Walking in the Footsteps of a Great Leader: Cleon People's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Re-enactment

Good Trouble member Cleon E. Peoples performed a re-enactment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech for the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus on July 15, 2024.

Cleon Peoples is a native of Charleston, SC, a 20-year retired veteran of the United States Air Force (USAF), and Founder and President of the Afrikanda Prosperity Empowerment Network which seeks to educate, empower, and to encourage Black people of the African Diaspora towards achieving social economic prosperity. 

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and earned his Master of Science degree in Divinity Studies from Howard University. 

The Untold Story of Segregation in Mental Health Care: The Crownsville Hospital in Maryland

Crownsville Hospital in Maryland was one of the last segregated mental asylums in the country. Thousands of Black patients came through the overcrowded, understaffed hospital and many died there.

This story NBC Antonia Hylton began looking into the facility a decade ago and wrote the book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.”

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Dexter Scott King, Youngest Son of Dr. Martin Luther Jr., Passes Away at 62

Sending love, thoughts, and prayers to the King family during this tough time.

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