Linda Grace Morris: Baltimore Boomer Tales from the Hood

Send us Fan Mail Linda G, Morris is the author of Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore. She learned so much about Baltimore writing the book, she wants to share Baltimore and her fellow Boomers with the world. In this inaugural episode, Linda free flows about her life and times. She invites listeners to contact her to share their experiences and life lessons growing...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Wallace and Carolyn Green Wallace are two of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever met. While I had Bob in my Cherry Hill book as a Cherry Hill success story, I was not previously aware of him. I relied heavily on my very dear friend, Sidney Rauls Ellis, to give me information about the people in Cherry Hill since she lived there much longer than I did. I was just clo...

Send us Fan Mail Meet my sister, Judy (Judith Ann Campbell Graves), who was born in 1944 and is in the silent generation.  She was my first friend in this world, and we were born into a multi-family, large three-story row house at 517 N. Gilmor Street between Edmondson Avenue and Franklin Street. The house had an elegant, long front staircase with a curved banister that led to the living room and...

Send us Fan Mail Daddy Logan was a man before his time. He came to Baltimore from NC to work at the Bethlehem Steel plant on Sparrows Point in Baltimore County to save up money for his own entrepreneurial opportunity--creating a mobile grocery store for the families in Cherry Hill and other parts of Baltimore City. His wife, Estelle, managed the brick and mortar grocery store they purchased in ano...

Send us Fan Mail Donald and Mariana Thoms were high school sweethearts at Edmondson High School. They are the parents of actress Tracie Thoms and DJ/Comedian Austin Thoms. Donald and Mariana were married almost 50 years when Mariana was diagnosed with dementia and died 2 1/2 years ago. Donald shares their story and details his career in broadcasting, rising to the position of VP with PBS. Make eve...

Send us Fan Mail My baby brother grew up to be a really good person. He became a trial attorney--always defending the underdog. Listen as we discuss family events that shaped our relationship. Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.

Send us Fan Mail My friend and former coworker talks about what it was like growing up in St. Louis, and how he came to play professional basketball. I often kid him about living in a community in PG County similar to the one the CBS soap is modeled after. Meet Dave and discover his journey. Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I shou...

Send us Fan Mail Meet one of my best friends from Garrison Junior High School. We graduated from Garrison in June 1962 and had not seen each other until November 2024. I went to a luncheon of Western High School women, and there she was. This same girl that beat me in the poetry contest with maybe 8 lines to my 2-page poem. But I ain't mad at her--now.  Listen to what has happened to her over...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I tell you about my podcast launching at 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2025.  Make every moment count! E-mail me at Lindagracemorris@gmail.com and tell me in 25 words or less why I should interview you.