Hi, I’m Dr. Lawrence Brown
From 2013-2019, I served as a professor in the School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University. In June 2018, I was honored by OSI Baltimore with the Bold Thinker award for sparking critical discourse regarding Baltimore Apartheid.
My first book The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in January 2021. I'm currently a research scientist in the Center for Urban Health Equity at Morgan State University.
In 2022, I created a new board game called Urban Cipher, a hands-on tool that helps players to decode urban apartheid. More learning tools are available from the Black Butterfly Dream Lab.
Course Modules and Additional Resources
Main Course Modules
Available in
days
days
after you enroll
Additional Research, Resources, and Books
Available in
days
days
after you enroll
- View Black Butterfly data platforms and visualizations
- Read "Fighting to Breathe Race, Toxicity, and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore" by Nicole Fabricant
- Read "Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America" by Marisela Gomez
- Read "The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America" by Lawrence Brown
- Read "Pair HOLC Maps with FHA Maps to Tell a More Complete Story" [essay on redlining] by Lawrence Brown
Baltimore-based Educational Board Game
Available in
days
days
after you enroll