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Congrats to Dr. LaMarr D. Shields. He is now a 2016 Open Society Institute (OSI) Fellow
Every year the Open Society Institute-Baltimore surveys the field of innovative, proactive residents in our city who are trying to improve the community with...
Traveling Exhibition – Hateful Things Gallery
Discussion led by Dr. LaMarr D. Shields, “Hateful Things” is a 39-piece traveling exhibition created and circulated by the Jim Crow Museum of Racist...
A new book by Dr. Shields encourages readers to learn from the chaos (KAOS) in their lives
http://www.examiner.com/article/baltimore-memoir-leads-to-discovery-and-empowerment
Saving Lives When Seconds Count
Prevention is the key to keeping our schools safe. When violence erupts, the signs are usually there ahead of time. Students and staff alike need a safe,...
Books, Not Bars for Our Boys
Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. No one is quite sure why. Some of the reasons are...
When Tragedy Strikes, All LIVES Matter
In unison, we all should be shouting, all lives matter. Just over two weeks after thousands died in a mammoth earthquake, Nepal got hit hard again Tuesday --...