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This episode profiles the barbaric, brutal murder of twenty-one-year-old Jenni B. Rivera Lopez who was slaughtered on June 24, 2017, in Crownsville, by members of the notorious MS-13 gang. This episode also profiles the unsolved homicide of 18-year-old Bryan Clinton Duvall Edward, Jr., who was murdered on September 16, 2017, in the 8200 block of Dunfield Court in Severn.

This episode details the documentary on Tubi called "Crownsville Hospital from Legacy to Lunacy". Intro and Outro @fiverr. Leave a comment at dreaspointofview.com and subscribe to my free weekly newsletter at dreaspointofview.substack.com.

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Find me and the show on social media. Click the following links or search @DrWilmerLeon on X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!   FULL TRANSCRIPT: Wilmer Leon (00:00): So here's a question. How does the false construct of race, and yes, it is a false construct or the real constructs of culture and cultural identity factor into our opposition to or support for a political candidate. Let's find out Announcer (00:26): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. Wilmer Leon (00:33): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon and I am Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most events take place. During each episode of connecting the dots, my guests and I have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions about the broader historic context in which most events occur. This enables you to better understand and analyze the events and the impact that these events have on the global village in which we live on today's episode. The issue before us is, as I stated, how does the false construct of race and it is a false construct and or the real issues of culture and cultural identity factor into our opposition to and support for candidates for insight. Let's turn to my guest, Dr. (01:35) Chantel Sherman is a historian and journalist whose work documents deconstructs and interprets eugenic themes in popular culture, identity formation among African-Americans and reproductive apartheid in carceral spaces and within marginalized communities. Publisher of Acumen Magazine, author of In Search of Purity, eugenics and Racial Uplift among New Negroes, 1915 and 1935, as well as popular eugenics in television and film. Also, she's a novelist of Fester and Spill. Dr. Chantel Sherman, welcome back. Good morning. Thank you for having me. And as always, thank you for joining me. And I got to add, she's a very, very dear friend as well, so I get to call her Chantel, before we get to the question posed in the open, A viewer of our last discussion reached out to me and wanted us to elaborate on the issues of eugenics in medicine because many of us know some things about the Tuskegee study as well as Ms. Henrietta Lacks, but there's an awful lot more to eugenics and medicine than just those two issues. So starting there, particularly with the Tuskegee experiment, I elaborate, clarify what you know to be some of the misunderstandings about that, a little bit about Henrietta Lacks and then where are we with eugenics in medicine? Shantella Sherman (03:10): Sure. It's a loaded question because it actually has, the response is almost a series of volumes, quite frankly, but to synthesize this understanding, eugenics means what you're trying to do is create better people. And in order to create better people, you have to know what they're made of, what makes good stock, what makes good genes. And so what we've tried to do in this country through eugenics is to create better people by restricting who can and who cannot have children incarcerating people performing sterilizations for sterilizations on folks who we deem as unfit. And so it's not just about the body, but it's the body politic. So if I determine that you're poor, for instance, it's believed that poverty is in your DNA diseases are automatically in your DNA. And so black people as a whole, were considered to be contaminated. We are still considered to be largely contaminated. (04:17) We are a bad gene pool, we are a subhuman group according to science and eugenics. So based on this, studying any type of disease means studying black people, and sometimes it means injecting them with certain things. So with Tuskegee, there's been a bit of a revisionist history about these are black people who had syphilis and we simply did not treat them in order to see the development of the disease or the course of the disease over years. The truth of the matter is many of these men were injected with syphilis, and that's the original documentation that we don't necessarily look at. We have to get to a point where we're looking at the entire scope of information and data. Alabama, Tuskegee was not the only place where these syphilis studies were taking place. The serological studies were taking place in six different states and they were all connected to sharecropping or farming communities, sharecropping communities where the black people there could not necessarily leave of their own free will. (05:23) And then based upon that, you had a population that you could study, you could inject with different things. I've seen studies where folks are literally looking at how pesticides work by spraying cotton fields and leaving the black people who are working in the cotton fields in the fields so that as they develop lung conditions, you now start to talk about how black people don't have the capacity to breathe in certain places or they have bad lungs or these other things as if they're genetic, when the truth of the matter is you are experimenting on them. And so we've been the Guinea pigs unwittingly in this country for a long time, but because the stroke and the core of the information is based upon black people being somehow contaminated anyway, being less human, then we become like the lab rats or the little white mice in the labs where constantly we're having things tested on us and we don't necessarily know this. Then the scope of that becomes black people are 10 times more likely to have this. They're 10 times more likely to do this or to die of these conditions, or their behaviors lend themselves to these particular things. Wilmer Leon (06:39): When you said make better people, it was inferred, but I want to state the obvious. When the Nazis were trying to make the superior race, they were not doing this for the betterment of mankind, even though in their warped racist minds, they thought, so this was not altruistic by any stretch of the imagination. They were trying to make better white people at the expense of people of color. Is that hyperbolic on my Shantella Sherman (07:22): No, it's on point. I mean, the fact of the matter is if you consider non-white people to be subhuman, there we go. Or a subspecies. Let's pull this into America. When you say American, you're not talking about black people, you're talking about white people. That's why you have to add these hyphens, African-American, because America is the culture. It is also the race. It is also the health. It is also the patriotism. It is also the citizenship. And so this language becomes loaded. So when you say American, I'm looking at things that are talking about the American birth rate. The American birth rate is not going down when we're talking about black people or Hispanic people. So where in America is the birth issue? It's an American issue. It's a white issue. Wilmer Leon (08:15): It's a very white issue. And I'm quickly trying to put my hands on a piece by Dr. Walters here. I think I have it that speaks to this in the political context where, well, I can't find the quote, but he basically talks about, it's very important to understand that, oh, here we go. This is from white nationalism, black interests, and so this is your eugenics. On the policy side, if a race is dominant to the extent that it controls the government of the state defined as the authoritative institutions of decision-making, it is able to utilize those institutions and the policy outcomes they produce as instruments through which it is also structures its racial interests. Given a condition where one race is dominant in all political institutions, most policy appears to take on an objective quality where policymakers argue they're acting on the basis of national interests rather than racial ones. So that's Dr. Walters telling us, if I can just cut to the chase, when white folks run the show and they speak in the national interest, they're talking about their interests, not ours, and that's absolutely okay. Alright, Shantella Sherman (09:55): That's it. Wilmer Leon (09:55): So two other points about Tuskegee that I think are very important for people to understand. I know there were black nurses involved and weren't there also black physicians involved? Shantella Sherman (10:08): Absolutely. Wilmer Leon (10:09): And there is some question about whether there was actual consent. How much of this did they actually know or were they dupes? Isn't that a question that gets posed? Shantella Sherman (10:24): It's a question that's posed often because the belief is that if there's a black person in the room that they're going to side for black people, they're going to defend, they're going to try and help. But the reality is when we're talking science, we're talking medicine and science on behalf of the nation, on behalf of American Americans, we want to make sure that we have a healthy pool of black people as well. So it benefited and it benefits currently many black leaders to hold onto these eugenic things and these eugenic tropes and these eugenic theories where even though we don't talk about sterilizing people in the same way we did, then you still hear people say, black people, even this person has too many kids, they don't need to have any more kids. They're on welfare already. So what do you do? You Wilmer Leon (11:18): Give them Ronald Reagan's welfare queen, Shantella Sherman (11:20): Right? Well, right. If a white person says this, it's racist. If a black person says she already has 10 kids, she doesn't need anymore. She can't afford 'em, now she's neglecting them. We start with this other thing and it becomes, so what do we do? Give her no plan or something. And if that doesn't work, go ahead and give her a hysterectomy. That's eugenics. Wilmer Leon (11:41): An example of that on the other side is Octo mom. Shantella Sherman (11:45): Exactly, Wilmer Leon (11:47): Exactly. She got a TV show or she was trying to get a, there were people who were saying, oh, this woman is out here tripping and something needs to be done. But there were also those that wanted to glorify her, put her on television in order to generate revenue, Shantella Sherman (12:11): Generate revenue, but also public opinion, where she was one, a single woman, she already had one child that she was having trouble supporting. Then it became who should have access to IVF and all these other things, and then who's going to pay for all of these eight now nine children that she has? And it was like, what is she going to do with them and dah, dah, dah, dah. But you give the duggars one, she's single. If it's the Duggars who are just full of all types of deficiencies over here, I'm using eugenic terms. I'm sorry. All of a sudden it was like, right, give them a TV show. Give them money, give them this, give them that. Because what you're doing with television is programming people to believe some people need this, some people don't. If this was a black female in Chicago, in the Robert Taylor homes years ago and she had 10 or 11 kids, you'd be running her up a flagpole at this point and talking about the degeneracy and her kids are going to be this and there's no father in the house and all of these other things. (13:09) So when you push this politically and you start talking policy, this is what you're concerned about. We should be concerned about on a local, national, and even an international scale. And so as you start to talk about candidates, we have to have a clear understanding of where our potential leaders fall, whether they're black or white, because black people are also Americans. And so we're living the American dream, and I don't want these people living next to me and I don't want a prison next to me and I don't want halfway house over here, and I don't want the school of kids over here and I don't want this, this, this and this. And that's an American thing, even if the person or the kids or the people I'm talking about happens to be brown just like me. Wilmer Leon (13:57): So to wrap up the Tuskegee, what are the two biggest misnomers about Tuskegee that you want this audience to have a better understanding of before we get to Henrietta Lacks? What do you want people to understand about Tuskegee? Shantella Sherman (14:13): The Tuskegee was not the only place, and I don't even like it being named, that it was the Eugenics records office. Serological studies. And you had five other places, five other places other than Tuskegee, where these serological tests were being done and they did not necessarily stop. Wilmer Leon (14:34): Oh, meaning that they're still ongoing. I know they were going well into the seventies at least. Shantella Sherman (14:43): And if Tuskegee is the only one that they're talking about, what makes you think that? The serological studies that were taking place in Mississippi and in Tennessee, in Georgia, just in North Carolina. In North Carolina, and again, there's a whole record of this, but we don't talk about that and we don't talk about the black people intrinsically involved in these studies and in this research, Wilmer Leon (15:08): Henrietta Lacks, if you would elaborate, Shantella Sherman (15:13): One thing that we don't discuss with Henrietta Lacks is that the fact of the matter is that she was at Crownsville, she was in Maryland. Once again, you must make the connection between eugenics and these carceral spaces, either asylums places where you need to have a mental rest. I don't like even calling them. It's a home for the mentally ill. This person may have been having menopausal symptoms. They have women in there, they were reading too much. There's a Howard University professor and his name Escape Smith, the moment high ranking Howard University professor. He was caught up in Crownsville at some point and died there. And Wilmer Leon (15:52): For those that don't know, what is Crownsville? Shantella Sherman (15:54): Crownsville was the Maryland, it's, we would say asylum now, but it was a place for people who were feeble minded or had mental health issues. And you could be put there for any of a number of reasons. But once you were there, this was the one specifically for black folks. So a whole black neighborhood was cleared in order to put this asylum there and to let you know what they thought of black people, they made the black people who were supposed to be the patients actually build the hospital itself. And it remained open for quite a while, but it was a place of torture. It was a place of experiments. And Henrietta Lacks ended up there. And so while people are, she's telling people, okay, I'm having fibroid issues. The potential cancer issue, once you're in these spaces, you don't have rights over your own body. (16:45) So the experiments and the biopsies and the whatever else are also taking place in these spaces. And so that's where she was when all of this transpired, grabbing her cells, studying her cells. If you knew the cells could give us the cancer treatments that we have today, were you actually trying to treat her or were you trying to advance science? And so we have to start looking at who were some of the black doctors that were there, who were the other universities? You have universities that are attached to these asylums. And so it's not just, even if you're talking to Tuskegee, it's not just Tuskegee as the area, it's Tuskegee, the university, it's Howard or it's me, Harry. It's black institutions as well. And you have to look at this. Some of this is a class issue, but it's always a consciousness issue. You all right? Wilmer Leon (17:40): And just so people know that Henrietta Lacks, she was the first African-American woman whose cancer cells are the of the hela cell line, which is the first immortalized human cell line, and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. And a lot of people made a lot of money, Shantella Sherman (18:05): Still are Wilmer Leon (18:06): Hundreds of millions of dollars off of her body. And up until recently, her family did not receive any type of compensation for the illegal use of her body. And I want to put it in the context of body because when you talk about cells and people go, oh, cells, what the hell? No, it was her body that they used to create an incredibly valuable, some would say invaluable. You really can't even put a value on it. And up until recently, her family, I can see you want to go ahead. Go ahead. Shantella Sherman (18:52): Well, when you start talking about the value of black bodies, we can go currently, as of last year, the children that were involved, there was a situation in Philadelphia, 1985 where it was a group of what they called militant resistant black folks, the Africa Family Wilmer Leon (19:12): Move Shantella Sherman (19:12): Movement community. They were in a lovely community. And so they had this move project that they were doing, this is their thing. And you had a black mayor at this point who said, Wilmer Leon (19:23): William, good, Shantella Sherman (19:24): There you go, mayor. Wilmer Leon (19:26): Good. Who was bad? Shantella Sherman (19:28): I'm sick of having to deal with this. And instead of charging the house which had children in his whole family communal type of space, he said, let's drop a bomb, get a helicopter to drop a bomb on the house. Which of course ended up spreading. It tears up the entire neighborhood. But here's the point with this, two of the children that died in the bombing, somehow their bodies were sold given over to the University of Pennsylvania for study for research. Because the idea is, is there a difference in the brain and the mentality of a resistant black family and their children, their progeny that we need to be aware of? So now you have a university studying the brains and the body parts of dead children. The family does not know. The family did not know until last year that the university didn't even know that the bodies were sitting on the shelf Now Wilmer Leon (20:30): Because some of the other children survived and are now in their thirties and forties. Absolutely. Shantella Sherman (20:36): Absolutely. Absolutely. So they had to give those but become, we're going to give you the bodies back so they can be interred. What were you doing with these children? You were studying them, you're studying them not just as cadavers. They were being used in the classroom for what purpose though? And so I think that we need to really grapple with the fact that there's a value to black bodies, even if there's not a value to black people. The culture is amazing and this and this, but there is a value to black bodies that we don't talk about. And so there are folks that are, you have dollar signs on you when they see you, they have dollar signs on your womb, they have dollar signs on you as you matriculate through life and you navigate different systems. And the goal is to extract as much as possible while we are just kind of not paying attention to any of it. Wilmer Leon (21:34): There is the adage, you are a product of your environment. And so people will look at me, look at you. And how did you all become PhDs? Well, they haven't met your mother. I've had the blessing. They haven't met your parents. They haven't met my parents. We are products of our environment. So when you look at the children in the Africa family from move in Philadelphia, those children, there was nothing biologically different that made them one way or another. They were products. They were raised a certain way just as they want to talk about black on black crime, ignoring the fact that crime occurs everywhere. You tend to commit crime in the space that's closest to you against those that are closest to you. And that poverty is one of the greatest contributors to a criminal element. Not psychosis, not phenotype. And final point as they talk about black crime, who did the mafia commit most of its crime against other Italians? Who did the Polish Mafia? Who did the Russian mob? Who does the Israeli mob commit crime against those that are closest to them, but we don't understand it in that context. Shantella Sherman (23:19): Wiler, I'm going to throw this in here real quick. The University of Pennsylvania has a long history of studying black folks, especially ones that they consider to be degenerate types. For years, I did a series for Acumen Magazine called the Crack Baby Turns 30. And it looked at a study, a longitudinal study that the University of Pennsylvania was doing where they actually studied the children, the newborn babies that were left at the hospital by women who were crack addicted at that point. And they had these terrible lines in their notes saying things like, these children don't look you in the face. They are born with a pathology. They will be criminals and they will be murderers. And they don't even cry like real babies. They're like animals, okay, 30 years on and they're studying these kids every month 30 years later, they come back and say, each one of those children provided they were given to an aunt, a grandparent or someone else, and they were loved on and taken care of. (24:21) They turned out just fine. None of them have been in prison. None of them have committed crimes. None of them have had out welock babies, most of them. I think they said 90% of them have been to college. Alright. So it automatically tells you that the nature versus nurture is really just a dream. It's a dream sequence in some madman's laboratory where you're going to try and make a case by creating an environment where you're defunding this and unhinging people and then saying, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy or this is all about the numbers and these are the stats and this is where this goes. And it is simply not true. Wilmer Leon (25:04): Some may have heard me tell this story before, but nature versus nurture, really quick example, I went to a private Catholic high school in Sacramento, Christian brothers high school and had to pay tuition to get there. So whether it was hook or by crook, I can obviously afford to be there. I'm there. So the guidance counselor at the time, Mr. Patrick O'Brien sees me wearing a Hampton sweatshirt and I'm walking down the hall and he says, Wilmer, what is that? And I said, oh, this is the sweatshirt from the college I'm going to go to. And he says, you're going to college? I said, yeah, Mr. O'Brien, I'm going to college. He said, Wilmer, have you ever thought about trade school? I said, no, I have never thought about trade school. He says, well, why not? I said, because honestly, Mr. O'Brien, I don't want to have to take the ass whooping that I'm going to take if I go home and tell my parents I'm not going to college. Now there's nothing against going to trade school, but in my house. Shantella Sherman (26:13): Exactly. Wilmer Leon (26:14): That was not an option, Shantella Sherman (26:16): Not one. So Wilmer Leon (26:21): It was all a matter of environment. And so people look at my son now who just graduated from Hampton, and the boy understands he has two options, conform or perish. So it's not a miracle, it's an environment. It's a level of expectation that is set. It's a matter of standards that must be maintained and understanding if you follow the path, life is great. If you deviate from the path, you might have a problem on your hands and you have to make a decision, do I want this problem or do I? That's all. Am I wrong? Shantella Sherman (27:12): No, I mean it's spot on. And I think that again, we understood this 50 years ago in a way that we are not passing that information down now. So the fact that someone can come to me now with eugenic thoughts and tell me if a black child hasn't learned to read by the time they're in the third grade, they have automatically lined themselves up to go to prison. Who came up with that foolishness? Wilmer Leon (27:38): Wait a minute, I'm one of those kids. I'm one kids. Shantella Sherman (27:45): Come on now. Wilmer Leon (27:46): I was reading well below grade level when I was in the third grade and they had shifted, and that was the time when they had shifted how they were teaching reading away from phonics to sight words. Fortunately for me, my parents, we had a very dear friend, Mrs. Bode, Mrs. Gloria Bode, who was a reading specialist, she would come to the house three times a week after dinner. She taught me phonics. And within Goy, it wasn't even a month, I went from reading below the third grade level in third grade to reading at the seventh grade level. All she did was teach me phonics. Shantella Sherman (28:40): Exactly, exactly. So the fact that you can add fake science over here with the eugenic themes, add it to policy, trickle it into the school system, add some funding issues with this, it's like I need you to understand that's what public libraries are for. I need you to understand that every child learns at a different rate. I need you to understand that if there's calamity all around this child outside in the neighborhood, they're not listening for concentration purposes and it may be hindering them. There are things that we knew and we knew how to meet those challenges to ensure that the children in this great space would be able to matriculate. We haven't gone bonkers. So why is it that we are feeding into this and actually accepting that it's true? And then getting on television and saying yes, as a black psychologist, it is true that if black kids don't start reading, you have black people who don't know how to read until they are adults, but they've never committed crimes and they didn't turn into degenerates. So why are we leaning this 10 toes down? It really is a fact. Wilmer Leon (29:47): I know some of those people who became very productive individuals and education became very, very important for them because they understood the value of what they didn't have. And they instilled in their children who went on to college and went on to get master's degrees and other advanced degrees, and many of those kids didn't even realize until after they got out of school that their parents couldn't even read. Shantella Sherman (30:13): Many people went to their graves as black people and white people who never learned to read period, but that was not a part of their character. If you can't read, you're automatically going to become a criminal. That's not the way this works. It's not the way it works. So the fact that we bought into this again tells me that we're moving back into these eugenic themes without, it's the popular social eugenics that the average everyday person is just like, yeah, that makes sense. It does not. Wilmer Leon (30:43): It only makes sense if you don't have any sense. So moving into these popular eugenics themes, getting to now the question that I opened the show with, how does the false construct of race and yes, race is a false construct or the real constructs of culture and cultural identity factor into our opposition to or support for a political candidate. And that all centers around, and I'll state the obvious here at right now, the presumed democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, whose father is Jamaican, whose mother is Indian, and she in some circles is considered to be an African-American woman. I've heard her referred to as such. I've also heard her in many current commercials referred to as an Indian-American woman. And I want to stress this is not a judgmental conversation. Shantella Sherman (31:54): No. Wilmer Leon (31:55): Let me throw it to you, Dr. Sherman. Shantella Sherman (31:59): The issue at hand warmer is that however many of those boxes she chooses to check that show diversity or Wilmer Leon (32:06): Check for her Shantella Sherman (32:08): Either way, either way, all of those lend themselves to the greater eugenic conversation, which is she is non-white. Okay, 1924, racial integrity, that act coming out of Virginia said there are only two races. Skip the Monga, Loy Caucusi. We're going to scratch all of that. There are only two races, white and non-white and the fact that she's also female, that's another thing that we have to deal with. Public perception, American public perception, sometimes global public section of what it means to be any of these things or an amalgamation of all of these things. And some people may be offended by the term amalgamation, a mixture. We're all a mixture of