Racist text messages were sent to Black people across the country In the wake of the presidential election. The messages referenced slavery, and appear to be part of a coordinated harassment campaign. We hear from a local mother of a child who received one of these texts and ask Jonathon Smith, Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the State Attorney General’s office what people can do to protect themselves.

The Maryland Attorney General's Office Hate Crimes Hotline is 1-866-481-8361. You can also report a hate crime online at nohomeforhate.md.gov

Other resources: Maryland Commission on Civil Rights: 1-800-637-6247, Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention: [email protected] Maryland State Police: 1-800-525-5555, FBI Baltimore field office: (410) 265-8080 or tips.fbi.gov 

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Here’s a stoop story from Aseloka Smith about discovering the magic of … shopping carts! The next LIVE stoop event is Holiday Hootenanny!  An evening of holiday stories and music from The Honey Dewdrops on December 3rd at 7pm.

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Donald Trump didn’t carry the Free State, but he improved his margins here as in the rest of the country. We ask political commentator and Maryland's Republican National Committee representative Nicolee Ambrose, and Jesse Pippy, House Republican whip representing Frederick county, what they’d like Marylanders who didn’t vote for him to know.

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Annette Gordon-Reed has had enormous impact on how historians formulate their questions and search for answers. She will talk about her books and her work at the Baltimore Speakers Series presented by Stevenson University on Thurs. Nov. 14.

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More than six million US military veterans are in their 70s, 80s and 90s. A program by the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System allows vets to age in place while receiving the care they need. We drop by a home in Baltimore County to pay a visit with Joanne West, who takes care of military veterans Robert Kundzman and Ralph Stepney, in her home, called the Hawkins House. 

For more information about the VA medical foster home program, visit this link. If you're interested in being a caregiver, visit this link.

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Priscilla Morales shares a heartwarming story about her beloved dog, Kiki.

The next Stoop show is Thursday, November 14th at the American Visionary Art Museum. The theme is “Creating Art, Creating Change: Art as a Tool for Healing Communities.” Tickets are free.

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We live in bubbles. Many of us have few friends whose political beliefs differ from ours-- and that’s true also for social media. The circles you run in, the content you interact with online, probably echo your views. 

According to the Pew Research Center, while most Americans prefer news apps and websites, an increasing number turn to social media for news. 

What does all this mean for how we experienced the campaign …or reacted to the results on election day?

Jen Golbeck is a professor at the University of Maryland where she studies extremism, social media, malicious online behavior, and artificial intelligence. 

Links:
MAGA Report

I've Traveled Across The Country To Attend Trump Rallies. Here's What You Won't See On TV.

I Thought A MAGA Bot Was Trolling Me. Then He Asked Me To Lunch — And I Was Surprised By Who Showed Up.

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As most of the nation shifted to the right, Maryland stayed predictably blue, and chose Democrats for its job openings in Washington: In addition to Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobooks prevailing over Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan to represent the Free State in the U.S. Senate.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski won a seat in Congress, as did State Senator Sarah Elfreth of Anne Arundel County.

To help us better understand what Maryland voters were saying, we speak with UMBC political scientist Mileah Kromer; Lisa Snowden, editor in chief of Baltimore Beat; and John Lee, who covers Baltimore County for WYPR.

Correction: This interview mistakenly updated the race for Maryland's 6th Congressional District House seat. The race has not been called yet. 

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The Maryland Port Authority will receive $145 million dollars from the Biden administration's Clean Ports Program, with $32 million dollars to benefit sustainability upgrades at Seagirt and Dundalk Terminal.

Mark Schmidt, president of Ports America Chesapeake, tells us more. Ports America Chesapeake operates Seagirt and Dundalk Marine Terminals at the Port of Baltimore under a public-private agreement with the Maryland Port Administration. 

Links:

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $147M in Clean Ports Investments in Maryland as Part of Investing America Agenda | US EPA.
• Biden visits Port of Baltimore to announce funding for carbon reduction at US ports
  
  
  

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The Baltimore Sun has cut its features coverage, which means the death of human interest stories and reporting on things like visual arts, music, theater, and dining. 

The slashing of this type of coverage in the city’s paper of record is a huge loss to Baltimore’s arts and culture community -- or is it? We ask Teri Henderson, Arts and Culture Editor at Baltimore Beat, and Cara Ober, Executive director of Bmore Art, to weigh in.

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Here's a Stoop Story from Barbara Skidmore about standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s against the expectations of others.

Next up for live Stoop Storytelling: Creating Art, Creating Change:
Art as a Tool for Healing Communities. It happens at AVAM on Thursday, November 14, at 7 pm.

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