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May 8, 2025

Mayor Brandon Scott made a return visit to the school today for a Conversation with the students. He was scheduled to stay for an hour, but generously extended his stay for another half hour. After the students introduced themselves with some detail, the Mayor shared about his early life through his political career. Mayor Scott then took questions from the students about issues on their minds from local ones like education, crime, housing and the key bridge to national issues like the impact of tariffs and federal job cuts. The students were also interested in what it is like to serve in government including the challenges of leadership, dealing with tragedies and how to balance the demands with family life. Through it all, the Mayor was candid and engaging, offering the students keen insights and sharing personal experiences. This was a really meaningful conversation and one the students will never forget. Our thanks to Mayor Brandon Scott and his team for this wonderful opportunity. ...

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May 3, 2025

We were honored to have Congressman Kweisi Mfume return to TCS for a Conversation with the students today. After some extensive personal introductions by the students and the Congressman, there was a lively discussion. The students had many questions about many of the issues of the day and the experiences of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Each student appreciated the personal encouragement and advice from Congressman Mfume as well as his candid sharing about his life ass a young man in Baltimore. We also met and had a conversation after with Ray Conaway, the District Director of the Congressional Offices here in Baltimore. He shared information about his role and opportunities for young people to be involved and heard in politics. Thank you Congressman Mfume for your generosity of time with us and your many decades of public service. ...

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TCS Student News
May 2, 2025

[embed]https://youtu.be/LZEt4VEKyII[/embed] The death of Pope Francis and choosing of a new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church  is the main story in this week's edition of TCS Student News.  Stories around TCS include a special Zoom session in commemoration of Yom HaShoah with Larry Gross, a Conversation with Susama Agarwala and another with Berman McAleer cofounder David Berman, a Spotlight on Lisa Knickmeyer, a walking tour of Remington with Professor Craig Shiffert and more. This edition was produced by Karla Rivas and Ethan Jobita Jemadari with production assistance by Rhys Guilfoyle....

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April 30, 2025

Berman McAleer co-founder and CEO David Berman joined the students for this week's Financial Literacy Seminar.  The students shared knowledge with David and Kathleen Gower, seminar coordinator, that they have gained in the course this year. Learning about banking, debt and loans, investment, taxes and more have all been very valuable. The majority of this seminar was a Conversation with David Berman about his life's journey from early education into career up to the present.  The students were very interested in what it takes to be a successful CEO and operatae a positive workplace culture. We deeply appreciate our enduring relationship with Berman McAleer and their advancement of our students' knowledge of all things financial....

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April 26, 2025

Susama Agarwala was back for Part 2 of her conversation with the students.  This time it was more focused on her family life , education and career. The students were particularly interested in learning about her culture growing up rooted in her family's origins in Kolkata, India. This included time that Susama spent there working with an NGO focusing on women's issues. . Susama was a volunteer at the school for several years while she was earning her doctorate degree in mathematics form Johns Hopkins University. It was a pleasure to have her back at TCS and for the students to get to know her....

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April 25, 2025

[embed]https://youtu.be/1H3VAVBABLc[/embed] The lead story this week focuses on the condition of women in Afghanistan. TCS News includes a Conversation with Joe Manko, Program Officer at The Abell Foundation and Eryn Lessard, Director of Development and External Affairs at the KIPP School. The students also enjoyed and learned a lot from Lee Blinder, policy chair for the Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs. This week's Spotlight is on musician Antonio Eyez who works with the students through the theatre program at The Lyric. All of this and much more are covered in this packed edition of TCS Student News produced by Kennedy Lewis and Khori Mitchell with production assistance by Rhys Guilfoyle....

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April 24, 2025

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah, we had a Conversation with longtime friend of TCS, Larry Gross.  Larry is the Founder and Head of the Coalition for Economic Survival in Los Angeles. He is also the son of a Holocaust Survivor. His Mom, Alice Sylvester, was taken as a teenager along with her Jewish family by Nazi soldiers from their home to Auschwitz in 1944. When she disembarked from the railcar, she was examined by the infamous so called angel of death, Dr. Mengele. Larry read his mothers own account of her story at the camp including the horrifying experience of his mom being stripped and in the gas chamber. The chamber malfunctioned and she was sent back.  As the liberating troops were getting closer to Auschwitz, the prisoners were rounded up into a death march to flee the camp.  Surviving all of this, Ms. Alice eventually was liberated. Her father and other relatives did not survive. Larry spoke about his own experience retracing his mom's journey.  He and his wife Mimi went back to the house in Mukachevo where the Nazi soldiers rounded up his mother and family.  Larry toured the city and saw the brick factory where his family was held before being taken by rail to the work and death camps. He then went to Auschwitz and saw the platform where his mom disembarked and then witnessed the barracks and ash pits in the vastness of this camp.  One of the most difficult parts of this retracing was when he arrived...

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April 23, 2025

The students had a very informative and engaging Conversation with Lee Blinder.  Lee was recently honored by Governor Moore and is the policy chair for the Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs as well as the founding Executive Director of Trans Maryland. The students were able to learn first hand about the issues that trans individuals face especially as they have become a target for a lot of hatred during this time. We appreciate Lee's open and honest sharing with us and look forward to a return visit because the students had so many questions left to ask....

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April 11, 2025

Long term friend of TCS, Joe Manko, came in for a Conversation with the students. Joe is the Program Officer for Education at The Abell Foundation but has also been a teacher and the former Principal at Liberty Elementary School in Baltimore City. He comes in every year to talk with the students, sharing his experiences and perspective while also learning more about the students and what's important to them. Joe is always eager to learn about what's new at the school and check in with our community. Joe brought his friend Eryn Lessard with him to the Conversation. Eryn is the Director of Development and External Affairs at the KIPP school here in Baltimore. It was her first time visiting the school and she added a lot to the conversation sharing her experience as a teacher, librarian and school administrator. It was a lively discussion especially when it came to education policy and practices. Thank you Joe and Eryn for sharing your time with us. We also want to express our deepest gratitude to The Abell Foundation for their consistent support since Foundation President Bob Embry visited us nearly two decades ago....

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TCS Student News
April 11, 2025

[embed]https://youtu.be/2Zo69KbStH8[/embed] Tariffs are on everyone's minds across the world and the lead story on this week's edition of TCS Student News. Stories covered around TCS include the play Akeelah and the Bee and a Conversation with actor Dwayne Thomas who played two parts in the performance. Joining the Conversation was Center Stage staff Hope Hynson who also was this week's Spotlight on. Check out all of this and more produced by Danny Buck and Mohamed Cisse with production assistance by Rhys Guilfoyle....

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