Arts and Culture

BALTIMORE – On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Baltimore stood still at 2401 Belair Road. Community members, descendants, elected officials, clergy, and scholars gathered to lift up a truth that bulldozers and backroom deals tried to bury. Laurel Cemetery — once the sacred resting place for tens of thousands of Black Baltimoreans — was given its rightful due with the unveiling of a new commemorative sign, now visible from Belair Road. “We are here so that Laurel is not forgotten — so that the names of those buried here are not lost forever.” — Dr. Elgin Klugh, Coppin State University Laurel…

An Ode to Black Men: Celebrating the Legacy of Donald Morton “Doni” Glover

By The Nefertiti Network White House Correspondence Team BMORENews (BALTIMORE – December 5, 2024) – In a world that often overlooks the brilliance of Black men, Donald Morton “Doni” Glover refuses to remain unseen. He is a force—an architect of change, reshaping narratives, and leading with purpose. His work, vision, and unwavering commitment to amplifying Black voices have crafted a legacy that resonates within the heart of Black America. Through his groundbreaking media platforms, Glover revolutionized the way Black communities receive and engage with the news, offering a reflection of themselves that was long missing from mainstream outlets. By putting Black…

Holidays at The Lewis II Sat., Dec. 21 | 11 am – 3 pm | Free with Museum Admission

Holidays at The Lewis Saturday, December 21 | 11 am – 3 pm | Free with Museum Admission Celebrate this month’s upcoming holidays, including Christmas and Kwanzaa activities at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Festivities will include a Kwanzaa candle lighting ceremony with African dancing and drumming with Sankofa Dance Theater, choral singing by the Singing Sensations Youth Choir, a presentation on Center Stage’s Black Nativity, and an author’s reading of Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s by children’s author Carole Boston Weatherford. REGISTER HERE

Visit the Sankofa Children’s Museum at 4330 Pimlico Rd.

Experience savings of up to 85%! Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures invites you to Sip and Shop on Nov 29th from 2-6 pm and Nov 30th from 11-6 pm, honoring Christmas and Kwanzaa with the spirit of love and giving. Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures is located at 4330 Pimlico Rd. Jewelry and Clothes and Drinks. FMI, visit https://www.sankofaafricanbazaar.com/.

Turning the Page with Author Tessa Stone

Stephanie M. Henderson, BooksandBounty.com Rising paranormal romance star, Tessa Stone, talks about her writer’s toolbox and get a closer look at the Graphic Novels on our TBR shelf. Read full review of Stone’s Taming Kane and get the a list of all the reads and recs from the latest how here. Catch the live show every Tuesday night at 10 EST, live on Twitch

A Bookish Recap of October 2024

Stephanie M. Henderson, BooksandBounty.com I have always been a collector of bookish things–books, button pins, bookmarks, stationary, art. Curating bookish things, people, and events brings me joy. In October, I continued to grow my bookish community, taking the seasonal opportunity to focus on my favorite literary genres—fantasy, science fiction, dark fiction, and most recently, horror—it is spooky season! Special guests on Books & Bounty TV included a local, West Baltimore author writing Afrofuturism, as well as the founder of The Black Girl’s Horror Guide, a book and cinema club that meets in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. If you were out…

Bookish Recap featuring Caribbean Gothic and Black Horror

Stephanie Henderson, host of Books &  Bounty TV, with special guest Emma Akpan @emmanism on IG, provide you with spooky Halloween reads in horror, dark fiction, and gothic literature from while amplifying women writers, voices of colors, and untold stories. Live on Twitch every Tuesday night, 10ish EST. Read Steph’s full October Reading Recap at BooksandBounty.com. With a lofty annual reading goal of 52 books, Emma not only devours books at an uncanny rate, she speaks candidly and intelligently about literature and movies. Particularly, she enjoys #horror, #darkfiction, and #scifi. Looking to build her bookish community, Emma founded The Black…

Books & Bounty Weekly Recap: Building a Bookish Community, Part 2

Follow Books & Bounty TV for live coverage of local and virtual bookish things, people and events! Books & Bounty TV Weekly Recap 10/08/2024 As she gets closer to Day 30 of being a “momtreprenuer,” Stephanie continues to discuss building a bookish community in Baltimore and beyond. We’ll take a look at the bookish things, people, and events she’s encountering along the way.  Follow Stephanie @booksandbounty on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads. Bookish things, people, and events featured on this episode: Doni Glover Shower with Princess Williams of PrincessWeVoiceover.com. As moms and entrepreneurs we discuss how we tend to our mental…