Learn how community organizations in Baltimore are promoting nonviolence and conflict resolution, inspired by the principles of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Why does it matter that Ivan Bates is wrong?
Baltimore public policy advocate Dayvon Love argues that State’s Attorney Ivan Bates’ criticism of MONSE reflects a political ideology that equates policing with public safety, despite evidence that law enforcement disproportionately harms Black communities. He contends that community-based violence-prevention programs address the root causes of harm more effectively than policing—and that opposition to these programs protects entrenched power structures.
Posted inBaltimore Community
Black love is the antidote to stopping violence in our community
Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy for the Baltimore-based think tank Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, highlights the importance of self-love and self-knowledge in addressing violence in Baltimore, as demonstrated by the efforts of We Our Us and Captain Andrew Muhammad.