Leslie Gray Streeter
@lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social
Baltimore Banner columnist, author, speaker and House Hunters enthusiast.
The #Baltimorerunningfestival is inevitable, like thanos. Plan accordingly. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: The Baltimore Running Festival has stopped traffic for decades. Prepare better.
COLUMN | The Baltimore Running Festival is in its 26th year. It causes traffic headaches. This should not surprise anyone anymore. Stop complaining.
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I see that my appearance at Pratt Library's Northwood Branch, where I learned to love books, is sold out!!! But I have so many other appearances this fall and beyond to meet you and to support "Beignets and Big Feelings," my new book! lesliegraystreeter.com/appearances/
Appearances – Leslie Gray Streeter
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I had a great pub day, and have a favor to ask. If you read “Beignets and Big Feelings” would you stop by Amazon and give me a review? Especially if you love it!
Woman Expresses Gratitude in Classroom
ALT: Woman Expresses Gratitude in Classroom
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It’s my publication day! “Beignets and Big Feelings” is officially out there in the world! Go get you one!
My latest for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: The NFL wants women to watch. But is it protecting them?
COLUMN | The NFL is courting women fans, but the frequent drumbeat of domestic violence and sexual misconduct allegations involving the Ravens and players leaguewide creates a conflict.
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I was on "Booknotes" on WBJC to talk about "Beignets and Big Feelings!" Check it out! www.wbjc.com/show/booknot...
The Banner's Leslie Gray Street on BookNotes
A Banner columnist on writing in long form
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I wrote an open letter to the president about his visit to the Baltimore area yesterday, and what I hoped he'd seen here. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: What I hope President Trump saw when he visited Baltimore
COLUMN | President Trump is famously not a fan of Baltimore, but after his visit to the area this week, I'm curious about what he saw and what he should focus on if he ever comes back.
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Hey I'm on again, explaining the history of songs about butts! Also, check out my novel that is out next Tuesday!
Rob Harvilla@harvilla.bsky.social · last wk.e52 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on the black eyed peas' "I GOTTA FEELING," because lyrical cleverness is overrated and "my humps" is eternal open.spotify.com/episode/3tiv...
Just announced: I'll be appearing at @greedyreads.bsky.social in Fells Point on October 20 at 6 PM! Please come!
What comes first, the writing or the marketing? The writing. Otherwise what are you marketing? lesliestreeter.substack.com/p/which-come...
Which comes first? The writing or the marketing? It’s gotta be the writing.
I am involved - probably too involved - in Writer Threads, Author Threads, Book Threads, Black Threads…all the threads, really.
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I wrote a @thebaltimorebanner.com column about a recent controversy about a white executive wearing cornrows. What is the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation? www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: When it comes to cornrows, where’s the line between appropriation and appreciation?
COLUMN | If cornrows were the reason for the dismissal of the executive director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, I think it's a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to avoid cancellation. Eyes ...
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I talked to Black parents in Maryland about the #nikolehannahjones piece in the @nytimes.com about where she sent her child to school, and how they made their own decisions. Very moving conversation. We need to have more of them. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: I moved my son to Baltimore for school. I hope I did the right thing.
COLUMN | I asked several Maryland parents about their decisions weighing school choice for their kids in a still-segregated state. What makes a school “good”?
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Attending my first Maryland Renaissance Festival tomorrow. What should I see?
Vaccines work. They are safe. Protect yourself and those you love.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 3w ago"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Just a reminder that my book "Beignets and Big Feelings" is out October 13 and I've got appearances up and down the east coast for you!! Let's do this! lesliegraystreeter.com/appearances/
Appearances – Leslie Gray Streeter
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I'll be in conversation with author Tara Pringle Jefferson tonight at 6:30 at the Randallstown branch of Baltimore County Public Library for her revolutionary self-care guide for Black women "Bloom How You Must." events.bcpl.info/event/17173155
Bloom How You Must: Black Women and Mental Health
Author and wellness advocate Tara Pringle Jefferson explores themes of self-care, healing and personal growth for Black women, offering insights to encourage reflection and transformation.. Event star...