a bunch of other things. What does that mean? And so each one of these people who are definitive about whiteness and Americanism and patriotism, they're questioning as they did with Obama citizenship. They're questioning her womanhood at this point. They're questioning as Wilmer Leon (33:15): They did with Michelle Obama. Shantella Sherman (33:17): Exactly. They're questioning. But on this side, how many kids does Kamala have? And then the fact that, Wilmer Leon (33:26): Didn't JD Vance call her a cat woman because she doesn't have any biological children of her own? Shantella Sherman (33:31): What is that exactly? Wilmer Leon (33:34): Wait a minute. I got to mention when I mention his name, we always must say for those who don't know, JD Vance is now Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee. He's the same guy who about three years ago compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. So one has to ask the question, how does the guy who three years ago called another guy Adolf Hitler, wind up standing next to that guy as his vice presidential nominee. He didn't even call him Mussolini. He called him Hitler Shantella Sherman (34:07): And pay attention to the fact that when Kamala, Kamala was named as Joe Biden's running mate, once again, I heard the senator call say, okay, now we are going to have aunt your mama in the White House. This woman doesn't look like aunt your mama, no connections whatsoever. But all of a sudden this is what folks are thinking of you in these spaces all along. And so the nastiness of it starts to come out the thing. Wait Wilmer Leon (34:40): A minute, and that takes me to Tiger Woods when he first won the master's tournament and the year after the master's tournament, the winner gets to determine the menu for the player's dinner. And Fuzzy Zeller says, oh, we going to have fried chicken tonight. Shantella Sherman (34:58): Fried chicken and watermelon. Wilmer Leon (35:00): There you go. Shantella Sherman (35:01): Yeah. So again, my question is if we are that removed from the plantation at this point, why are you constantly trying to throw people back onto it? Or these are the only references that you're coming up with when you can clearly see in front of you that this isn't the case, it's the Fair State University, their whole thing, their memorabilia collection that they have of racist items that came up 1870 and moving forward. And it was like while we are saying they're racist, these are the things that keep peace in many white minds. I need an anama salt and pepper shaker. I need an anama cookie jump. I need to put her face on the pancake box. I need to have two little black kids as the icons or the folks that I'm using for gold dust soap powder and for this and for that and for the other. (36:00) And so in researching how labels and emblems and mascots were created, you start to find that when white people feel uncomfortable in this country, they tend to hold onto the things that they did love about black people. And so that hasn't changed. We're going to show Kamala dancing and we're going to show her doing all of these things, loving cats, the things that make white people feel good and feel comfortable and feel wholesome and feel whole. She is a part of our group. And at the same time you have black people who are going, but she's married to someone who's not black. Wilmer Leon (36:40): I was asked that question, I won't mention the woman's name who said to me, Wilmer, why do black men, Hey Kamala Harris. And I said, I don't know that black men do hate Kamala Harris. I haven't seen any data. I said, but let me pose this to you. Why does she hate black men? And it was what I said, well, she didn't marry her brother. And I said, so I'm not equating the fact that she didn't marry a brother to say that she hates black men. I am just posing that as a ridiculous premise to your ridiculous premise and riddle me that and I couldn't get an answer. Shantella Sherman (37:28): No, we are still stuck in an antebellum mindset. Many folks are just still stuck there. And so it doesn't make sense that I can walk into a room and someone is waiting for me to flip some pancakes or am I the cleaning lady? Am I here for any type of servant position? Nothing wrong with servants, but when you visually look at a person and you start to assess them, not my character, not any of these other things, but sight, you're seeing me for the first time. If your reaction is to put me into this particular position, you need to ask yourself why. This is something that as the commander in chief, potential commander in chief of this country, that she's going to have to face down in the same way that President Obama had to. But she's also going to have this added level of this is a female who does not have children and all of these other, she's suspicious to folks. She's suspicious to the nation. And that is simply unfair and it's unfounded, but it's how we do things here a lot of times. Wilmer Leon (38:40): So let's take the other side of this because when she first announced that she wanted to be president in this, after Joe Biden stepped down, the narrative was she's earned it. She deserves it. I think it was Simone Sanders Townsend who was saying, and some of her other surrogates who were saying, what does the Democratic, what problem does the Democratic party have with wanting a black woman at the top of the ticket? It was all about her being an AKA. She went to Howard and she can do the electric slide. We were falling into that same mindset in terms of rallying the troops around her instead of asking the questions, where does she stand on Gaza? What's she going to do about Ukraine? What's her policy on Cop city? Where is she on the George Floyd Act and policy issues? And when we started listing policy issues and wanting her to articulate where she stands on policy, then the question becomes, why are you hating on the sister? Why do you hate black women? No, I don't hate black women. I know that AKAs Howard University and I have two degrees from Howard, so I ain't hating on Howard and being able to do electric slide that ain't going to feed the bulldog. Shantella Sherman (40:16): Well, and the truth of the matter, I don't believe our percentage is 13% still because it's just not fathomable we've been producing. So I'm going to say the black population is country. Let's say it's at about 18% right now. Alright? You still have the whole rest of the country that to some extent mentally and emotionally, you're going to have to reunite in the same way Obama had to reunite them because they had blown apart with even the thought of having a black man in office. Okay, you're going to have to suture us back together. Wilmer Leon (40:54): Donald Trump was the reaction to Barack Obama. Shantella Sherman (40:58): Absolutely. And the belief that even at this point, I still have people saying, Barack Obama is running the White House behind Biden all this time. And I'm going, are you serious? So it doesn't matter the truth. The truth doesn't matter at this point. It's what you feel. And I'm telling people it's not about what you feel. Your feelings don't enter into the facts at this point. Thank you. I need you to start talking about the fact that the housing in this country is so deliberately greedy and ridiculous that working people are living in homeless shelters. All right? I need you to talk. College Wilmer Leon (41:33): Professors in California are living in their cars. Shantella Sherman (41:38): I need you. And this is across the country and quite frankly across the globe. So I need you to talk to me about investing and divesting in certain things. I need to know where Kamala stands on certain things. I haven't really heard. I don't know what her platform is on certain things. I would love to have someone talk to her rather than having Megan thee stallion up dancing with her. I don't care about that. I don't want to hear about that right now. You're telling me people are blowing me up about Project 2025, which by the way is nothing but the NATO group and some other folks from 1925 still trying so much conservative policy. This isn't new. Wilmer Leon (42:14): It's not new. It's called New Gingrich's Contract with America. Shantella Sherman (42:18): Thank you. Nothing on that list is new. Nothing on it is new. So it's like even if it were true, and I understand that a lot of it is not true. It wasn't in the 880 page document that most people haven't read. When I started sifting through it, it was like that didn't happen. That's not in the document. That's not there. These are proposals. And do you know how many think tanks put out proposals every time there's about to be a change of leadership? So it's like don't get up in arms. This is something that we always face. But in the meantime, can you tell me where if this were something that was about to take place, where are your local leaders positioned on this? Because we got Biden in office right now, but you still can't afford to get a bag of potato chips for less than $4 or $5 right now. What is going on with the cost of living and the American dream? Why are you having corporations buying up housing so that the average person can't afford 'em? Wilmer Leon (43:10): BlackRock, Shantella Sherman (43:12): Help me out. Wilmer Leon (43:14): People don't understand that As a result of the Covid crisis and the mortgage crisis and all of these homes that people were put out of BlackRock and other venture capitalist companies were buying up the housing stock and they weren't putting the housing stock back on the market for sale. They were putting the housing stock back on the market for rent. Absolutely Shantella Sherman (43:45): For rent. And if you're charging, there's nothing, I'm going to say it on the record, there's nothing inside Washington DC that's worth $5,000 a month as a two bedroom apartment. Nothing. Nowhere in this city is it worth it. But those are the going rates. And so we can look at this. Go ahead, I'm Wilmer Leon (44:02): Sorry. And as Vice President Harris is on the stump saying, Donald Trump is a convicted felon. And as a former prosecutor, I know how to deal with felons. I know that personality well, when you had Steve Mnuchin in your sights when he was the bankster in California and your staff brought you a thousand felonies committed by the man, you didn't pursue the case against Steve Mnuchin who wound up being our Secretary of Treasury under Donald Trump. So don't hate Malcolm said, when my telling you the truth makes you angry, don't get angry at me. Get angry at the truth. I don't do the electric slide. I'm not an A KAI am in the divine nine, but I don't do that. And so those things don't matter to me, Dr. Sherman, Shantella Sherman (45:00): It's going to have to matter to us what the policies and standpoints are that Kamala Harris brings to the table. I just want to know her positions on things. I have the lesser of two evils true as it appears, and I believe she would make a wonderful president, but I would love to know where she stands on all of these issues that are also international issues that are also, I've been trying to get someone from the state of California, a representative, and I don't have to call the person's name to talk to me about the sterilizations that are being forced on black and Spanish women inside California penitentiaries for the last eight years. And I can't get a callback. So I want you to understand that it's not about blackness. It's about I need you to make sure that my American dream isn't a nightmare, that you get to blame on Donald Trump or anybody else. We have black elected officials. We're not holding anyone accountable and we're not holding them accountable from the moment we elect them. You're not asking the proper questions, and so you Wilmer Leon (46:04): Won't get the right answer. Shantella Sherman (46:06): I want Kamala Harris to win. I put on the T-shirt, all of that. But in the meantime, I want to know where she stands on some things that impact my quality of life and the quality of life for the folks who are around me. I've crossed 50 years old at this point, so I'm trying to figure out if I had to go lay down and retire somewhere, is there a patch of dirt in the woods for me that you want going to then come through and arrest me for being homeless on and lock me up for it? That's a reality. They're locking up homeless people. It's their laws in certain states now. And these states have black representatives. No one's talking about this. We are talking about the suits that people are wearing and their connections and affiliations with other things that don't benefit us at the moment. Wilmer Leon (46:51): And rappers Shantella Sherman (46:52): Well, and just while you dancing, when it comes time to pick your kid up from the daycare center, are you going to find out that they've raised the rates? So you got to pay $3,500 a month for the kid to go to the daycare? Wilmer Leon (47:04): And two things. One is we keep hearing that we can't afford to provide quality daycare to people across the country, but we can send a trillion dollars to Ukraine. See, budgets are numeric representations of priority. Shantella Sherman (47:26): And also add to that, even if we didn't have the money, we had the consciousness, we had the heart to say that the grandmother in the neighborhood who was opening her home should still be able to do that without being licensed to a point where she has to pay $2,500 to the city and go to a class for eight. She raised 10 kids and 15 grandkids. She knows what she's doing. You've kept us from being able to have that communal space. Now that's not just, I want some money that's being vindictive. You're setting up the parameters, the variables that are going to lend to the things that you're talking about as black people and poor people. You're creating poverty. That's what you're doing right now. Wilmer Leon (48:11): Norway can do it, Finland can do it. Denmark can do it. They're doing it. Shantella Sherman (48:19): Anyone who is for their citizens can and will do it. The difference here is that we're not working together. We've always been fighting against each other. It's the infighting. I want my kids to be able to have it, but not your kids. I don't want immigrant kids. I don't want my kids around the Spanish kids. They're going to learn Spanish and it's too many of 'em and they're undocumented and they can have diseases, and I don't know what they're into. Well, the same thing was said about black people coming into white spaces. So if we're going to do America, we got to do America for everyone, and we got to make sure that these policies don't hurt this person in order to make me feel better. And in the long run, end up hurting me as well. Wilmer Leon (48:58): My current piece is you're with her, but is she with you? And the premise of the piece is, and I say this in the piece, it's not about her. It's about us. And what are we going to demand of her relative to us? Because that's what policy politics is all about. It's about policy output. It's not about the Divine nine and Howard University and the electric slide. It's about policy output. She went to the Cara comm meeting as vice president and try to convince the leaders of those Caribbean nations to be the minstrel face on American imperialism to invade Haiti. How does a black woman whose father is from Jamaica believe that our invading Haiti is a good idea? She didn't go alone. She went with Hakeem Jeffries and some other folks, Linda Thomas Greenfield. How do these black people, how do these black people buy into imperialist, neo-colonial policies like that? And so I make that to take us back to the eugenics question and the identity Shantella Sherman (50:26): Question, and I'll throw that to you because it's all about the fitness of the individual person or the group. And so Haiti has always been the bastard black child that even black folks don't want to claim a small minority of black folks always down for Haiti, always. I'm there with you. But there are all these people who are still, you want to glamorize Africa, but you won't set foot there. You want to go to Africa, but you don't want to stay there. You don't understand the politics, the culture, the language, the faith, none of it. But since it's been tagged onto you as African-American, you claim it. But again, when you get down to it, we still have eugenic thoughts as black people about who is fit and unfit, who is worthy, who is unworthy. And it's about nothing related to character. It is about nothing related to morality or how people handle you or them being good people. (51:27) It's all about the same things that white people use the litmus test to define you. And so we cannot get away from that as easily as we think and things like this. When we get into a space like this, it magnifies it and we start to see ourselves and it does not look good. It doesn't look good on us at all. Haiti, poor black people, folks living in the projects historically by colleges and universities, not the elite eight, the big eight, but the rest of 'em, the ones that we don't really want to talk about this in them other states that we don't want to deal with, alright? We don't want to deal with that. There are things that we need to discuss to make sure that HBCUs and the Divine Nine still exists. If the federal government starts pulling money back. We've had the heirs desegregation case. (52:20) We've had a similar case in Maryland where basically HBCUs are being said to be anti-white at this point. And in order to get the money that these HBCUs won for having been discriminated against with funding, it's being said, in order to get the money, you now have to have five to 10% of your student population be minority. That minority has to be white. So now you are giving free education to white students in order to get the money that's owed to you from having been discriminated against in the first place. You have to understand in street terms, we've been in a trick bag for a minute, right? And we need to stop playing games. It's late in the day. You need to heal your line. Alright, I'm going back to Hurston. Heal your line. You need to understand that you're about to get caught up in the very trap that you've been setting and you're not paying attention. You're simply not paying attention. We haven't been paying our alumni fees like we're supposed to. Our schools are still dependent on federal government funding and state funding. We are not standing alone. So we need to make sure that our leadership also understands that, that we need to have practical solutions and policies so that we're not reacting to things, but literally charting a course and setting it and staying on that course. Wilmer Leon (53:44): What are you demanding? And two things to your point about funding and HBCUs, the HBCUs in Maryland won a case against the Maryland government for not properly funding those HBCUs. As the state had funded, the predominantly white institutions went all the way to Maryland Supreme Court and the schools won. The Republican governor, Larry Hogan refused to give them the money that the court awarded and forced those institutions to negotiate a lower number. I don't remember what the numbers were off the top of my head, but Shantella Sherman (54:33): What? Yes, sir. What again? The exact same thing happened in Mississippi. And that's why I said that was the heirs desegregation case. And it was the exact same thing. The money that came down to fund the Mississippi schools, they gave the HBCUs less money when they disseminated. And it was like, okay, Mississippi won the HBCUs won the case, but the content, the little fine print said, we are going to give you the money, but now you are required at this point to add 10% of your population needs to be minority on a black campus that's not black students. And they said, we can pull in some Africans and some people that still fit. No, you need to have some white students on this campus now. So that was the quote. That's how they got around it. And it was like, wow, these are the nasty tricks that I'm talking about. And so if it happened in Mississippi and it's happened in Maryland, where else is this happening? Can I get leadership to understand this is how you tie black hands behind the backs of citizens that actually want to go to school. Wilmer Leon (55:45): Final thing, symbolism. And again, I'm getting back to ethnicity and cultural identity as it relates to Vice President Harris. And I'm not picking on her, she just is the poster child of this in the moment because there's an awful lot of symbolism that is being used here. And again, they rather be symbolic than talk about substantive policy output. Shantella Sherman (56:22): The symbolism goes to the heart of the nation. Whose nation is it? Whose America is it that's which one of the presidents? Wilmer Leon (56:39): Well, you mean we want, we want, oh Shantella Sherman (56:41): No, no, Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge. Okay, whose country is it anyway? And so you literally, you're having white Americans say, this is ours and we've allowed you to be here, Wilmer Leon (56:56): Tom Tancredo, and we want, and the Tea Party, which was the precursor to Donald Trump. We want our country back. Shantella Sherman (57:06): So again, but how have you lost it? Wilmer Leon (57:09): Who has it? Because I don't have it. Tom Tan credo. If you're listening, if you're watching, I don't have your country. Shantella Sherman (57:18): And again, so that's how you start again. You're going to see an explosion of language about women having babies and birth control and all this. And again, it's this. They're having natal conferences once or twice a year where people are talking about we need to get the country back. And getting the country back means we need white women to have babies and they're not having them. And so based on that alone, any white female who's out here supporting Donald Trump and all of these policies, they don't necessarily understand what you're about to do is send yourself back into the house because there's a good white man that needs the job that you're sitting in. You need to be producing babies bottom line. And if you're not, you serve no purpose. Now to the nation, that is a Hitler esque thing, but Hitler got it from us. So that is a Francis Galton thing. Wilmer Leon (58:11): In fact, thank you very much because you and I had talked about that Francis Galton father of modern eugenics, there's a book Control the Dark History and troubling present of Eugenics just by Adam Rutherford. Talk about Francis Galton and talk about Adam Rutherford's book. Shantella Sherman (58:32): Just the idea First Rutherford's book is an amazing examination. I think that it's something that pulls together a lot of the research from different spaces and different years and to synthesize it the way he has it makes it make sense to the average person, which is critical at this point. It's not talking above folks head. So you get to the critical analysis of we need these birthing numbers. Statisticians started coming in and Galton is right here in the middle of this. And you have the eugenics record office who are literally charting birth rates and they're trying to figure out with immigration, emancipated black people. And then you end up with Chinese people and all these other folks that are coming in. And then you start having women who decide they're not going to stay at home. These rates matter and they have mattered for the last 150 years because whoever has the birth numbers, when we start talking politics, these are voting blocks. (59:32) And if I can put you under duress, if I can incarcerate you and then tell you based on the fact that you're in prison, you are no longer a citizen, so you are not able to vote because you have a felony charge. That is a reality for those black men who are huddled in prisons. But the other part of that reality is that because during the reproductive height of their lives, they're in prison, it means that they're not reproducing children. And so there's a duality to having black men and Spanish men and locked into these prisons and degenerate white men. We don't want babies from them anyway. Wilmer Leon (01:00:08): And the fastest growing cohort in prisons are women. Shantella Sherman (01:00:13): And when the women go into the prisons, they are automatically taken before what used to be the sterilization board. They're given a physical examination. If you're a black woman, a Spanish woman, and you have fibroids, they're going to tell you, we're not going to manage your fibroids while you're here. We're just going to recommend that you have a hysterectomy. Or they may not even tell you. So great documentary Belly of the Beast looks at the California state Penitentiary system and they're just ad hoc deciding to sterilize black and Spanish women without their consent and without their knowledge because they said, once we open you up, it's easier just to go ahead and snip you than to worry about having to pay for your children, either ending up in prison, being slow and retarded mentally having to go to special schools or having to pay through the welfare system because they're not normal. Because you're not normal. You're breeding criminals. And so we have to look at these things. I think Rutherford did a great job, but Galton has been talking about, he started talking about this when he coined the phrase, we were already talking about this and the black bodies on plantations started this whole, let's check the women's bodies and see what they can manage and hold as far as their fecundity, as far as they're being able to breed the next crop of Americans. Wilmer Leon (01:01:28): Are those eugenic practices relative to women of color in California? Prisons still going on as you and I are speaking right now. Shantella Sherman (01:01:38): Absolutely. Wilmer Leon (01:01:40): So our vice president, Kamala Harris, who is the presumptive Democratic Party nominee is from Berkeley, was the DA in San Francisco, was the attorney general in the state of California, was the senator from California. I haven't heard anybody ask her this question. Shantella Sherman (01:02:05): I have not heard anyone ask Wilmer Leon (01:02:10): Anybody Shantella Sherman (01:02:10): Elected official. You've only had the Congressman Ell from North Carolina who got reparations for folks who had been sterilized, many of them black in North Carolina. He's since passed away. Virginia asked that people come forward if they had been sterilized, but people couldn't come forward because they didn't know they'd been sterilized. You took them in and told them that they had an appendicitis. So they didn't know that the reason why they didn't produce children is because when they went into the hospital, you decided to do a hook and crook on 'em. They didn't know. So based on just that information, you have very few people in the state of Virginia to come forward and to receive the money. California is now offering some reparations to folks. But if you're in those penal systems, it's still going on. You don't have control over your body. Wilmer Leon (01:03:08): And I want to be very clear to say, I'm not for those that just heard me ask that question and Wilmer, why are you blaming her for this? I'm not. I'm saying I haven't heard anyone ask her this question again because it's not about her. It's about us. And what are we as a political constituency? What are we going to do? What are we going to demand? What are we going to get if we are responsible for putting her in office, which everybody says Democrats can't win without black people. Speaker 4 (01:03:55): Okay, Wilmer Leon (01:03:56): All right. Speaker 4 (01:04:00): Again, I think that she would make an amazing president again. I simply want to know what her policies are. I want to know how she's going to fight against and how she's sizing up her time in office. And that's what I want to hear from her. That's it. Wilmer Leon (01:04:19): Dr. Chantel Sherman, I am so appreciative of you joining me today, as always, dear. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, Speaker 4 (01:04:27): Thank you. Anytime, Wilmer Leon (01:04:29): Folks, thank you all so much for listening and watching the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wilmer Leon, and my brilliant, brilliant friend and guest, Dr. Chantel Sherman. Stay tuned for new episodes each week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share the show, would greatly, greatly appreciate it. Follow me on social media. You can find all the links below to the show there. And remember, folks, that this is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge talk without analysis is just chatter. And you can tell by this, we don't chatter on connecting the dots. See you all again next time. Until then, I am Dr. Wier Leon. Have a great one. Peace.

