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Using the U.S. COVID Atlas in the Arkansas Delta

In June 2020, my two living grandparents contracted the dreaded novel coronavirus. I drove down from Wisconsin to check on them and help…

Sep 25, 2020

Using the U.S. COVID Atlas in the Arkansas Delta

Sep 25, 2020

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COVID-19: The American Apartheid Hotspot Detector

Although infectious diseases are biological in form, they invariably take place in a social context. Hence, the best way to understand…

Aug 19, 2020

COVID-19: The American Apartheid Hotspot Detector

Aug 19, 2020

The Coronapacalypse: Why COVID-19 Targets Redlined Black Neighborhoods in Hypersegregated Cities

The coronavirus pandemic is currently ravaging America and ripping through redlined Black neighborhoods. In cities such as Detroit…

Apr 7, 2020

The Coronapacalypse: Why COVID-19 Targets Redlined Black Neighborhoods in Hypersegregated Cities

Apr 7, 2020

Baltimore’s Ongoing Lead Poisoning Crisis & the Link to Violent Crime

Every time there’s a major violent crime by a Black youth from a disinvested, redlined community in Baltimore, one of the first questions I…

Sep 11, 2018

Baltimore’s Ongoing Lead Poisoning Crisis & the Link to Violent Crime

Sep 11, 2018

The Interpretive Matrix of Wakanda (Deeper Still the Mothership Connection)

Almost 20 years ago, another mind-blowing sci-fi epic was released that encoded deep philosophical underpinnings — the Matrix. It’s a…

Feb 18, 2018

The Interpretive Matrix of Wakanda (Deeper Still the Mothership Connection)

Feb 18, 2018

Baltimore’s White L Crime Panic & Post-Uprising Policies

Baltimore is at a dangerous crossroads. When crime stays in Black neighborhoods, nobody really blinks. It’s normal for Black people to die…

Nov 15, 2017

Baltimore’s White L Crime Panic & Post-Uprising Policies

Nov 15, 2017

Baltimore Tent City: From Homelessness to Autonomous Transitional Housing Communities

The 10-day Tent City protest/occupation — from August 14–23 — was borne out of the massive housing crisis still unfolding in Baltimore…

Aug 27, 2017

Baltimore Tent City: From Homelessness to Autonomous Transitional Housing Communities

Aug 27, 2017

Baltimore Tent City and the Victory in Progress

After 10 days of protesting, occupying, and holding the space in front of City Hall, Tent City residents and organizers won a victory — but…

Aug 24, 2017

Baltimore Tent City and the Victory in Progress

Aug 24, 2017

What is Baltimore #TentCity?

Baltimore #TentCity is a grassroots effort, protest, and occupation organized by Baltimore SCLC and joined in solidarity by Baltimore Bloc…

Aug 19, 2017

What is Baltimore #TentCity?

Aug 19, 2017

Violence in Baltimore is Rooted in Baltimore’s Invisible & Violent Apartheid

As of 4pm on September 19, Baltimore sits at 250 homicides on the 257th day of the year. With nearly a murder a day, Baltimore is at risk…

Jun 13, 2017

Violence in Baltimore is Rooted in Baltimore’s Invisible & Violent Apartheid

Jun 13, 2017

Lawrence Brown

Lawrence Brown

Urban Afrofuturist. Author of “The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America.” linktr.ee/bmoredoc

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