Jaisal Noor | May 16, 2020 On May Day, food service workers led a socially distanced protest at the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, taking part in the international day of action to defend workers and highlight the disparate impact COVID-19 is having across the country. Donning masks, the workers […]
Public safety is a regular topic of conversation in Maryland, given the 5 consecutive years of 300+ murders in Baltimore City. There is broad based lip service to the notion that a wholistic approaches to dealing with violence in Baltimore is necessary. Given the emergence of empirical data and historical analysis of the policy implications […]
With Dayvon Love (@DayvonLove), Director of Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and Lawrence Grandpre (@Ne0Nubian), Director of Research for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power has become part of the American Studies Association Freedom Course series. Source: iMixWhatILike
Dayvon Love talks about the launch of the Spy Planes pilot program with Yuripzy Morgan on WBAL. Source: WBAL
Pat Warren | May 1, 2020 The Baltimore Police Department’s controversial surveillance plane pilot program launched Friday. The Aerial Investigation Plane system will provide surveillance of 90 percent of the city over a maximum period of 180 days, focusing on murders, non-fatal shootings, armed robberies and car-jackings. Three planes will fly over the city as […]
Five years after the Baltimore Uprising there will be a lot of reflections on the progress that has been made in Baltimore is since the events of 2015. A recent article written by Jean Marbella in the Baltimore Sun is an example of the way that insidious notions of Black inferiority and white supremacy are […]