Dr. Simon FitzgeraldTank and the President: Power and Apartheid in BaltimoreI was in the audience Baltimore’s own Gervonta “Tank” Davis defended his super featherweight world boxing championship in front of a home…Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
Dr. Simon FitzgeraldRashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and the Weaponization of the Anti-Semitism AccusationThis past week, President Trump among many other prominent politicians and commentators, have renewed bad faith attacks against a freshman…May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Dr. Simon FitzgeraldTaylor Hayes and the Red Lines of BaltimoreOn July 5th seven-year-old Taylor Hayes was shot multiple times while sitting in a car in Southwest Baltimore on the way home from a summer…Jul 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018
Dr. Simon FitzgeraldThe Bird Flu: Celebrating Life and Grieving Loss from Lor Scoota to the OriolesToday marks two years since an important, but under appreciated event in the history of Baltimore — the death of West Baltimore rapper Lor…Jun 20, 2018Jun 20, 2018
Dr. Simon FitzgeraldBaltimore City Lacrosse: Structural Violence, Racism and ResilienceLast week, Baltimore City College High School (City) and Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School (Mervo) competed in the annual city…May 15, 2018May 15, 2018