The Front Lines of Social Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore City
In partnership with the White House and Aspen Institute, Baltimore Corps convened local change makers and national leaders for an evening of conversation at the White House. Featuring remarks from Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and presentations by some of Baltimore's most promising innovators, watch the video of event:
The Front Lines of Innovation: Models for Change from Baltimore City
Or read this recap on the White House Blog by Broderick Johnson (Assistant to the President, Cabinet Secretary, and Chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force) and Walter Isaacson (President and CEO of the Aspen Institute):
Educator champions the importance of tech innovation for city youth
“We want Baltimore City youth to blow everybody out of the water with their talent, their ideas and their ability to be just as good as students who have had incredible access to opportunity their entire lives.” - Charlotte James, Baltimore Corps Fellow at Code in the Schools
Read (and watch the video) about Charlotte's work to close the digital divide for Baltimore City youth on ABC2:
Educator champions the importance of tech innovation for city youth
Sugary drinks: a sickeningly sweet issue
Not so sweet, after all: Read (Baltimore Corps Fellow at MERIT) Jake Weinfeld's recent op-ed in the Baltimore Sun on the dangers of sugary drinks:
Bustle: These 16 Women From Freddie Gray's City Weren't Asked For Their Thoughts On Police Reform — So I Asked
Bustle interviewed 16 Baltimore women on police reform, including two Baltimore Corps Fellows. Read Joyell Johnson, Charlotte James and the other interviewees' perspectives in the article below: