The shadow of charm city: Inside America's great racial divide (Encore Oct 24, 2016)
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Summary: In a bid to instill civic pride forty years ago, Baltimore was officially named "Charm City". Today, some call Baltimore a war zone -over 300 homicides per year amid 16,000 vacant homes. Mary O'Connell takes us inside America's great racial divide.