Celebrated author and activist D. Watkins joins us this month on the Free To Bmore Podcast to discuss his new book, "We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America." Listen as he retraces his steps from growing up in East Baltimore to becoming a nationally acclaimed thought-leader and how he seeks to empower kids in challenging circumstances.

He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man when he was just 17 years old. While behind bars, Chris Wilson turned his life around, getting an education and forming a road map to becoming a better person. He bravely tells his story in his book "The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose." Today, Wilson is a social entrepreneur living in Baltimore whose purpose is to reach out to others in need and help them create their own master plan.

He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man when he was just 17 years old. While behind bars, Chris Wilson turned his life around, getting an education and forming a road map to becoming a better person. He bravely tells his story in his book "The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose." Today, Wilson is a social entrepreneur living in Baltimore whose purpose is to reach out to others in need and help them create their own master plan.

Enoch Pratt Free Library CEO, Heidi Daniel, and founder of Discover Charm City, Alysha January, explore the challenges specific to women leaders.

Enoch Pratt Free Library CEO, Heidi Daniel, and founder of Discover Charm City, Alysha January, explore the challenges specific to women leaders.

The Free To Bmore Podcast is proud to feature world-renowned educator Dr. Freeman Hrabowski who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was twelve years old. As President of UMBC, Dr. Hrabowski has elevated the honors college to one of the top-ranked universities in the world.

The Free To Bmore Podcast is proud to feature world-renowned educator Dr. Freeman Hrabowski who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was twelve years old. As President of UMBC, Dr. Hrabowski has elevated the honors college to one of the top-ranked universities in the world.

Find success with your New Year's Resolutions using these tips and resources from experts on this episode of the Free To Bmore Podcast, dedicated to helping you be your best self in 2019. Check out the following segments on:

1:15 - Nutrition with Anna Bakhshi, MS, CNS-C, CPT

15:44 - Quitting Smoking with Letta Grant, Health Educator at Baltimore City Health Department

28:43 - Personal Finances with Sara Johnson, Cofounder of CASH Campaign of Maryland

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This month the Free To Bmore Podcast welcomes Laurel Smith-Raut and Kimberly Street to explore the Social Worker in the Library program at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The initiative has had a transformative effect on people throughout Baltimore and is a spark of hope for those looking to connect to resources. #attthepratt

The inaugural episode of the Free To Bmore podcast features host Meghan McCorkel interviewing Erricka Bridgeford about Baltimore CeaseFire, a citywide initiative to reduce the murder rate in Baltimore through community outreach. They also discuss the launch of One Book Baltimore, an initiative to invite city residents to spark conversations after reading the same book, Dear Martin by Nic Stone.