Critical citizenship, Black Lives Matter, and the history of anti-racist activism and politics were among the topics of conversation on Tuesday evening during a JHU Forums on Race in America
The JHU Forums on Race in America presented a panel on “The Next 50 Years: Black Power’s Afterlife and the Struggle for Social Justice,” Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Shriver Hall.
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) today announced that the agency has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center
The standard picture of a debate team looks something like this: white students in jackets and rep ties from schools like Dartmouth and Princeton. But that’s changing, especially in Baltimore, which has developed a reputation for producing some of the most accomplished high school and college debaters in the country.
Adam Jackson, CEO of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, says the trials of the six officers for the death of Freddie Gray should not distract from fighting to end systemic police abuse
The Associated Black Charities honored several individuals and organizations for their roles in the fight for racial parity and inclusion at their annual Black and White Gala on June 11
The Baltimore activists embody words spoken by Frederick Douglass nearly two centuries ago: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
The problems began long before the death of Freddie Gray, the young black Baltimorean who in 2015 succumbed to injuries he received in police custody, sparking a riot. But it
ONE YEAR AND one day after Freddie Gray succumbed to the spine injury he received during a 45-minute drive in a police van, the Baltimore police commissioner sat on stage before
With the one-year anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death just a couple weeks away, 22-year-old Towson University student, activist, and writer Bilphena Yahwon has a busy evening ahead of her this
A new generation of young leaders in Baltimore are largely organizing outside of congregations. What does this mean for their movement—and for the Church? Where is the Church in the
Last night, the FBI, saying that it may be able to crack an iPhone without Apple’s help, convinced a federal judge to delay the trial over its encryption dispute with the
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