{"id":2388,"date":"2024-03-06T08:41:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2024-03-06T08:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:41:30","slug":"professor-lawrence-jackson-honored-by-senate-of-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/2024\/03\/06\/professor-lawrence-jackson-honored-by-senate-of-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Lawrence Jackson honored by Senate of Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Professor Lawrence Jackson was recognized by the Senate of Maryland on February 21, 2024, for his unwavering commitment to uplifting people of color and fostering positive change in Maryland. He was honored\u00a0at the Maryland state capitol in Annapolis\u00a0in\u00a0the Senate Chambers,\u00a0and presented with a citation by 41<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0District State Senator Jill P.\u00a0Carter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Billie Holiday Center was delighted to present the senators of Maryland with copies of the book\u00a0<em>Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland Baltimore,\u00a0<\/em>to better the understanding among legislators of the complex history of home ownership for the black citizens of Maryland,&#8221; Jackson says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photograph below shows Professor Jackson, Senator Carter, Professor Jackson\u2019s mother and 41<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0District constituent Verna Jackson, 44<sup>th.\u00a0<\/sup>District Senator Charles Sydnor, a Johns Hopkins alumnus, Rev. Richard Meadows, rector of St James Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square where the Jacksons are lifelong members, and, on the edges of the group, the four serving Senators who, along with Professor Jackson, belong to \u00a0Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated: (left side) Ronald L. Watson, Malcolm Augustine and (right side) Antonio Hayes and C. Anthony Muse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_0491.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Lawrence holding a plaque on the senate floor with a crowd.\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_0491.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_0491-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_0491-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Lawrence Jackson was recognized by the Senate of Maryland on February 21, 2024, for his unwavering commitment to uplifting people of color and fostering positive change in Maryland. 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