Calendar of Events

When:

Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6-8:30 p.m.

Location:

H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons

Room:

Town Hall

Description:

PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed. A reschedule date will be announced soon.

Join the University of Baltimore and the ACLU of Maryland for a conversation with award-winning journalist and author of the The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide, Lawrence Lanahan.

Lanahan will be joined in discussion with UB School of Law Associate Dean of Faculty Research & Development and Dean Julius Isaacson Professor of Law, Audrey McFarlane; Managing Attorney for ACLU of Maryland's Fair Housing Project, Barbara Samuels; and Nicole Smith, Columbia, Md. resident and focus of The Lines Between Us. The discussion will be moderated by Roger Hartley, dean of the College of Public Affairs, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Learn more about the book.

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Growing out of his public radio series of the same name, Lanahan’s new book looks at segregation and inequality in the Baltimore region from the Fair Housing Act to the death of Freddie Gray and beyond.

In the book, Lanahan vividly focuses on the lives of real people in order to expose the structures and policies that perpetuate inequality in housing across America. The Lines Between Us speaks deeply to our current moment—about who gets to live where and how we can live justly together. 

Lanahan wrapped The Lines Between Us around the story of Thompson v. HUD, a landmark civil rights case over public housing segregation whose remedy opened thousands of living opportunities outside the city for Baltimore public housing residents. The case turns 25 this year, and panelist Barbara Samuels has been lead counsel for the ACLU of Maryland working on the case.

The Lines Between Us will be for sale, and a book signing with the author will follow the talk.

The event is free and open to the public. The location is wheelchair accessible, and street parking is available. 

Contact Name:

Monica Queen

Contact Email:

mqueen@ubalt.edu

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request 10 days prior to a campus event and 30 days prior to an event requiring travel.