In 1911, experts believed that the psychology of different races was distinct, and so, like other states, the state of Maryland founded Crownsville, a mental asylum administered by an all-white doctor and nursing staff expressly and exclusively for African-Americans.  From her book "Madness," author/Peabody-award winning journalist/on-air NBC correspondent Antonia Hylton describes how the physical building was built through the labor of actual patients; how many African-Americans over the years were wrongfully sent to Crownsville, and how its medical practices didn't expect patients would ever leave, let alone be healed. Hylton walks us through the dubious history of this institution, and the dramatic hiring of its first African-American staff. Crownsville ultimately closed its doors only in 2004.Heroes Behind HeadlinesExecutive Producer Ralph PezzulloProduced & Engineered by Mike DawsonMusic provided by ExtremeMusic.comWhat It's Like To Be...What's it like to be a Cattle Rancher? FBI Special Agent? Professional Santa? Find out!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Crownsville Hospital in Anne Arundel County was Maryland's infamous segregated mental health asylum, and the only such facility available to Black people in Maryland between 1911 and desegregation in the 1960s. A new book by NBC and MSNBC journalist Antonia Hylton traces the history of Crownsville Hospital, the struggles and triumphs of its patients, the lives of its staff and medical personnel and what this singular institution tells us about mental illness, racism and community in America. Along the way, Hylton grapples with her own family's experiences with mental illness, and the shame that blossomed in secrecy and darkness for generations. The book is called “Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.”Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Antonia Hylton discusses her book, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum. Ms. Hylton’s extensive research into Crownsville Hospital in Maryland, a segregated asylum that was both hospital and prison, serves as physical example of racist systems and black resistance. Tracing the history of Crownsville was difficult since so many of the official […]

