Dr. Kate Drabinski – Gender 101

What is gender, really, and how is it related to our biological sex? What does the term “transgender” mean? How about “non-binary?” Why are people talking about their pronouns and why are some people saying they use “they/them” pronouns instead of “he” or “she”? Dr. Kate Drabinski, lecturer of women’s and sexuality studies at UMBC,

Lola Hahn: Holocaust Stories of Survival

Lola Hahn, a native New Yorker currently living in Baltimore, discovered her own family’s connection to Oscar Schindler and the Holocaust when she recognized names in the 1982 book Schindler’s List. Lola’s mother and her mother’s siblings rarely spoke about their life before escaping to America, wanting nothing more than to start a new life

Friday Book Club

Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray

Katie Pumprey: A History-Making Swim

In June 2024, ultra-marathon open-water swimmer and Baltimore resident, Katie Pumprey, made history by swimming 24 miles from Sandy Point State Park to Baltimore’s Harborplace. The event celebrated a decades-long effort to clean up the Baltimore harbor. Katie is a full-time visual artist who creates large-scale painting and sculptures inspired by her passion for the