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Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

By: Linda Grace Morris
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Baltimore was the place to be in the 1950s and 1960s, bustling with all the industry and social change about to come. For African Americans, it was a jobs magnet with all the major manufacturers. Those living in Turner Station and Sparrows Point, the company town built to host the Bethlehem Steel Company, had the highest per capita income for African Americans in the nation. Cherry Hill, the only planned community built for African Americans by the Federal Government, lifted many Baltimore Boomers into the middle class. This podcast walks down memory lane through the neighborhoods and good times--despite segregation--that those growing up there can never forget.

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  • Carl David's Internet Radio Journey: JAZZRADIOdc.com

    Carl David's Internet Radio Journey: JAZZRADIOdc.com
    Nov 4 2025

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    Sometimes you have to take a long road to find your dream. For Carl David, that road started in Chicago, went to Los Angeles, came back to Harvey, IL, and then here to the DMV. Hear this Boomer talk about how he has pursued his love for jazz while working full-time jobs.

    Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.
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    59 mins
  • Tales from the Edmondson High School Class of 1965's 60th Reunion

    Tales from the Edmondson High School Class of 1965's 60th Reunion
    Oct 26 2025

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    The year was 1965, and we were all ready to get out into the world. What a world it was! Baltimore City was booming with industry, and jobs were plentiful. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened up opportunities for us that our parents didn't have. The Vietnam War was calling up our generation to serve as soon as we graduated and consumed so many lives. Demonstrations were everywhere for everything. It was an exciting yet tumultuous time. Fast forward 60 years to Saturday, October 25, 2025, as my class met at Martin's West for our 60th reunion. It was difficult to get folks to leave the action to come up to a suite to record their thoughts, but eight classmates did so. My thanks to Michael Levy Cheatam, Frank Long, Janice Graham Taylor Solomon, Nathaniel T. Oaks, Maxine Tuck Turnipseed, Juanita Hudson Bellamy, Gregory Evans, and James Hicks for sharing their time with me.

    Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Dr. Shamara Collins, Defender of the Planet!

    Dr. Shamara Collins, Defender of the Planet!
    Oct 16 2025

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    When Shamara Collins was a little girl growing up in Columbia, Maryland, she appreciated nature and the green spaces designed throughout the planned community. So much so that when she grew up, she became what I call a professional steward of planet Earth and the galaxy. As you listen to her speak, you can't help but hear the passion that she has for her work as an electrical engineer and climate scientist. Dr. Collins is the sister of Dr. Marcy Rachamim Jackson, the subject of Season 1, Episode 14, who exhibits a similar passion for her work in special education.

    Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.
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    39 mins
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