In this episode of While Black, we sit down with journalist Antonia Hylton to discuss her book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum." Antonia takes us on a journey through the hidden history of Crownsville Hospital, a segregated asylum in Maryland, revealing the untold stories of Black patients and employees. We delve into the complexities of race, mental health, and civil rights in America, exploring how the legacy of slavery continues to shape our current mental healthcare system. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that sheds light on a forgotten chapter of our past and its enduring impact on our present. Please go engage with Antonia and purchase her book on her website Don't forget to get social with While Black IG: WHILE_BLACK; TWITTER @whileblackpc; FB @whileblackpodcast or email: whileblackpodcast@gmail.com Recorded @ drsatl.com Theme song Produced by Wahid Gomes and licensed through Verde Music Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  For a long, long time, those suffering from mental illness or even suspected of mental illness or a disability would be locked up in an asylum. Often, they were just forgotten. It was even worse for African-Americans – especially those in the South during the Jim Crow era. Peabody and Emmy Award-winning NBC News journalist Antonia Hylton has chronicled what Black patients and workers faced at Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland in her new book Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum. Antonia Hylton joined us today on The Spark Monday. What inspired her to write about Crownsville? "As a college student, I decided to study the history of psychiatry, and I came across information about this place called Crownsville Hospital, founded into in 1911. But it didn't close until 2004, within our lifetimes. And I just knew when I first read just a few sentences about it that I had to know more. And I, kind of used this site as a place to not just contribute to what we know about mental health and civil rights in this country, but also really to to better understand why in my family and why in so many communities of color, there is this longstanding shame and stigma around these issues. Why has it become so hard to address it and talk about it? And Crownsville and its story has really become my way to make sense of it all." Crownsville State Hospital opened as Maryland's Hospital for the Negro Insane in 1911. One of the strangest parts of the history was that the original 12 Black men sent to Crownsville were actually forced to build the hospital as Hylton described,"That image was so shocking to me, that patients could be forced to create their own hospital before they could even benefit from their own health care. The way in which Black patients were treated so differently and seen as deserving so much less than everybody else. But also it raises questions where we write a how sick can somebody be? They're apparently so sick that they need to be removed from society. They need to be institutionalized, but they're so healthy that they can do around the clock physical labor, officials are writing about even forcing children to do this labor as young as ten and 12-years-old, some of whom are physically disabled, missing limbs. And they are part of the construction project as well. And so it raised all these questions about how someone can be seen as so sick, but also be such a talented, a craftsman, and contractor. Apparently they can build buildings that still stand up 100 plus years later. That to me has always really stuck in my mind." Hylton pointed out that throughout its history, Crownsville patients worked to pay for their own care, "They make the patients build the hospital themselves, then they make them run a massive, highly productive and very modern farm. They use modern irrigation systems. And I found in the records that the patients at Crownsville are producing way more than any other patients at other peer hospitals that are larger than Crownsville. So the the white counterparts have actually more patients because the white population in Maryland is larger. But they are doing less than the patients at Crownsville. In addition to that, they're running a rug shop. They're creating a basket weaving program. And all of this is done to offset the cost of their own care. And so it sets up something. And this kind of brings you back to my point about the way in which the areas that come before us really impact us to this day. So because in those early years, the hospital never gets the amount of funding that it was supposed to get, if you compare it to its other institutions and it relies so heavily on patients really running the place themselves, that kind of mistreatment, that gap is never really made up for, even in the later decades when that forced, servitude and sort of constant labor stops and they're trying to professionalize and become a kind of normal hospital. They're still decades behind everyone else because they hadn't invested in infrastructure. They don't have all the same resources. They're way understaffed compared to other hospitals. And so the decisions made in those early years to make the hospital really like a plantation, sort of the recreation of the antebellum social order, even when we get to say, the 60s and 70s, and there are all these reforms and new Black employees are coming in and they're changing the game and all that's good and fine. The truth is, they're really up against a very difficult opponent systematically. I mean, because they're looking at decades of deprivation that they really don't have the opportunity to fully, make up for. And that affects the hospital all the way until it's closing (in 2004). Hylton writes that often someone who was different or broke a minor law would be sent to Crownsville,"What I found in the records really disturbed me at times. I write about the story of one patient who's sent to Crownsville, and ends up there for decades for the crime of cutting a White person off in traffic. And another point I write about a patient named Mr. Bell who is discovered by one of the first ever Black employees who arrives in the early 50s, and she finds this man on the wards who tells her that he hasn't been outside. He hasn't seen the sun in many years. So she does a little research on him, and she takes him outside one day, and she finds out that her own supervisor had picked him up downtown in Baltimore, because he had overheard the patient speaking in a British accent. And the man didn't think that there were Black people who could have British accents. And so he thought, oh, he's crazy. And so he gets committed to Crownsville, sort of in the cover of night and stuck there for years with no relatives. And it turns out after she does some research that this man, was a jockey from London and had come to the United States and, and fell on some hard times. And it's stories like that that really changed me and helped me see the way in which in some ways, the asylum was almost an appendage to the criminal justice system or into almshouses, and wasn't always truly this therapeutic place."  Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry is joined by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton to talk about her latest book ‘Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum'. They begin their conversation by talking about what inspired Antonia to write about the Crownsville mental health facility and the tribulations surrounding black mental health in the early part of the 20th century. Next, Antonia details her personal connection to the book's subject via the tragic story of her dad's cousin Maynard who struggled with schizophrenia and Larry reads a powerful passage from ‘Madness' that leads to a discussion about residual effects of terror tactics used by racists during the Jim Crow era (22:08). After the break they shine a light on how Crownsville evolved over time to become an integrated and valuable resource for the local black community until it's closure in the early 2000's (40:52). Antonia ends the pod by offering accessible ways to propagate positive mental health accessibility and acceptability in working class societies going forward (56:57). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Antonia Hylton Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this sermon, Rev John reviews a new book that chronicles the story of mental health abuse and why repair is needed today to make amends for past sins. (Delivered: February 18, 2024)

