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March 07, 2017
OSI-Baltimore and the Baltimore City Office of the Public Defender present a FREE screening and discussion of Ava DuVernay’s landmark documentary “13th,” which looks at racial disparities in the criminal justice system as an ongoing form of slavery (officially outlawed by the 13th Amendment), as part of OSI’s Talking About Race series. After the screening, […]
University of Baltimore Moot Court Room, 1420 N. Charles Street, Baltimore6:30 pm EST -
June 23, 2016
The recent mass shooting in Orlando has sparked a spike in anti-Muslim bigotry, which had already been soaring as a result of the hateful rhetoric of the current election season. To help discuss ways to reverse the trend, we talk with Deepa Iyer, senior fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion and author of “We […]
Turpin-Lamb Theatre, Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
June 07, 2016
June 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., at Turpin-Lamb Theatre at Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center (directions and parking info) In his recent book, “Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics,” Johns Hopkins University political science professor Lester Spence charts the negative effects of the capitalist “hustle harder” mentality on African-American […]
Turpin Lamb Theatre at the Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
October 27, 2015
Elizabeth Nix, professor of legal, ethical and historical studies at the University of Baltimore, will bring examples of structural racism and white privilege to light by talking about the history of Baltimore and how that history has resulted in discriminatory patterns and policies and segregation in Baltimore.
Wheeler Auditorium, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
October 15, 2015
Ai-jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, will talk about structural changes in the job market that have increased the number of day laborers, especially among immigrants and people of color.
Wheeler Auditorium, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
September 29, 2015
Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange, and Stacey Patton, reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, will talk about how dehumanizing media coverage can reinforce bias and negatively impact Black communities.
Wheeler Auditorium, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore7:00 pm EST
About the Series
OSI-Baltimore has been presenting this free, public series since 2009 as a way of sparking conversations about how race intersects with our lives. They generally attract crowds of about 250 people.
