IN THE MIDST OF major social change, Brittany Oliver’s mission is to make sure that Black women are never left behind. She founded Not Without Black Women in 2017, as a response to the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., which she (and others) felt marginalized women of color. More recently, she was one of the leaders of the local Say Her Name march, which demanded justice for Breonna Taylor and all Black women, femmes, and girls who have experienced police and interpersonal violence.
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Man With a Plan
The eternal optimism of Thibault Manekin.
SHOWER POWER
Locals let rain gardens soak up the storm.
THE SOFA QUEEN
Stuffed & Tufted’s Samantha Kuczynski relishes being the new face of upholstery.
The Starting Gate
At long last, plans are underway for a new “Home of the Preakness.”
CLEANING UP CITY HALL
Baltimore is the second most corrupt federal jurisdiction in the country. Can a city with our history be reformed?
THE HOMECOMING
For one family, it was time to start living in their house, not just existing there.
SUGAR RUSH
Baltimore gets a fresh batch of home-grown bakeries——and the line forms here.
GAMECHANGER SANDRA GIBSON
Executive Director, SNF Parkway Theatre & Maryland Film Festival
FROM THE GROUND UP
A new build gives a couple a house that finally feels like them.
AFTER GLOW
KEY HIGHWAY
NEW FACTORY IN MOSES LAKE TO BRING HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS
A battery materials company has purchased a 600,000-square foot facility in Moses Lake, Washington, to be used to manufacture lithium-ion anode battery materials for the automotive and cell phone industries.
AFTER the WAR
IN THE AFTERMATH OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE, IT’S TIME FOR EUROPE TO STEP UP AND AMERICA TO STEP BACK.
CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON TO END SCHOOL MASK MANDATES
Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly this week.
Luxury Brands and Colorverse: Making a Difference
At the 2021 Washington D.C. Fountain Pen SuperShow, South Korea's Colorverse and its U.S. distributor Luxury Brands of America premiered a new D.C. show ink with a special message and purpose.
TV BUSH PEOPLE FEUDING OVER FAMILY FORTUNE!
Billy’s children all determined to fill dead dad’s shoes
Book Review
The Secret History of Washington, DC, R&B
In Focus
THE NEWS IN PICTURES
UNITED AIRLINES WILL ADD NEW INTERNATIONAL ROUTES NEXT YEAR
United Airlines said Thursday it will launch its biggest expansion of transatlantic service next year, a vote of confidence that international travel will rebound from the depths of the pandemic.
COVID Diaries: Sarah Jones
The 700,000 Death Toll An atheist stumbles toward a way to grieve.
BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS GOES INTO EFFECT ON FRIDAY
A ban on single-use plastic bags that was originally scheduled to begin on the first of this year will go into effect Friday across Washington state.