Activist Dayvon Love takes us on a deep dive to understanding congressional maps as a part of development political strategies.

Dayvon Love, Director of Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, reflects on how protest movements have evolved since the Baltimore uprising that followed the death of Freddie Gray.

Juvenile justice reform returns to the General Assembly as lawmakers consider legislation to change how young people are charged for violent crime.

Question H, if passed, would reduce the size of the City Council from 14 district seats to eight. Proponents say with Baltimore shrinking, the city council should shrink, too. Opponents of Question H, including Mayor Brandon Scott, argue a small city council would be more easily influenced by lobbyist and political action committees (PACs).

We’re in conversation today with Lawrence Grandpre from the group Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank that advances the public policy interests of Black people in Baltimore through youth leadership development, political advocacy, and autonomous intellectual innovation.

In this episode of The Business Talk Show, Dayvon Love joins host Lou Fields to discuss crucial topics leading into Election 2024. The conversation covers the importance of Get Out the Vote (GOTV) efforts, the key Baltimore City ballot issues voters need to know, reforms in the Juvenile Justice system, and strategies to address violence in Baltimore. 

Dayvon Love, director of public policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, and Justin Strekal, a partner with Useful Strategies and national advocate for cannabis reform, about what the changes mean for Maryland communities, particularly communities of color.

Lady Brion recounts West Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue famous past and offers an update on the Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District, for which she is executive director.