Notes from the Council Chambers Podcast

What can Baltimore do to change lives with $641 million? That’s what Council President Nick Mosby is asking as the city prepares to receive this exceptional investment from the federal government.

 

His main concern — outside of robust community engagement and a public accounting of the data and expenditures — is using the Council’s oversight to make sure this money from the American Rescue Plan is invested rather than simply being spent.

Council President Mosby discussed this with on the C4 and Bryan Nehman Show earlier this week. Take a moment to listen to his comments.

Welcome to Notes from the Council Chambers Podcast with President Nick J. Mosby, a podcast where I talk to some of Baltimore's thinkers to discuss the issues of today and how we can move the city forward.

On this episode, I talk to Shelonda Stokes, president of Downtown Partnerships, about her plan to revitalize downtown Baltimore.

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Show Notes:

Downtown Partnership website: https://bit.ly/3f1SoJV

State of Downtown: https://bit.ly/3f1wx5h

Welcome to Notes from the Council Chambers Podcast with President Nick J. Mosby, a podcast where I talk to some of Baltimore's thinkers to discuss the issues of today and how we can move the city forward.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lawrence Brown. From 2013-2019, he served as an assistant and associate professor at Morgan State University in the School of Community Health and Policy where he launched the #BmoreLEADfree initiative. Today we’re talking about his groundbreaking book The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America.

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Show Notes:

Places where you can purchase your copy of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America:

Urban Reads Bookstore (Baltimore, MD + Black-owned)

Everyone's Place (Baltimore, MD )

Red Emma's Bookstore (Baltimore, MD + worker's cooperative)

Charm City Books (Baltimore, MD)

Greedy Reads Bookstore (Baltimore, MD)

The Ivy Shop (Baltimore, MD)

Atomic Books (Baltimore, MD)

Turning Page Bookshop (Goose Creek, SC + black-owned)

Solid State Books (Washington, DC)

Pyramind Books(Boynton Beach, FL + Black-owned)

The Seminary Co-op (Chicago, IL + noprofit cooperative)

Tattered Cover (Denver, CO)

Bookshop West Portal (San Francisco, CA)

Welcome to Notes from the Council Chambers Podcast with President Nick J. Mosby, a podcast where I talk to some of Baltimore's thinkers to discuss the issues of today and how we can move the city forward.

In the inaugural episode, I welcome Kurt Schmoke, current president of the University of Baltimore and former mayor of Baltimore City, for a discussion about his tenure as mayor and how his most important policy was three decades ahead of its time.