Bakari Jones
Bois of Baltimore Founder & CEO |
Bois of Baltimore
Bakari Jones, MBA, is a native Baltimorean committed to reshaping the landscape of her hometown. In January 2012 she founded Bois of Baltimore with the mission of creating safe spaces for alternative masculinity. Bois of Baltimore unites those that identify along the masculine spectrum through a diverse offering of group activities, community service projects, local partnerships, discussions, and educational programs.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
Criminalizing Youth in Baltimore: Race, Class and Gender in Public Space
This workshop takes a deep dive into the racialized landscape of development, gentrification, policing and criminalization of young people in Baltimore. Baltimore is a city struggling with economic divestment and distress, rapid gentrification and problematic zoning. How do these complicated dynamics impact millennials of color in Baltimore? Come hear stories and analysis from three local organizations that are mobilizing young people around issues of race, gender, sexuality, criminalization and public space.
Speakers: Bakari Jones, Diamond Sampson