“The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat,” outside at Current Space

Friday, May 15
Doors 7:30, film at 8pm

The screening will be followed by a Q&A and DJ/social hour.

"The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat" is a documentary that explores Baltimore’s legacy of Black journalism, the end of 40-year-old cultural institution Baltimore City Paper, and police accountability in the wake of the 2015 uprising sparked by the death of Freddie Gray.

“We are living through the reality of what happens when the news isn’t inclusive, when the news doesn’t meet the needs of everyone in the community,” Publisher Lisa Snowden said. “The Beat is part of a community of news outlets that are trying to build something better. I’m grateful that we’ve been able to have our stories told in this way.”

6pm Productions, composed of director David Elliot, producer Dion Smith, and producer and recording artist Eze Jackson, spent the last year following the Beat and interviewing co-founders Snowden and Brandon Soderberg, along with Beat staffers, local artists and musicians, journalism veterans like Marc Steiner and Baynard Woods, and longtime police accountability activist Tawanda Jones.

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Outdoors at Current Space – Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street

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Current Space is an artist-run gallery, studio, outdoor performance space, and garden bar; nourishing an ongoing dialogue between artists, activists, performers, designers, curators, and thinkers. Operating since November 2004, we are committed to showcasing, developing, and broadening the reach of artists locally and internationally.

Thank You
Programs at Current Space are made possible in part by supporting members like you, the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios at BakerArtist.org.