People from Baltimore

one another, the odds of eliminating police brutality are almost impossible. The little things we do as humans for other humans will always go a long way. Officers taking time out of their day to play basketball with teenagers, cops mowing lawns for people who are physically incapable of doing it themselves, or the police discovering a homeless family in a car and then proceeding to buy the family a room at a motel are acts of compassion that will slowly but surely repair the distrust that exists between

“Why Public Transportation Is So Limited in the United States” by Daniel Faris, is an article published on Truth-Out.org, a nonprofit journalism website. Daniel Faris is a graduate from Susquehanna University, where he studied journalism and business, and writes about politics, technology, and progressive music in his free time. His article on public transportation exposes, what he believes to be, some of the major flaws behind the American public transportation system. Throughout this article Faris

In the novel, The Other Wes Moore, Moore discovers the way people shape our lives and influence our future by examining the effects of family support, influence from peers, and his experience with authoritative figures in his life. He sees this through the story of the other Wes Moore. A young man who grew up a product of his environment, single mother, and a brother who was to involved with the bad life to be of any help to him. With this Wes Moore's life was sentenced to where he is now. The author

transition from charity work to social work (Szymoniak, 2015). Mary founded the Pennsylvania Child Labor Committee, the juvenile court, the Housing Association and the Public Charities Association (NASW, 2004). She is also the author of numerous publications that illustrate the importance of social work, and social practice. Early Years The Social Welfare History Project (2004) gave great insight into May’s early life. Like the majority of the clients she worked with, Mary also came from a tumultuous

Book Review: The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore illustrates and alternates between the lives of two men, both named Wes Moore, each born in the Baltimore area within a year of each other, and who both grew up fatherless while encountering many of the same experiences. The Other Wes Moore, tells the story of these two men and how vastly different their lives became not only because of their choices, but also the different environments the individuals grew up within. After both encountering the

Americans fear death, violence, and racial discrimination out in the streets and schools due to the white people on how they view black Americans because of the color of their skin. These views by white people make them feel empower than the people of color. Being black in America was to have many disadvantages and the mistrust by other people. According to the author, “To be black in the Baltimore of my youth was to be naked before the elements of the world, before all the guns, fists, knives, crack

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who worked and powered to be free coming across many hurdles. Despite his rough beginnings, Douglass became a well written author who later wrote three autobiographies and a multitude of speeches that later aided in the abolition of slavery. He went on to become one of the most profound black American leaders of the 18th century, he helped shape and lead the way for the anti-slavery movement. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in the early 18th century

When I started teaching in Baltimore City, I was sure I would be able to connect with my students. I believed it was inevitable. On paper, my students and I were the same. I grew up in a low income neighborhood. The schools I attended had limited resources. My mother worked late hours and made a disrespectful amount of money. I’d lived in a shelter and been in some pretty rough spots during my childhood. However, there was something different about my life and the life of my students; I got the opportunity

laws specifically investigating procedures for police- involved deaths. The Department of Justice is to intervene in expanded local jurisdictions. Local reports from valuation studies in jurisdictions like Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles indicate that very positive "structural and organizational" changes have resulted from Section 14141 Pattern of Practice authorities under section 42 of the United States Constitution misconduct provisions enacted with the Violent Crime Control and

Where: Baltimore Connection to Another Event: This has to do with the Baltimore Riots that also happen in 2015. Event about a Place Who: Nepal’s Citizens What: In Nepal near Kathmandu there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. It killed about 8,000 people and injured nearly 18,000 people. It affected 8 million