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Today with Dr. Kaye: The past, present and future of Baltimore City

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Larry Gibson

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6-28-21-Hour 2

BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA)— Is Baltimore City the standard for the rest of the country to follow? As a community, are we on the right path?

 

Dr. Kaye’s questions follow a recently published article, “Baltimore’s homicide rate remains steady as others’ soar; perhaps the rest of the country should follow our lead” by Larry Gibson. 

 

Gibson, a law professor and former associate deputy attorney general in the Carter Administration, joins Dr. Kaye for a hard conversation regarding race and communities.

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Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead is an associate professor of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and the award-winning author of Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis; a featured Public Commentator for WYPR and Op-Ed columnist for the Baltimore Sun; a K-12 master teacher in African American History; an award-winning curriculum writer and lesson plan developer; an award-winning former Baltimore City middle school teacher; and, a three-time New York Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker.
Baltimore native, Micarie Kemp has always been passionate about working in the media.