What a fantastic time we had celebrating Lakeland’s inspiring history of resistance and vibrant community!

The Braxton Institute created an awesome evening of celebration and information sharing. We celebrated the Restorative Justice Commissioners and other remarkable leaders who have been “making a way out of no way. ”

We announced the forthcoming publication of “From Harm to Hope: A Documentation of the Fight to Survive Urban Renewal, Gentrification, and Exclusionary Development in Lakeland and the Search for Solutions,” by Bi’Anncha Andrews, as commissioned by the Braxton Institute.

Chic Events Venue
Bowie, Maryland

Joanne Braxton & Commissioner Andy Fellows

Joanne Braxton & Commissioner Maxine Gross