On May 15, 2024, the Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center (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 other Civil Rights leaders who called Upton home while also providing needed community services, resources, and education in the historically underserved community.

The Amenity Center will be a major step forward in establishing Upton as a cultural tourism destination to celebrate and honor the community’s significance in the nation’s Civil Rights Movement. As the anchor tenant in this newly renovated space, the Judge AW Center will bring applied research and community-based educational programing that will serve as a forum where solutions addressing the systemic challenges confronting Baltimore can be pushed fearlessly forward. 

The Judge AW Center is excited to launch The Judge AW Center’s Community Invested Violence Intervention Collaborative (CIVIC) Baltimore Initiative. The C.I.V.I.C. Baltimore Initiative will add value to The Justice Thurgood Marshall Center (JTMC) at P.S. 103 by bringing a blend of applied academic research, youth engagement, violence intervention programming, health advocacy, and professional development education in the area of ethical public leadership to the beloved community of West Baltimore, MD.

Honorable Judge Alexander Williams Jr. and JAWC staff were 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. 

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Dr. Shane Bolles Walsh (lecturer) (far left), Che Bullock (left), Dr. Stephen Thomas (slight left), President Pines (center), Dr. Alvin Hathaway (slight right), Honorable Judge Alexander Williams Jr. (right), Dr. Joseph Richardson (far right) huddle in front of the Thurgood Marshall painting located in the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center on 5/15/2024.

The public opening is set for July 2, 2024 which marks the 116th birthday of Thurgood Marshall. Details are currently TBD and JAWC will provide more details as soon as it is available.

Learn more about the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center (PS103):

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Dr. Darryll Pines and Judge Williams in antique desks