Habari Gani? Kujichagulia! which means Self Determination – To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. Self-Determination is such a beautiful principle which speaks to the freedom that all individuals and people-groups should be able to rightly exercise. Though not always using the term, I have been writing about “kujichagulia”...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Rev. Heber Brown, III Vice President Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance pastor@pleasanthope.org IMA Condemns Attack On African American Youth By Group of Jewish Men Baltimore, MD, December 2, 2010 — The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance condemns the attack of the 15-year-old youth by a group of Jewish men on November 19th in the...
I was so excited to see this great victory in the fight against liquor stores in Baltimore City. These establishments are magnets for all manner of unlawful and unethical behavior. Last year, I was involved with an effort to close liquor stores in Park Heights and last week I read that that effort won...
A few years ago I met an amazingly passionate woman by the name of Shirell Tyner. I wrote about my experiences with Shirell in past posts and this Saturday marks a big day for the vision that God gave her. After God delivered her from drug abuse, criminality, incarceration, and immoral behavior, The Almighty...
The room was packed. On one side residents and supporters from Park Heights ready to tell why they didn’t want liquor stores in their community anymore. On the other side, many Korean merchants and a curious rowful of residents who were coming to defend their business. The hearing started with a disappointment. We who...
This afternoon (Thursday, April 10, 2008) I will be joining many others at the Baltimore City Liquor Board Hearing about the four establishments that we have been targeting on a weekly basis for the past 5 months. As you’ll remember, our work has been focused on the 5100 block of Park Heights Avenue where...
It was for male ex-offenders who were there to receive information that could potentially help their situation. Here’s part 1 of my sharing. You can check out the rest on my youtube page. On that same day I conducted a Social Justice Bible Study session for the United Worker’s Association. They have an Organizer’s...
I wouldn’t have believed it if I wasn’t there to experience it myself. The Park Heights Dry Out Coalition was making its weekly rounds yesterday in the 5100 block of Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore City. We checked in with Slaters Grocery (5117 Park Heights Ave.) and were pleased to see that they had...
And this is what I saw: What if your child saw this every day while walking home from school. Guess what? Many children in Park Heights do. Here’s a video clip of today’s walkthru in Park Heights:
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