OSI-Baltimore awards $660,000 in grants to social entrepreneurs who will lead innovative strategies to build a stronger city.
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Screening: Cracking the Codes sparks conversation about systemic racial inequity and its costs
Tuesday, September 23, 2014OSI-Baltimore, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore Racial Justice Action and the YWCA Greater Baltimore host a screening and discussion of a provocative documentary that shines a light on systemic racial inequity and its costs.
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Talking About Race: New York Times Columnist Charles M. Blow to Discuss His Debut Memoir
Thursday, September 18, 2014The OSI-Baltimore Series “Talking About Race” brings one of the country’s most respected journalists to talk about current events, as well as race, class, pain and redemption.
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Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life
Tuesday, September 09, 2014The OSI-Baltimore’s Talking About Race series brings together the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary American Promise to discuss the challenges of and best practices for raising African-American boys in a society that too often discriminates against them.
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NASBE Names OSI-Baltimore the 2014 “Friend of Education”
Monday, July 28, 2014Open Society Institute-Baltimore and its director Diana Morris are being honored this year by the National Association of State Boards of Education with the organization’s 2014 Friend of Education Award.
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New class of Community Fellows announced; projects aimed at making Baltimore a stronger city
Tuesday, November 12, 2013OSI-Baltimore announced its 16th annual class of Community Fellows and dedicated $720,000 to support this diverse group of social entrepreneurs.
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The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
Friday, January 11, 2013As part of OSI-Baltimore’s “Talking About Race” series, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch will discuss his upcoming new book,The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, and the importance of making history accessible for today’s youth…
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The House I Live In: A Screening of the 2012 Sundance Festival Prize-Winning Documentary
Saturday, September 29, 2012OSI-Baltimore and the Maryland Film Festival host a screening and discussion
of the provocative film that looks inside America’s criminal justice system
and uncovers shocking revelations.