Rising Violence in Baltimore: What Is the Social & Psychological Impact On Communities Living In The Middle Of It?

September 8, 2015 – Segment 2

We discuss the rise in violence in Baltimore with Phil Leaf, Professor and Director, Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Dr. Marisela Gomez, physician, community activist and author of Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America; Baltimore-based rapper Son of Nun; and James “JT” Timpson, Park Heights Renaissance Site Director for Safe Streets.

Written by Marc Steiner

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