“A man has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his own individual concerns, to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke these words at the New Covenant Baptist Church, in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1967. He would be murdered in Memphis less than a year later.
Today on Midday, in honor of yesterday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Tom talks with some Baltimoreans for whom every day is a day of service, and whose animating force and deep-seated passions are centered, as Dr. King said, in the broader concerns of humanity.
We begin with two leaders of an organization that uses food to connect with people who can use help in a variety of ways.
Sue May is the founder and executive director of Love and Cornbread. She joins Tom in Studio A…
Dr. Lamarr Darnell Shields, a scholar and motivational speaker, is the president of the Board of Directors of Love and Cornbread. He joins us on Zoom from Chicago…
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Tom's next guests are Julia Baez and Bridget Blount, the CEO and Deputy CEO of Baltimore’s Promise, a collaborative group of civic leaders who work with young adults to get them on the path to economic self-sufficiency.
Julia Baez and Bridget Blount join Tom in Studio A…
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In our final segment today, Tom spotlights DENT Education, a Baltimore organization that taps into the entrepreneurial spirit of the city's young people, ages 14-24, and teaches them the skills they need to find rewarding careers.
Micky Wolf is DENT's CEO and Taylor Carter is DENT's Associate Director of Programs, and they join Tom in Studio A.
