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Each year, 150,000 Black and Brown children — disproportionally those with disabilities — are handcuffed, restrained, referred to law enforcement, and arrested in our nation’s schools.
On June 19, in partnership with Everyman Theatre, Promise Heights hosted a 90-minute Juneteenth virtual event. "Pipeline: An Essential Conversation" featured community partners reflecting on how Baltimore is affected by these acts of inequality and racism experienced by our children, and what is being done to change that reality.
The winter/spring 2021 "From the Heights" virtual conversations began against the backdrop of COVID-19, racial unrest, and actions striving for justice and healing — and since then, nothing has been “normal.”
This season's final conversation examined many challenges of this moment, and offered actionable insights to use today.
You can listen to the free Juneteenth conversation here, and also click here to hear the WYPR-88.1FM/On the Record conversation with Sheilah Kast in advance of the event that aired Wednesday, June 16.
You can also view Everyman Theatre’s streaming of Dominique Morisseau’s renowned play, Pipeline, until July 11. (See below to receive generous discounts for the UMB community*.)
FEATURED PANELISTS WERE:
Bronwyn Mayden, executive director of Promise Heights and UMB assistant dean of Community Engagement
Jemira Queen, 2021 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and youth advocate in her community
Jefferson A. Russell, actor who stars as Xavier in this production and is perhaps best known for his role in Homicide (1993)
Tammatha Woodhouse, principal of Renaissance Academy High and former principal of Excel Academy, middle and high school
The conversation was moderated by Nadine M. Finigan-Carr, PhD, dual faculty of the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) and School of Medicine, and deputy director of the Ruth Young Center for Maryland, UMSSW.
*UMB employees, students, and UMSSW alumni: When purchasing Everyman Theatre’s Pipeline tickets, please remember to enter our code PROMISEHEIGHTS21 to receive a special discounted price for Everyman’s stream of this production.
To learn more about the "From the Heights" series of virtual events, click here.
Funding for the "From the Heights" series was provided by The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.