In this conversation, Antonia Hilton discusses her book 'Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum' and the history of Crownsville, a mental facility for black patients during the Jim Crow era. The conversation covers the background of Antonia's interest in journalism and mental health, the discovery of Crownsville, the construction and operation of the facility, the treatment of patients, and the broader implications of Crownsville as a microcosm of American history. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding and sharing our history to address the challenges of mental health in present-day America. Connect:@CariChampion @AHylton26 Learn More: AntoniaHylton.com Order MADNESS the BookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a girl from the suburbs falls in love with a boy raised on the farm, it can turn out to be a beautiful partnership and an amazing business. Today, we speak with Matt and Bridget Jones from Wildberry Farm + Market. Just off Route 3 on St. Stephens Church Road is a semi-hidden gem in Wildberry Farm + Market. In addition to growing seasonal produce and flowers and offering farm fresh eggs, Wildberry Farm + Market hosts various events throughout the season, including First Fridays on the Farm, the Field Market, and the Vintage Christmas Market! And new in 2023. a Farm-to-Table Food Trailer! Initially established on a multi-generational family farm, Wildberry Farm + Market was born in 2019, and much of the success came from COVID as Matt and Bridget figured out how to make it all work. And did they ever! If you have not visited, please put this on your list. And despite what the post office says, they are not located in what most people would call Crownsville--more accurately, it is Gambrills (or possibly Millersville)! Have a listen!   LINKS: Wildberry Farm + Market (Website) Wildberry Farm + Market (Facebook) Wildberry Farm + Market (Instagram) Wildberry Farm + Market (Pinterest)

