Category Archives: Media

Jackie Nickel and MLK: Champions of Courage remembered

Posted on January 20, 2014 by almosthipguy

As the nation honored courageous civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  this past Monday, we recall another, local, “champion of courage,” Jackie Nickel (1942-2007), whose legacy lives on in her East Baltimore community and the heart of a young boy named Kevin McDonough. … Continue reading →

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HARRY: Baltimore’s Underground Journal debuts (1969)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by almosthipguy

Scanning through the microfilm rolls of the “Underground Newspaper Collection” in the Enoch Pratt Central Library’s Periodicals department,  I came across the very first issue of “Harry: Baltimore’s Underground Journal” from November 13, 1969. The bi-weekly publication sold for 25 … Continue reading →

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Tom D’Antoni: People seem dumber in Baltimore

Posted on January 9, 2014 by almosthipguy

Former Baltimore writer Tom D’Antoni (Harry, Baltimore City Paper, Evening Magazine, MPT, WFBR) looks back in anger at his native city in this excerpt from his book “Rabid Nun Infects Entire Convent: And Other Sensational Stories from a Tabloid Writer” … Continue reading →

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A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by almosthipguy

We just came across this self-described “very subjective” guide to Baltimore underground press titles on microfilm that John Duda published in the Indypendent Reader. – BoL A Short Guide to Baltimore Underground Newspapers (1968-1970) By John Duda (Indypendent Reader, Winter … Continue reading →

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