Students from City Neighbors High School conducted family interviews about Baltimore memories, the state of race in America and whyBaltimore is called “Smalltimore."By Karson Institute

Students from City Neighbors High School share their thoughts on the importance of learning black history.By Karson Institute

Students from City Neighbors High School share what black joy means to them.By Karson Institute

Students from City Neighbors High School share what black history means to them.By Karson Institute

Students from City Neighbors High School share their concerns about the City of Baltimore as part of their Backpack Journalism project.By Karson Institute

Students from City Neighbors High School share their thoughts on what can be done to save the City of Baltimore as part of their Backpack Journalism project.By Karson Institute

“Providing Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faith” with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network.By Karson Institute

Loyola University Maryland’s Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host “Black History Month Conversations,” a series that highlights The Baltimore Sun’s Black Marylanders to Watch. “Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women” is with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins Univers…

The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host “Black History Month Conversations,” a special series that highlight some of The Baltimore Sun’s Black Marylanders to Watch. This episode, “The Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistry" with Jacqueline ”Jackie” Copeland, chairwoman, Maryland Sta…

"Peace is the Presence of Justice” with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center.By Karson Institute

A conversation with Dr. Lawrence Brown, founder of The Black Butterfly Academy and author of "The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America," discussing why Baltimore City is ground zero for racist housing policies; the long-term impact of structural racist policies, practices, and procedures in Baltimore; the politics of t…

A special Election 2020 conversation discussing why your vote is your voice; the future of white supremacy and the impact of voter intimidation and suppression; and, why the last 60 years of progress are in danger of being overturned with Leonard Pitts, Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and the author of The Last Thing You Surrende…

In partnership with the National Women’s Studies Association and Ms. Magazine, the Karson Insitute presents “COMloquium: The Perils of Teaching about Critical Race Theory: A Conversation with K-12 Teachers.” This conversation dives into the difficulties teachers across the country when it comes to teaching American history.…

Dr. Alicia Moore, Dr. Walter Greason, and Founder of the Karson Institute, Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, took on the differences and interconnectedness between critical race theory and culturally responsive teaching within education.By Karson Institute

In light of the verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin, the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice hosted a special communitywide COMloquium to rethink America's policing system and the ways in which race, police, and social justice intersect at this moment. Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead speaks with civil rights attorney Kobie F…

A conversation with Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist and CBS News political analyst, on American politics; the January 6 failed insurrection; voter suppression; the future of Trump and the Republican Party; and the work that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris should focus on doing during their first 100 days.…

In conversation with Dr. Barbara Ransby, a professor of African American Studies and the John D. MacArthur Chair at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with students, professors, and community members discussing Dr. Ibram Kendi’s research on antiracism; the presidential inauguration and the future of democracy; and, what does it mean to wo…

A conversation with Dr. Clayborne Carson, Ph.D., professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, on Dr. King's legacy; what we get wrong about Dr. King; what Dr. King's message would be to America today; and, what is Dr. Carson's unfinished business.…

A conversation on the history of Medical Bondage and the impact of racism and white supremacy within the medical field with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, the award-winning author of Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology.By Karson Institute

A conversation with Dr. William Ruto, the Deputy President of Kenya.By Karson Institute