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In which I discuss New Orleans, where my new book “Beignets and Big Feelings” is set, Black middle-aged ladies and friendship. Also I cuss a whole lot in a way that would dishonor my family and our cow.
You Are Good@youaregood.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW EPISODE! We go to New Orleans and talk about girls, friendship and Girl's Trip (and we'll never look at a grapefruit the same way again) with @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social.
Looking for Maryland-based political analysts, professors and operators to comment on a @baltimorebanner column about how Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott's emotional and real responses make him such an effective leader because he feels human and not a politician robot. Anyone?
For today's @thebaltimorebanner.com I write about the new and improved Rash Field Park, and how I hope it stays nice. Y'all know how y'all are. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: The new Rash Field Park is Baltimore’s sparkly, nice thing. Let’s keep it that way, OK?
The $35 million refresh of Rash Field Park is gorgeous and sure to bring people downtown to enjoy its many features. But I worry that it's not going to stay fresh. It's up to all of us to make sure it...
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A mural in Mount Vernon that was painted without prior permission was granted a retroactive approval, meaning it can stay up. Public art and freedom of speech for the win! www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: The decision to keep a Mount Vernon mural is a victory for art, free speech and peace
COLUMN | Baltimore’s Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation approved a mural calling attention to the plight of Palestinians over a neighborhood association’s objections. It’s a good...
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New newsletter about my Dolly rewatch, rediscovering Steel Magnolias and being relieved that I hadn't forgotten like, a Confederate reenactment. (The same can not be said for "Sweet Home Alabama," which should know better.) lesliestreeter.substack.com/p/dollywatch...
Dollywatch: “Steel Magnolias” gets female friendships right and also makes me love women you now fear had a Confederate grandpappy.
ALERT: THIS PIECE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR A 37-YEAR-OLD MOVIE.
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Felt cute. Am cute. Will never delete.
"Project Runway"'s Liris Crosse is too fabulous to be an afterthought in slapdash fashions. She talked to me for @thebaltimorebanner.com about it. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: Randallstown’s ‘Project Runway’ model on that dress controversy and what Baltimore gave her
COLUMN | Liris Crosse, an accomplished plus-sized model and Randallstown High School graduate, found herself at the center of a "Project Runway" controversy that she fears doesn't honor fierce, full w...
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In my 2024 column on #Raygun : "Ask ballerina Misty Copeland if she has to be 10 times better than anyone else...There needs to be caution with Black expression that is respected as much as anyone else’s." www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Raygun’s terrible Olympic breakdancing bordered on the disrespectful
I was always a bad dancer. Australia’s bad breakdancer, Professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, got to go to the Olympics.
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Speaking of "Beignets and Big Feelings," it got an amazing review on Kirkus!!! Out October 13! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
BEIGNETS AND BIG FEELINGS | Kirkus Reviews
There’s major meddling from beyond the grave when a Baltimore matriarch’s bequest comes with conditions—beginning with a trip to New Orleans.
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Hello, readers! A heads-up that Lake Union Publishing is giving away 100 digital copies of my October 13 release "Beignets and Big Feelings" starting Sept. 14. The link to enter is here! Hope you love it! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for Beignets and Big Feelings: A Novel by Leslie Gray Streeter Sep 14-Oct 12, 2026
100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 14-Oct 12, 2026. Enter for a chance to win a Kindle edition of Beignets and Big Feelings, the latest...
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I wrote about WMAR's new anchorless format and how much it could benefit from actual anchors. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: WMAR’s anchorless experiment is a bad omen for local news
COLUMN | Having watched several newcasts of WMAR-2’s new format, I can say it’s sort of like an anchorless boat — floating all over the place.
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Having to choose between working and affording childcare is an American failure. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: She left her young kids home to go to work. Blame the cost of daycare.
COLUMN | An Aberdeen mother recently told police she had left her two young children alone because she had to work but could not afford childcare. This simply should not be the case in a country this ...
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My new Substack on how I'm not sure what I think about #Yesteryear but I'm totally thinking about it, so that's a win. lesliestreeter.substack.com/p/yesteryear...
“Yesteryear” - I thought there would be more Goldie Hawn.
In a previous life I was a movie critic, who went to screenings at least once a week for years.
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