On May 15, 2024, JAWC was honored that Dr. Darryll Pines, President of the University of Maryland (UMD), visited the newly renovated Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center (PS103) in West Baltimore which honors the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall and provides academic research, youth engagement, violence intervention programming, health advocacy, and professional development education in the historically underserved community. The public opening is set for July 2, 2024 which marks the 116th birthday of Thurgood Marshall.
JAWC was thankful to have Dr. Alvin Hathaway, President and CEO of Beloved Community Services, host and Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, Director of the UMD Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE), Dr. Joseph Richardson, MPower and Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African-American Studies and Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology, and our JAWC faculty and staff attend this event.
Learn more information about the tour and UMD's involvement in PS103 below.
Dr. Stephen Thomas (center left), President Pines (center), Dr. Judge Alexander Williams Jr. (center right), Dr. Alvin Hathaway (right), Dr. Joseph Richardson (far right), JAWC and UMD faculty and staff (far left and far right)