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. NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton began looking into the facility a decade ago and wrote the book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum." She joined Amna Nawaz to discuss Crownsville. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Give us about fifteen minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Annapolis Subaru, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County,  Solar Energy Services,  Hospice of the Chesapeake. and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Today... Traffic woes on the roads and in the skies yesterday. 130 acres are preserved forever in Crownsville. Ben's Chili Bowl wants to franchise and that is a dumb idea. The Annapolis Blues won again and are ready for another home game on July 1. We also talk about Canines & Crosstreks and Buddy! DAILY NEWS EMAIL LINK: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/493412887.htm Ann Alsina from CovingtonAlsina is here with your Monday Money Report! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

There are some businesses and organizations that should not exist. And The Blue Ribbon Project is one of them.  It's unfortunate that child abuse, in all forms, is a problem in our society, and the pathway through foster care is a difficult one. Here is where The Blue Ribbon Project comes into play. Taylor Pyles is the founder and a product of the foster care system in Maryland. He walked the walk, and now he's talking the talk. From Backpacks of Love which give children some basic possessions they need, to resources, to Mirah's Closet which allows foster children to "shop" for clothing, to outings and events. The Blue Ribbon Project wants to make a horrible situation as good as possible.  It's a sobering conversation with some startling information and statistics.  Like all non-profits, they can use help. Volunteer. Donate--cash or items to be placed in a backpack. Sponsor.  Please do what you can. We owe it to these children! Learn more and visit their open house in Crownsville on April 15th! Have a listen! LINKS: The Blue Ribbon Project (Website) The Blue Ribbon Project (Facebook) The Blue Ribbon Project (YouTube) The Blue Ribbon Project (Twitter) The Blue Ribbon Project (Instagram)

