From the Streets to the Statehouse

Join host Dayvon Love in this episode of From the Streets to the Statehouse as he discusses LBS 2026 Legislative Updates and how Prosecutors and Ivan Bates Play a Role Across the Political Landscape. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore, Maryland.  L...

In this episode of Streets to the Statehouse, host Dayvon Love is joined by Andy Ellis, the 2026 Green Party candidate for Governor of Maryland. Together, they explore alternatives to the state’s two-party political system and discuss what a multiparty future could look like for Maryland voters. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponso...

Host Dayvon Love is joined by Bobby Tunmise Holmes: licensed clinical social worker, social entrepreneur, educator, and author and Tiera Hawkes, Assistant Public Defender in Baltimore County’s Juvenile Division, to discuss Maryland’s practice of automatically charging youth as adults. Together, they explore the harms of auto-charging, discuss the solution of ending this harmful practice, and exami...

The 2026 Maryland General Assembly Session starts today! In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS will provide an overview of what could be expected in Annapolis this session as well as updates on some of our legislative priorities this session and what to look out for. #LBSBaltimore #podcast  #politics #political  #FromTheStreetsToTheStateHouse Support the show "From...

The 2025 Maryland General Assembly session ended on April 7. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, recaps this year’s legislative session and our efforts in Annapolis. We thank the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland for their continued support, while also calling out the Democratic Party establishment for once again failing our communities. Tune in for key takeaways and...

We're almost through the legislative session. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, shares updates on our Legislative Agenda and highlights other key issues we're monitoring. We will also have special guest, Cathryn Jackson, speaking to some of the legislation that she is working on with CASA. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a...

We're halfway through the legislative session. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, shares updates on our Legislative Agenda and highlights other key issues we're monitoring. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore,...

The 2025 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS will provide updates on state of youth justice legislation in Annapolis. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore, Maryland.  LBS is a B...

In this episode, we'll be discussing the status of our legislative agenda during the 2024 MD General Assembly. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore, Maryland.  LBS is a Black-owned, for-profit, independent organization that is not funded by any...

We'll be giving an update on the status of the juvenile justice bill being sponsored by Democratic Party leadership. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore, Maryland.  LBS is a Black-owned, for-profit, independent organization that is not funded b...

Maryland’s State Legislative leadership recently announced their package of juvenile justice proposals for the 2024 Maryland General Assembly. In this episode, we’ll be discussing its shortcomings and major issues as it relates to juvenile justice. We’ll also be discussing Baltimore’s corporate media impact on juvenile justice reform. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse"...

The 2024 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love – Director of Public Policy for LBS – will be overviewing our top legislative priorities including: cannabis decriminalization, juvenile interrogations, reparations and protecting criminal justice reform. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Lea...

We will discuss the status of crucial pieces of legislation. This includes criminal justice elements to cannabis legalization and other relevant issues being debated during the 2023 MD General Assembly. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a grassroots think tank in Baltimore, Maryland....

In this episode, we'll talk about Maryland cannabis legalization with a focus on the criminal justice and the business aspects of it. We will also give brief updates about other legislative efforts we are supporting and working on during MDGA 2023. Michele Hall from the MD Office of the Public Defender gives a presentation on the issues surrounding odor searches of marijuana.  Support the sho...

The 2023 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS - will be overviewing our top legislative priorities including: cannabis decriminalization, odor searches by law enforcement and police accountability. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautif...

In this episode, we'll be giving updates on our current legislative priorities including - cannabis legalization, Baltimore's Civilian Review Board, public safety, crime and policing. Also - we'll be discussing the Maryland Democratic Party leadership's lack of regard for working class Black people.  Dayvon Love will be leading the conversation and be joined by Lawrence Grandpr...

We're halfway through the 2022 MD General Assembly. Dayvon Love will be giving an update on cannabis legalization, the Civilian Review Board, juvenile justice and more. He'll be joined by Andy Ellis from the Baltimore City Green Party. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) - a gr...

An update on our legislative agenda from the 2022 MD General Assembly.  We'll be discussing the racist notions of pathology often grafted onto Baltimore in the MD General Assembly. Next we'll be talking with Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins about police accountability legislation she's sponsoring.  To finish us out, we're talking juvenile justice reform with Jamal Jones of the Baltim...

LBS is working closely with ACLU of Maryland and MD Senator Jill P. Carter to produce a bill this session that legalizes recreational cannabis with a focus on repairing the damage done by the war on drugs.  For this episode, we will be unveiling what will be in the bill and give the public an opportunity to ask questions.  We must put pressure on the Maryland General Assembly to pass a version of...

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle is pleased to convene our 8th Annual Black Legislative Agenda Day: From the Baltimore Grassroots. Our hope is that those of us working in the grassroots can use this as an opportunity to work collaboratively on our efforts in Annapolis to support legislation that will help our communities. Speakers (alphabetical order): Cathryn Paul, Government Relations and Public...

Join us for a special broadcast focusing on the work of Black women in the MD General Assembly. We'll be discussing their work in support Black political initiatives in Annapolis. We'll be joined by: Senator Jill P Carter Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins Delegate Stephanie Smith Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned, produced and sponsored by Leader...

We have a lot of ground to cover for this week's episode. Dayvon Love from LBS will giving updates on our work on police reform. He'll be joined by his co-host - Dr. Khalilah M. Harris, the Managing Director for K-12 Education Policy at American Progress and non-resident senior fellow with MD Center on Economic Policy.  Guests will also be sharing their organizing work in Annapolis. They...

We're going to go in depth on policing in Maryland with a particular focus on our bill - SB 627 (Repeal of the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights). Dayvon Love,  the Director of Public Policy at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle will be leading the conversation along with our Director of Research - Lawrence Grandpre. Support the show "From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owned...

The COVID-19 public health emergency derailed a lot of progressive policy advocacy efforts in the 2020 legislative session. The 2021 session has begun and there are a flurry of reforms being considered by legislators. We'll be discussing our legislative agenda and some of the challenges we expect in getting it executed. Dayvon Love,  the Director of Public Policy at Leaders of a Beautiful Str...

We're heading towards the middle of MDGA 2020 - and there's a lot to cover. On this episode, we'll be talking about Gov Larry Hogan’s recent comments about his crime package and frustration with Senator Will Smith - Chairman of the Judicial Proceedings committee.. We’ll also be discussing the necessity of law enforcement accountability and its relevance to public safety. Also: are m...