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Photostory: 555 West Wednesdays

Avatar photo by J.M. Giordano March 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Every Wednesday since 2013, Tawanda Jones has led a vigil to honor her brother Tyrone West’s life and call for justice for his death. West died on July 18 of that year after he was apprehended by Baltimore City police officers, who claimed he was driving too slowly.  The vigils are called West Wednesdays. Sometimes, […]

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Photostory: Baltimore Beat Summer Jam Fundraiser

Avatar photoAvatar photo by David “Wavey” Anderson and J.M. Giordano September 5, 2023

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