The untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panthers leader Huey Newton. Monday at 9pm.
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5 years after it was declared a global pandemic, a look at COVID-19’s impact (PBS News)
Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Globally, COVID has killed more than 7 million people, including more than 1.2 million Americans.
Economist Daraius Irani, Ph.D, joins host Jeff Salkin to talk about the impact from Federal worker layoffs. What does that mean for the state?
Federal layoffs draw protests and a new tax proposal, plus, anniversary of Key Bridge collapse. Host Jeff Salkin interviews Maryland's Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld.
Hear the untold story of the impact of the largest student protest in the state of Maryland's history and how it led to $1.5 billion in campus construction and renovation at Morgan State University. The student-led protest helped usher in unprecedented growth of the Baltimore-based HBCU, now a national treasure and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation.
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Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Meet the woman who repeatedly risked her life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.


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Becoming Frederick Douglass
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.

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Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom and Becoming Frederick Douglass
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