By offering individuals convicted of felonies the right to vote upon release, the Maryland Second Chance Act, and The Justice Reinvestment Act are examples of pieces of legislation that only make sense as remedies for harm that has been done.
By Dayvon Love Introduction: Universalizing Personal Experience On July 26, 2018, the New York Times published a piece written by David Brooks entitled “Where American Renewal Begins.” In
The Disposability of “Violent Criminals” Crime is an issue that gets a lot of attention on local corporate news media, and from politicians, particularly on election years. The declaration of
In 2014, I voted Republican for the first time in my life to disrupt Maryland’s racist Democratic political machine. For the same reason, four years later, I am supporting an
“In 2014, Maryland elected a Republican Governor for the second time in 50 years. In Baltimore, it has been Democrats that pushed forward for Zero-tolerance Policing, who have given tax
Recently I attended the Rumble Young Man Rumble Conference (RYMR), sponsored by the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. The experience was powerful as we spent two days at the Reginald
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle joined with the ACLU of Maryland and other community based organizations to file a lawsuit against the Baltimore City Police Department, claiming their use of a spy plane for surveillance as an unconstitutional violation of civil liberties.
“When Baltimore Awakes” is an essay that contains our most comprehensive critique of the human/social service sector in Baltimore and how it perpetuates the system of white supremacy. Our hope
The Squad’s opposition echos the Black radical political tradition and shows the value of having a human, not corporate, base.
(Photo of abandoned buildings from Pennsylvania avenue. Photo Credit Lawrence Grandpre) Part I: “The Big Bang” As a lifelong resident of West Baltimore, community activist, and educator, I’ve found that
By Adar Ayira Beyond “Universalist” Feminism These are moments where we can be lost in an instant; where events and movements seem to have commonalities across race, class, and other group
By Dayvon Love Overview: The human social services sector, while seen as a sector centered on caring, is none the less a business. While in the past excluding discussions on
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