Collective Soul's Will TurpinIt's an honor for the BoatCast to welcome Will Turpin (bass/backup vocals) of Collective Soul to the podcast. He shares his excitement about playing the upcoming Let's Go Music Festival and relives his memories of the Rock Boat. Collective Soul is an iconic American Rock band of the early 90s who have not only released 4 platinum records but also won multiple Billboard music awards. Will leads off by talking about how the band has evolved and how they continue to take so much pride in making sure they are the most reputable live rock band they can be. Will, whose father Bill was a lifelong musician and founder of Real 2 Reel Studios in Jonesboro, GA, truly understands the power of music. After Will's father passed in late 2018, he went on to co-own his father's studio and takes deep pride in that endeavor. It's also amazing to hear the history of the studio, as Ed Roland (lead singer) and Collective Soul essentially originated from this studio. Will tells another amazing story about how he was in a pizza shop with Jett and Ryan of Sister Hazel when they told him about how they were going to charter 1/2 a boat. Will remembered thinking how cool the idea was but "had no idea it would turn into the franchise and the juggernaut that is now The Rock Boat". He talks about how much he and the band enjoyed their experiences on the Rock Boat and how they still have life-long friendships with people they met on the boat.Let's Go Music Fest 2023!Collective Soul will be a headliner at Let's Go Festival on Friday June 2nd in Crownsville, MD with LIVE and Filter! The BoatCast will surely be there for this amazing event and would love for others to come out and join us! Get your tickets here!Lastly, stay tuned as Collective Soul will be releasing another album, which was recorded at Elvis's Palm Springs home, early next year! In the meantime check them out on their upcoming tour! https://collectivesoul.com/#tourJust in case you didn't see the link above, make sure you get your tickets to Let's Go! Music Festival (June 2-4 in Crownsville, MD) at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/23107/lets-go-music-festivalCollective Soul can be found at :Website: https://collectivesoul.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/collectivesoulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectivesoul/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/collectivesoultvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4e5V1Q2dKCzbLVMQ8qbTn6?si=JXFLCEoZTJqhS1NOh9gobA&nd=1Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/collective-soul/146191Will Turpin can be found at:Reel 2 Reel Recording Studios' Website: https://reel-life.net/Reel 2 Reel Studios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Real2ReelStudioswebsite: https://www.WillTurpin.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillTurpinMusicTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/willturpinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/willturpinThe BoatCast would like to thank our sponsors, https://www.lifecoachingforwomenphysicians.com and https://www.novitskymd.com, for supporting us in promoting Rock Boat Artists. If you want to get the word out about these artists and are interested in sponsoring The Boatcast, please email Chris at: ChristopherRhoad@gmail.com.

Give us about fifteen minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Annapolis Subaru, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County,  Solar Energy Services,  Hospice of the Chesapeake. and Alpha Engineering  Today... Vests for police K-9s. A new firehouse for Crownsville. A so-so report card for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. City Hall in Annapolis will be closed on Wednesday for a BGE upgrade. A new latin inspired restaurant is opening up where Soul was. The Marriage of Figaro is this weekend at Annapolis Opera--go get tickets. And of course some pod news for you! Ann Alsina from CovingtonAlsina is here with your Monday Money Report! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Solar Energy Services because solar should be in your future! Alpha Engineering! And, Scout & Molly's! Today... Woman stabbed during a home invasion. A man was carjacked at gunpoint only to have the carjackers not know how to operate the car. An Annapolis man died when the vehicle he was riding in lost control on Defense Highway in Crownsville. Some winter weather is coming--please remain calm. More details on the Clydesdales' visit to West Street on the 27th. And some pod news! Scott MacMullan with Scott MacMullan Law is here with some legal tips in his periodic segment-- Legal Briefs! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

Give us about ten minutes a day, and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Solar Energy Services because solar should be in your future! The Kristi Neidhardt Team. If you are looking to buy or sell your home, give Kristi a call at 888-860-7369! And- Scout & Molly's Today... Woman dies in Crownsville fire. A former Annapolis Police officer is being re-tried on misconduct charges. Governor Hogan promises a smooth transition, and Lt. Governor Rutherford is heading that up. The Cash for Schools program at K&B True Value Hardware is winding down in the next few weeks. There are a lot of events starting at 9 am this morning, including the Sailboat Show through Monday, a Navy football game tonight on ESPN, and a very cool concert by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra at Temple Beth Shalom on Sunday. Of course, some pod news as well! And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Solar Energy Services because solar should be in your future! The Kristi Neidhardt Team. If you are looking to buy or sell your home, give Kristi a call at 888-860-7369! And- Scout & Molly's Today... A stabbing at Glen Burnie High School. A serious house fire in Crownsville sends a 92-year-old woman to the hospital. A lecture at St. John's College. A symphony at Temple Beth Shalom. And dinner at your table at the Classic Theatre of Maryland. Some pod news and reminders about the sailboat show, which runs through Monday! It's Thursday, so Trevor from  Annapolis Makerspace is here with your Maker Minutes with great ideas to work out your mind and hone your skills. And as usual, George from DCMDVA Weather is here with your local weather forecast! Please download their app to keep on top of the local weather scene! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis  

In this month's podcast with the beer gurus at Katcef Brothers we hopped over to the very busy and somewhat noisy Rams Head Roadhouse in Crownsville*.  And Bill made his triumphant return this month as we talked about Oktoberfest, the unquenchable thirst for the RTD (Ready to Drink) cocktails, football and hockey, and local events like the Boatyard Beach Bash. Of course, Ryan was on hand to fill us all in on the upcoming fall beers (trigger: pumpkin spice lays ahead) and Cassie to keep us all straight! Looking far ahead, the Military Bowl on December 28th--and the Budweiser Clydesdales will be back! Have a listen! * And very busy and somewhat noisy makes for a challenging podcast to listen to, but we're absolutely thrilled to see a restaurant thriving mid-week in the mid-afternoon. Plus the food was delish!

Why go to a national brand coffee shop when we have Bean Rush Cafe right here in Annapolis....and Crownsville...and another location that actually surprised me! Today, we speak with Mark and Shannon Abrahams who got their hospitality background on luxury yachts and it shows in their cafes!  Fine food. Great drinks. And awesome people.   Have a listen! And then go grab a cuppa joe and a bite to eat! LINKS: Bean Rush Cafe (Website) Bean Rush Cafe (Facebook) Bean Rush Cafe (Yelp) Bean Rush Cafe (Instagram)  

Discussing the horrors of the Crownsville Mental Hospital

This episode is the third session of a Lenten retreat led by Fr. Wesley called “Turn Thou Us, O Good Lord, and So Shall We be Turned" at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Crownsville, MD. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

This episode is the second session of a Lenten retreat led by Fr. Wesley called “Turn Thou Us, O Good Lord, and So Shall We be Turned" at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Crownsville, MD. Here is the self-examination before confession based on the seven deadly sins that Fr. Wesley talks about. This is the article he makes use of on Examen by Fr. George Aschenbrenner, SJ. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

This is the first session of a Lenten retreat led by Fr. Wesley called “Turn Thou Us, O Good Lord, and So Shall We be Turned at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Crownsville, MD. In the audio, Fr. Wesley mentions a handout with instructions about fasting and abstinence. You can find the material for that here: https://www.earthaltar.org/on-fasting. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here. Be sure to join our Communion of Patreon Saints for only $5 a month!

JOIN US as we discuss the dark history that lies behind the doors of Crownsville State Hospital. For pictures associated with this case, follow our Instagram: @blacktruecrimepodcast For the video episode, JOIN OUR PATREON: patreon.com/blacktruecrimepodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blacktruecrimepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blacktruecrimepodcast/support

During this episode, Matt Venhuas discusses the Cognitive Security Proving Ground, which is an initiative he leads at the University of Maryland's Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). After describing ARLIS' mission areas and how University Affiliated Research Centers fit into the larger United States national security ecosystem, Matt discusses various cognitive security topics--including the need for a Cognitive Security Proving Ground. His vision is a constellation of capabilities, ranges, and activities working in harmony to provide the best available reflection of human behavior and sociotechnical complexity for experimentation, testing, evaluation, and training to improve capabilities, enhance effectiveness, and reduce risk for operations in the information environment. Link to full show notes and resources https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-69 Guest Bio:  Professor Matt Venhaus currently serves as the Mission Area Lead for Cognitive Security and Operations in the Information Environment at the University of Maryland's Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). His primary research interest is in modeling the socio-technical complexity of the modern information environment to support meaningful training in the human domain of competition and conflict. Professor Venhaus has dedicated his entire professional life to influencing human behavior to achieve U.S. national security objectives. From tribal villages in sub-Saharan Africa, across Europe, throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, he sought to influence the attitudes, perceptions, and ultimately the behaviors of foreign audiences. In each endeavor, Professor Venhaus found that successful national security-related influence combines an empathetic understanding of the drivers of human decision-making with an appreciation for the enabling advantages of technology.  Before joining ARLIS, Professor Venhaus was a Senior Advisor for Mission Integration and at the MITRE Corporation. He led, shaped, and managed MITRE's support to USCYBERCOM bydeveloping and overseeing the execution of cross-cutting technical strategies to increase MITRE's impact in advancing the effectiveness of cyber operations. He has a deep and abiding passion for the practical application of influence and persuasion in competition and conflict as technological advancements drive new realities in how people consume and process information.  Professor Venhaus served over 28 years in the U.S. Army, primarily in persuasive communications (PSYOP). He designed, implemented, and managed multi-media campaigns on four continents across the full spectrum of peace and armed conflict. Professor Venhaus retired from the Army in 2014 after serving in the Pentagon as the principal staff advisor to the Secretary of Defense for information operations.  His published works include a special report entitled “Why Youth Join al-Qaeda,” which examined case studies of individuals who became foreign fighters to discern their behavioral motivations and seeks to establish a usable strategy to divert future generations from the path to extremism. He has also authored several classified reports on applying persuasive communications against malicious cyber actors and in the competition below the level of armed conflict. A 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Professor Venhaus is a plank-holder in the PSYOP Regiment and a Life Member of the PSYOP Veterans Association. He has also been awarded a Master's Degree in International Relations from Troy University and Masters of Professional Studies in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University. Besides his duties at ARLIS, Professor Venhaus is the Executive Director of the Information Professionals Association. When the weather is not conducive to sailing with his wife of 28 years and their dog, he lives in Crownsville, Maryland. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, Maryland once teemed with up to 1200 patients. Then one day it was shut down and the horrors that went on behind its doors were ultimately shuttered up. Filmmaker R. Todd Stevens joins us to talk about his film in which he investigated the legacy of the infamous hospital.

