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The Epicenter of Unrest: Penn North

By Aaron Henkin
Published May 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM EDT

The 'Out of the Blocks' team of WYPR radio producer Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick put together this audio-portrait of the neighborhood that’s become the epicenter of civil unrest in Baltimore.  These are the voices of Baltimore City’s Penn North community…

HERE'S A CONDENSED (6-MINUTE) VERSION OF THE DOCUMENTARY
 
HERE'S THE FULL 48-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY

baltimoreuprisirngfullversion.mp3
The voices of Penn North (full version)

photo by Wendel Patrick

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Aaron Henkin
Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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