays might be lighter on material gifts in this economy, but there are still ways to make the season meaningful.
What ‘Wicked: For Good’ can teach us about allyship in the real world
In this fraught political moment, what can the witches, lions and wizards of Oz teach us about allyship and living in community with those in need?
Let’s make December the best month of this terrible year
2025 has been terrible. Maybe December will be nicer?
Giving thanks for plump cats, all-you-can-eat crabs and tricky parking
In a truly befuddling year, these are things I'm most sincerely, unironically thankful for — from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Baltimore accents.
Not sure what ‘6-7’ means? That’s the point.
If you’ve spent any time around kids in the past year, you've probably heard them shout "6-7!" for no reason. Don't try to figure out why they're doing it.
The president calling a female reporter ‘piggy’ is not normal. None of this is.
President Trump called a female reporter “piggy” on camera and told her to be quiet. How did we get here, and what’s even the point anymore?
Michelle Obama said what you’re not ready to hear
Michelle Obama sparked controversy last week over comments on female presidential candidates and Black women's hair. I, for one, think she was absolutely right.
