Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739

The October 12th edition of UB’s “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?” class, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature three guest lecturers focused on the topic of how the justice system reflects and reinforces segregation. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and their topics include:

*Justice in Baltimore’s Civil Courts—Michele Cotton, UB
*Crime and Justice in Baltimore: My Five Decades—Jose Anderson, UB
*From Victim to “Shero” —Renita Seabrook, UB

*Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.

Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739

The October 5th edition of UB’s “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?” class, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature four guest lecturers focused on the topic of how segregation affects educational opportunities. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and their topics include:

*Jessica Shiller, Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University—”Urban Education: Still Separate But Unequal in 2015″

*Rudy Ruiz, BCPS—Public Education in Baltimore City: Keys to Success

*Michael Sarbanes, BCPS—Spatial Segregation, Community and Education

*Kristin Berdan and Iman Cuffie, UB—Youth Dreamers – “Lessons Learned from Dreaming”

*Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.

Join us for the Sept. 28th edition of the University of Baltimore’s “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?” to be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave. Tonight’s discussion will feature three guest lecturers focused on the topic of transportation infrastructure and changing employment opportunities and how both reflect and reinforce segregation. The class is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and topics include:

*Eric Norton, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, discussing the role of transportation in providing access to opportunity and how current policies ameliorate or exacerbate inequality in the Baltimore region

*Tylis Cooper, University of Baltimore, presenting “Employment And Transportation: Developing Pathways To Employment For Baltimore City Residents”

*Diane Bell-McKoy, Associated Black Charities

*Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.

“The Musings of an English teacher in Baltimore City: I write about Baltimore, teaching, education issues, and literature, plus about pop culture and sports sometimes too.” -Mark M.

Each week, Mark’s “musings” shine on our ‘Divided Baltimore’ blog and this week we thought we would share them with you. You can check out Mark M’s blog postings here:

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/11/dividedbaltimore-week-12-community.html?m=1

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/search/label/%23dividedbaltimore

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/10/dividedbaltimore-session-6-justice.html?spref=tw

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/09/dividedbaltimore-session-4-missed.html?spref=tw

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/08/attending-university-of-baltimores.html?m=1

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/09/2nd-meeting-of-ubs-divided-baltimore.html?m=1

http://epiphanyinbmore.blogspot.com/2015/09/recap-of-dividedbaltimore-week-3.html?m=1

Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739

Join us tonight for UB’s, “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?” class to be held on Sept. 21st beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature four guest lecturers focused on the topic of the economic costs of structural racism. The class is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and their topics include:

· Cassandra Jones Havard, professor in the University of Baltimore School of Law and an expert in financial services regulation, will present “Fringe Banking and the Financially Excluded”;

· Steve Isberg, associate professor of finance in UB’s Merrick School of Business and a senior research fellow at the Credit Research Foundation, lectures on “Credit, Control, and Banking: Slavery Still Exists in the 21st Century”;

· Aaron Bryant, the Mellon Curator of Photography at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, reviews “The Look of Poverty”;

· Dominique S. Moore, an attorney licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and specializing in the areas of Family Law, Real Estate Law and Real Estate Development, discusses the impact of structural racism in the real estate market through the presentation titled “A Century Later – The Impact of Structural Racism on the Current Real Estate Market.”

Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.

OSI-Baltimore announces first round of Baltimore Justice Fund grants

OSI-Baltimore will offer thirteen grants, totaling $337,500 to assist in improving police accountability and increasing racial justice and opportunity for Baltimore residents in the wake of the Baltimore Uprising. Read article here:

https://philanthropy.com/article/Small-Baltimore-Charities-Win/233193

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4f3121ed8cc04b818039ac93f&id=8e327d0ad0&e=81d882ac7b

Next Tuesday, September 29th, the event listed below is taking place at the Enoch Library. The event is very relevant to our ongoing discussion and Stacy Patton’s article, Yes, I cheered for the Baltimore “Rioters” written after the uprising, was a very compelling read.

OSI-Baltimore presents Media Bias And Black Communities
September 29, 2015, 7:00pm
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Wheeler Auditorium
400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore
For more info visit: http://www.audaciousideas.org/events/media-bias-and-black-communities/

http://www.damemagazine.com/2015/05/11/yes-i-cheered-baltimore-rioters

Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739

The Sept. 21 edition of the University of Baltimore class, “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?,” to be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature four guest lecturers focused on the topic of the economic costs of structural racism. The class is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and their topics include:

· Cassandra Jones Havard, professor in the University of Baltimore School of Law and an expert in financial services regulation, will present “Fringe Banking and the Financially Excluded”;

· Steve Isberg, associate professor of finance in UB’s Merrick School of Business and a senior research fellow at the Credit Research Foundation, lectures on “Credit, Control, and Banking: Slavery Still Exists in the 21st Century”;

· Aaron Bryant, the Mellon Curator of Photography at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, reviews “The Look of Poverty”;

· Dominique S. Moore, an attorney licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and specializing in the areas of Family Law, Real Estate Law and Real Estate Development, discusses the impact of structural racism in the real estate market through the presentation titled “A Century Later – The Impact of Structural Racism on the Current Real Estate Market.”

Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.

CONSTITUTION DAY 2015 at UB

The University of Baltimore School of Law will mark Constitution Day with a discussion of the importance of the U.S. Constitution to the daily lives of Baltimoreans in the context of the Freddie Gray case.

The event is Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom. We hope to see you there!

CONSTITUTION DAY 2015 at MICA

Art has long been a method of expression, and artists throughout history have been instigators of change-engaging society in conversation about pressing issues. Established in 2005, Constitution Day continues the College’s tradition of leadership in raising and exploring important political issues. Melissa Harris-Perry headlines this year’s Constitution Day 2015 at MICA which includes the event “Black Lives Matter” and features the ACLU’s Reggie Shuford and artist Titus Kaphar.

The event is Thursday, September 17 from 7-9 p.m. at MICA in the Brown Center, Falvey Hall. A limited number of tickets are available.

For more information, visit https://www.mica.edu/Constitution_Day_2015.html.

The Economic Engine of Maryland, an op-ed article written by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, announcing the first of many initiatives that have the potential to affect change in Baltimore City.

$5 million grant will provide job training for hundreds in Baltimore, an article in the September 15th edition of The Baltimore Sun regarding Baltimore’s new job-training program. This topic is closely related to Divided Baltimore’s September 28th forum on transportation and employment.

University of Maryland, University of Baltimore and many Baltimore City students find space to discuss the civil unrest and events of this past Spring and Summer. Details can be found in the article Law, Social Work Students Tackle Freddie Gray Course, published by the Baltimore Sun.

Create opportunity to prevent Baltimore unrest, an op-ed article written by University of Baltimore alum, D. Watkins. Mr. Watkins’ collection of essays, “The Beast Side” (Skyhorse: Hot Books), debuted on Tuesday, September 8th.

Suggested Reading for 9/21:

Coates, Ta-Nehisi. “The Case for Reparations”: http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

Here Coates makes the argument for how segregation impoverished Blacks and why reparations is therefore something we must consider.

Jargowsky, Paul A., The Architecture of Segregation: Civil Unrest, the Concentration of Poverty, and Public Policy. The Century Foundation, 2015. http://apps.tcf.org/architecture-of-segregation

What happens in Baltimore is not unique to Baltimore. This very recent report compares a number of American cities.