My audacious idea is simple: To create a culture of caring to support the positive development of African American males in Baltimore City. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a noted 19th Century writer was once quoted as saying “imitation is suicide.” Emerson’s quote personifies what is happening to a large segment of African American males both young […]
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Make things work NOW
Tuesday, January 22, 2008We have to rethink the entire way to we fight crime and deal with our criminal justice system in our city. We can’t do anything locally about stopping the war on drugs or ending poverty in America. But we can reform local systems in our control to change people’s lives, build safe communities and make […]
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The principal is key
Monday, January 14, 2008Nothing is more important to the near and long-term future of Baltimore than the quality of its public schools. Having strong teachers, involved parents, and kids coming to school prepared to learn are all important components of high quality schools. However, in many years of working with and in City schools, one of the most […]
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Give the public access to facts, not anecdote
Monday, January 07, 2008The December three-part series in the Baltimore Sun on buprenorphine, the drug approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 2002 for heroin addiction, compromised clarity and balance by burying key facts about the drug’s use and effectiveness and further exaggerated its potential abuse. Ostensibly motivated by a concern that potential abuse of buprenorphine was not […]
