Baltimore Beat
@baltimorebeat.bsky.social
Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.
http://baltimorebeat.com/neighborhood
http://baltimorebeat.com/neighborhood
With “between every breath, there is atmosphere,” abdu mongo ali explores the relationship between ecology and culture in a “musical-ass city” like Baltimore. baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
With “between every breath, there is atmosphere,” abdu mongo ali explores the relationship between ecology and culture in a “musical-ass city” like Baltimore. baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
Photostory: Scenes from the skate park baltimorebeat.com/photostory-s...
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Photostory: Scenes from the skate park baltimorebeat.com/photostory-s...
Black Crossword Puzzle: January 21, 2026 baltimorebeat.com/black-crossw...
Black Crossword Puzzle: January 21, 2026
Sign up, and we'll send you the latest issue directly to your inbox!
baltimorebeat.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Black Crossword Puzzle: January 21, 2026 baltimorebeat.com/black-crossw...
Reeta Hubbard: Two birds, one stone baltimorebeat.com/reeta-hubbar...
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Reeta Hubbard: Two birds, one stone baltimorebeat.com/reeta-hubbar...
From campus to City Hall: A fellowship program hopes to keep HBCU students in Baltimore after graduation
baltimorebeat.com/from-campus-...
baltimorebeat.com/from-campus-...
From campus to City Hall: A fellowship program hopes to keep HBCU students in Baltimore after graduation
Obed Gant moved to Baltimore from his hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana, with dreams of pursuing the arts. At Coppin State University, he majored in urban arts with a concentration in theater and…
baltimorebeat.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
From campus to City Hall: A fellowship program hopes to keep HBCU students in Baltimore after graduation
baltimorebeat.com/from-campus-...
baltimorebeat.com/from-campus-...
Until our engagement with local politicians transcends identity reductionism, we are doomed to confuse storytelling with political strategy, writes Bry Reed. baltimorebeat.com/bry-reed-the...
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Until our engagement with local politicians transcends identity reductionism, we are doomed to confuse storytelling with political strategy, writes Bry Reed. baltimorebeat.com/bry-reed-the...
Baltimore veteran emcee ILL Conscious has spent years solidifying his name as a top-tier lyricist at home and abroad. baltimorebeat.com/best-beats-1...
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Baltimore veteran emcee ILL Conscious has spent years solidifying his name as a top-tier lyricist at home and abroad. baltimorebeat.com/best-beats-1...
One man’s thirsty gambit to win an Oscar fumbles one of the best performances he’s delivered in years. baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
One man’s thirsty gambit to win an Oscar fumbles one of the best performances he’s delivered in years. baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
This year is about strengthening your foundation, fire signs. baltimorebeat.com/january-2026...
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This year is about strengthening your foundation, fire signs. baltimorebeat.com/january-2026...
Khloe Ison is the future of Baltimore basketball baltimorebeat.com/khloe-ison-i...
Khloe Ison is the future of Baltimore basketball
In the summer of 2024, you couldn’t pin Khloe Ison down. But her parents, Akilah Crowner and Keemie Ison, did the best they could to keep up. While Baltimore basketball prodigy Ison was traveling…
baltimorebeat.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Khloe Ison is the future of Baltimore basketball baltimorebeat.com/khloe-ison-i...
The goal of the composer-in-residence initiative is to give musicians the opportunity to explore the collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art as inspiration for a compositional work. baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The goal of the composer-in-residence initiative is to give musicians the opportunity to explore the collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art as inspiration for a compositional work. baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 1/14/26-1/28/26 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-ar...
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Baltimore Arts and Culture Events 1/14/26-1/28/26 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-ar...
Dwayne Johnson’s brand identity holds back ‘The Smashing Machine’ baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Dwayne Johnson’s brand identity holds back ‘The Smashing Machine’ baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
Baltimore Government and Community Events 1/14/26-1/28/26 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-go...
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Baltimore Government and Community Events 1/14/26-1/28/26 baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-go...
Earth signs, this year be mindful of getting too caught up in the disappointments. baltimorebeat.com/january-2026...
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Earth signs, this year be mindful of getting too caught up in the disappointments. baltimorebeat.com/january-2026...
2025 Crown Award Winners baltimorebeat.com/2025-crown-a...
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
2025 Crown Award Winners baltimorebeat.com/2025-crown-a...
Reposted by Baltimore Beat
This is a terrifically well-researched and warm story about incredible art from an incredible community.
The women upholding Baltimore’s tradition as a quilt city baltimorebeat.com/the-women-up...
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This is a terrifically well-researched and warm story about incredible art from an incredible community.
The women upholding Baltimore’s tradition as a quilt city baltimorebeat.com/the-women-up...
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The women upholding Baltimore’s tradition as a quilt city baltimorebeat.com/the-women-up...
A peek inside the world of a young hoops phenom and a family’s sacrifice. baltimorebeat.com/khloe-ison-i...
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A peek inside the world of a young hoops phenom and a family’s sacrifice. baltimorebeat.com/khloe-ison-i...
Reposted by Baltimore Beat
While everyone is celebrating Josh Safdie and Timmée’s work in Marty Supreme, I thought it was necessary to revisit Benny and Dwayne’s work in The Smashing Machine, a movie I liked a lot more than I anticipated I might.
My latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social:
baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
My latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social:
baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
Dwayne Johnson’s brand identity holds back ‘The Smashing Machine’
“The Smashing Machine” was one of the most ballyhooed motion picture releases of 2025, but its theatrical run came and went with nary a whimper. Now that it’s made it to home video, was its calculated...
baltimorebeat.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
While everyone is celebrating Josh Safdie and Timmée’s work in Marty Supreme, I thought it was necessary to revisit Benny and Dwayne’s work in The Smashing Machine, a movie I liked a lot more than I anticipated I might.
My latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social:
baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
My latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social:
baltimorebeat.com/dwayne-johns...
Reposted by Baltimore Beat
absolutely beautiful shot on the cover of @baltimorebeat.bsky.social
Issue 75 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover was shot by Urijah Parran.
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
absolutely beautiful shot on the cover of @baltimorebeat.bsky.social
abdu mongo ali makes a triumphant return to Baltimore as the BMA’s first composer in residence baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
abdu mongo ali makes a triumphant return to Baltimore as the BMA’s first composer in residence baltimorebeat.com/abdu-mongo-a...
Reposted by Baltimore Beat
a beautiful story with beautiful images, both by MacKenzie River Foy
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
a beautiful story with beautiful images, both by MacKenzie River Foy
Issue 75 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover was shot by Urijah Parran.
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Issue 75 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover was shot by Urijah Parran.
Reposted by Baltimore Beat
🗣️ Baltimore Beat is back!
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🗣️ Baltimore Beat is back!