Free To Bmore Podcast

On this episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast, we talk to SHAN Wallace, an award-winning visual artist, photographer, and educator, about her rise as an acclaimed visual artist and photographer and her passion for creating social impact through her work.

Young people in Baltimore are facing more and more trauma, but health experts are looking at ways to introduce practices that could have an impact on their future. Today on the Free To Bmore Podcast we talk to Dr. Tamar Mendelson, Director of the Center of Adolescent Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about one program that’s showing promise.

Healing Youth Alliance Ambassadors, Sydney Johnson & Jima Chester join the Free to Bmore Podcast to share the trauma-related challenges that our youth face today and the work they are doing to break the cycle of generational trauma for the future of Baltimore.

Dr. Kevin Daniels is a professor at Morgan State University, the Pastor at St. Martin’s Church, and a licensed social worker and counselor having worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Community Psychiatry Department. He joins the Free to Bmore Podcast to share the work he’s doing to rebuild communities in Baltimore, one seed at a time.

She started helping others as a teenager when she created a special club in her garage. Now, Tee Scott is helping people overcome addiction as a recovery specialist. In this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast, we take a look at what’s being done to overcome the stigma of addiction and help people move towards a path to recovery.

She suffered as a victim of human trafficking as a young adult, now Donna Bruce has dedicated her life to other victims of trauma. In this episode, she speaks out about how she became an advocate, overcoming her past and inspiring her purpose.

His difficult childhood gave him a passion for helping children. Now, Dr. Malik Muhammad is working to change lives in Baltimore City. On this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast, we talk to Dr. Muhammad about the impact he’s making in our city and his hopes for the future of Baltimore.

From clippers to coping strategies, Troy Staton has expanded what it means to be a barber shop. His program called More Than A Shop provides literacy help, health screenings, art shows, and more at a dozen barber shops and salons, making Baltimore better one haircut at a time.

In this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast we welcome scholar of historical trauma, Dr. Lawrence Brown, author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space In America. In his book, he lays bare the negative impact of politics in Baltimore and what he thinks should be done to make black neighborhoods matter.

For fourteen years Roberta's House has provided a safe space for Baltimore families to come together to deal with the loss of a loved one. On this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast, we speak with Roberta’s House founder Annette March-Grier to explore the history of the family grief support center and the impact it’s had on the community.

In this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast we welcome Raguel Broy, Director of Trauma and Training Services at the Baltimore City Health Department, to find out what’s behind the push to make Baltimore a “Healing City” and the impact that could have for the future of our community.

In this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast, we welcome Hieu Truong, Clarissa Chen, and Seema Shah-Nelson from Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity to examine anti-Asian discrimination and what we can do as a City to be a true ally to our Asian neighbors. ______ For More Information Visit These Links - PBS' Asian Americans documentary series on Asian American history https://www.pbs.org/show/...

She’s a fixture in Annapolis and he is a fresh face on the political landscape. Delegate Maggie McIntosh and Councilman Zeke Cohen talk to the Free To Bmore Podcast about how they’re trying to lead Baltimore forward.

A health crisis, the financial fallout, and a lack of trust in government are all challenges currently facing leaders in Baltimore City. This episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast we go one-on-one with two familiar leaders who are trying to move Baltimore into the future.

New leaders in Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and Council President Nick Mosby are familiar faces in Baltimore politics taking on new roles. Meghan Mccorkell goes one on one with each of them to talk about the challenges the City faces, their top priorities, and how they’ll work together to accomplish them.

The coronavirus has changed the way we connect and communicate. It’s had a huge impact on the people who try to help our community. One of those people is Dr. Judy Postmus, the new Dean of The School of Social Work at the University of Maryland. Hear her story here.

His church has been a change maker in Baltimore City, tackling social inequities since the 1800’s. Now, Union Baptist Church Reverend Alvin Hathaway looks at his past in the city, as works towards making a better future.

It’s Season 3 of One Book Baltimore and this year’s writer is Baltimore’s own D. Watkins. The Free to Bmore podcast goes one-on-one with the New York Times best-selling author to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, his book We Speak for Ourselves, and the impact he hopes to have on the next generation.

What does it mean to be antiracist? What kind of actions does that require? Those are some of the subjects rising literary star Kondwani Fidel is tackling in his book, "The Antiracist: How To Start The Conversation About Race And Take Action." It’s a vulnerable and personal look at the impact racism has at the individual level and on the world as a whole.

Dr. Jay Perman oversees 12 universities and 3 higher education centers across the State of Maryland. Now, he is leading the University System of Maryland through an historic pandemic that could change the way we look at higher education in the future.

The Coronavirus outbreak has hit vulnerable populations incredibly hard. Dr. Susan Mani, M.D. with LifeBridge Health is working with the Maryland Department of Health to track hotspots throughout the State and get needed resources to our most at-risk groups.

His name has become synonymous with one of the hottest issues in Annapolis this session, education. Don't miss this episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast featuring Dr. William 'Brit' Kirwan, the head of The Kirwan Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education. It's a plan for a sweeping overhaul of education across the state that's led to a funding fight that has dominated this legislative s...

Making a difference in Baltimore - one student at a time. Former White House advisor Andrew Coy is the founder of the Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center. Now he joins the Free to Bmore podcast to talk about turning rec centers into tech centers.

She leads the second-largest university in the State of Maryland. In her nearly four years at Towson University, Kim Schatzel has been named one of the most influential Marylanders and one of the most admired CEOs. Now she's talking to the Free To Bmore Podcast about how the campus is growing and her push to see increasing diversity in the students who attend.

For four years, Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises has been at the helm of the Baltimore City Public School System. She’s faced challenges including layoffs, maintenance issues, and funding cuts. But there’s also been successes including rising test scores and graduation rates. Through it all, Dr. Santelises has been called a stabilizing force for City schools.