They say nothing in life is certain except for death and taxes. But as every parent knows there's something else that definitely belongs on the list: misbehaving kids! With that in mind we sat down with Adam Ashley, co-creator of Goodtimer - an electronic educational toy that encourages kids to form healthy habits using positive reinforcement, tangible incentives, and family participation - for the latest episode of the My ArundelBiz Podcast. We discuss what motivated Adam and his wife to develop the product (hint: they have young kids!), how being the first small business in Anne Arundel County to receive a loan (of $100,000) from AAEDC's VOLT Growth Fund (VGF) will help his Crownsville-based company strategically grow, and much more. So if you're interested in learning more about an innovative product that promises to add familial happiness to your home - and just might be the perfect gift this holiday season - tune in!

CONNECT WITH US!  LOTS OF WAYS:  http://bit.ly/EOAConnect Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   Today...The Anne Arundel Health Department has another rabid raccoon. Maryland lost some jobs in May and it is impossible to afford an apartment in Anne Arundel County on minimum wage. Tribune Publishing has announced plans for a national memorial in DC for fallen journalists. Broadneck High donated $6K to the CBF. And, of course, George from DMV Weather with your local weather forecast!  Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

This week, John and Tim sit down with producer and director, R. Todd Stevens, creator of "Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy" , a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD. Drawing on many documentary works such as “The Thin Blue Line” and “Night and Fog” for inspiration, the film utilizes archival footage, animation and original music to unfold the story and evoke a mood. Both exterior and interior present-day footage and photos have been combined with exterior/interior archival footage and photos to capture the changes to the hospital through its 96-year lifespan. In addition, interviews with historians and former hospital workers as well as patients help to round out the experience. LINKS Movie Webpage Facebook Page IMDB Listing And hey, check out the Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief! Ten minutes every day at 7am will bring you up to speed on all the LOCAL issues, sports, weather, events and opinions in Annapolis and  Anne Arundel County.  Here's your link... http://bit.ly/EOA-DNB WHERE TO FIND US You can find us on pretty much any podcatcher or place where you listen to your podcasts. But here are the biggies: Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) Google Play Stitcher Radio iHeartRADIO tunein YouTube or you can catch all the old episodes right on our site at The Maryland Crabs! And while there, please take a moment to give us a 5-Star Rating and some constructive criticism. It really helps getting the word out about the podcast! Wanna touch base? Got a suggestion? Criticism? Want to be a guest? Have an idea for a guest? Be a co-host? …send us an email at info@themarylandcrabs.com You can also  hit us up on Twitter at @MDCrabsPodcast. We have no lives, so hearing from listeners really makes our day. If you want to find us, click on the links below: Facebook Page - The Maryland Crabs (Page) Facebook Group - The Maryland Crabs (Group) Twitter – @MDCrabsPodcast Email - info@themarylandcrabs.com Website - www.themarylandcrabs.com Find John on Twitter at @eyeonannapolis Tim quit Twitter. And it's killing him. 

Many thanks to today's sponsor.... Mac Medics, located conveniently in Severna Park and Lanham. Check them out--you'll never go back to the mall! CONNECT WITH US!  LOTS OF WAYS:  http://bit.ly/EOAConnect Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   Today...A vigil was held to honor the 50 victims of the New Zealand shooting. Mayor Buckley schedules meetings to get input on what the public wants in a police chief. A new program at AACPS allows students to get addiction help at school. Bayhawks propose a final offer for a sports complex in Crownsville. Funeral arrangements for Former Governor Harry Hughes.  All that and of course, George from DMV Weather with your local weather forecast!  Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   Today... The Capital escalated their criticism of John Grasso by opining that he has to go. Teachers are getting a raise or two. Anne Arundel Schools do pretty well in the latest ranking. The Bayhawks are spinning their development to fit Steuart Pittman's idea of a solar park in Crownsville. Orioles say goodbye to Showalter and Ducette.  And of course the weekend with plenty to fo with the Love Beer Fest in DC, the Lifeline 100 bike ride, and the Annapolis Boat Shows Sailboat Show!  And, of course, George from DMV Weather with your local weather forecast! Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Please Check Out Our Sponsor: Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.  Today..A delayed report on the Annapolis Cup, it's Tax Day, a Crownsville home damaged when tree slices it in half, Cal Ripken is doing Ambassador duties in the Czech Republic, OPACY earns Gold LEED status, and movies made in Maryland may make a comeback. All that and more including your local weather forecast from George at DMV Weather! The Daily News Brief is sponsored by Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management. Website: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Facebook: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Today's Sponsor: Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.  Today...A follow up to the Crownsville murder-suicide, Annapolis is getting more money for flooding, texting while driving will cost you more money, AACPS is ready for a student protest, and Hindus are pissed off at BWI. All that, plus our picks for the things to do this weekend and your local weather forecast from George at DMV Weather!  The Daily News Brief is sponsored by Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management. Website: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Facebook: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Today's Sponsor: Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.  Today...An FBI Agent stabbed his wife to death yesterday in a quiet Crownsville community before turning a gun on himself. The Light House shelter re-opens and welcomes residents back. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh wants to use taxpayer money to send 60 buses of students to protest in Washington. A reminder about two new Crabcakes on The Maryland Crabs Podcast about the Annapolis Film Festival. All that, plus a Makers Minute with Trevor and your local weather forecast from George at DMV Weather! He said snow again!! The Daily News Brief is sponsored by Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management. Website: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Facebook: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Today's Sponsor: Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.  Today...A Southwest plane skids off the runway, Schuh tries to explain to Crownsville, Anne Arundel is getting a brewery, Burdon quits, and Neal Simon is in. Oh and the casinos are raking in the bucks. Plus we have some comments on the Philadelphia Eagles celebratory riots. All that plus your local weather from DMV Weather!  The Daily News Brief is sponsored by Sean O'Neill at RBC Wealth Management. Website: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Facebook: Sean O'Neill | RBC Wealth Management Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! And for your local high school and college (well, and a little bit of pro) we have Kevin Chaney (@KChaneySports) a ShellBack Sports with all the news you can use! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Host Scott MacMullan interviews South Riverkeeper Jesse Iliff regarding the recent proposed stadiums in Crownsville. According to Jesse, he is watching this project like a "Bayhawk".  Please listen, share and subscribe to the podcast. South River Federation    Scott MacMullan for County Council By Authority: Friends of Scott MacMullan; Treasurer, Joseph Donahue

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.  Today...Earthquake! A Major League Lacrosse stadium complex proposed for Crownsville, Annapolis' HACA has some explaining to do after their denials, and prosecutors decline to press charges in a case of harassment at Southern High School. We lay out out picks for your weekend events,  and of course, local weather from George Young at DMV Weather! The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! And for your local high school and college (well, and a little bit of pro) we have Kevin Chaney (@KChaneySports) with all the news you can use! The Daily News Brief is sponsored in part by Rams Head On Stage where the worst seat in the house is still only 48 feet away! Please be sure to check out our weekly podcast, The Maryland Crabs!  

Host Scott MacMullan interviews Judy Buddensick, the Principal at Frances Marketing Group, LLC. Things we discussed: 1. Her playing host family to many Midshipmen over the years. 2. Her tenure at WRNR radio station. 3. Her new marketing firm, Frances Marketing Group, LLC. Thing we don't discuss: Her many hours of volunteer work for "Midnight Madness" in Annapolis. Judy is an incredibly genuine woman with some great Annapolis tales to tell. Please listen, share and subscribe! www.francesmarketing.com    Host Scott MacMullan is running for County Council in Annapolis (Annapolis Neck Penninsula, including the City, Sherwood Forest and Crownsville.) Check out and get engaged with his campaign here: www.electscottmac.com   By Authority: Friends of Scott MacMullan; Treasurer, Joseph Donahue