From the Streets to the Statehouse
by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle · 27 episodes
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During the Maryland General Assembly, we offer insight an analysis on the issues impacting the Black community in Baltimore. Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS) is a grassroots thinktank in Baltimore, MD that advocates for the political interests of the Black community. We cut through the noise and give you the information that matters the most.
Latest episodes
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1 h 24
LBS Legislative Updates and Prosecutors Role Across the Political Landscape
Join host Dayvon Love in this episode of From the Streets to the Statehouse as he discusses LBS 2026 Legislative Updates and how Prosecutors and Ivan Bates Play a Role Across the P…
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1 h 30
Disrupting the Two Party Political System in Maryland
In this episode of Streets to the Statehouse, host Dayvon Love is joined by Andy Ellis, the 2026 Green Party candidate for Governor of Maryland. Together, they explore alternatives…
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1 h 26
Streets to the Statehouse: It’s Time Maryland Ends the Automatically Charging of Youth as Adults
Host Dayvon Love is joined by Bobby Tunmise Holmes: licensed clinical social worker, social entrepreneur, educator, and author and Tiera Hawkes, Assistant Public Defender in Baltim…
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54 min
From the Streets to the Statehouse: Key Updates on MDGA 2026 Session
The 2026 Maryland General Assembly Session starts today! In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS will provide an overview of what could be expected in Anna…
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28 min
Live from Sine Die MDGA 2025 Wrap Up
The 2025 Maryland General Assembly session ended on April 7. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, recaps this year’s legislative session and our efforts…
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47 min
MDGA 2025 Session Updates
We're almost through the legislative session. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, shares updates on our Legislative Agenda and highlights other key issu…
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1 h 18
Key Updates on MDGA 2025 Session
We're halfway through the legislative session. In this episode, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at LBS, shares updates on our Legislative Agenda and highlights other key iss…
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1 h 09
Legislative Updates - February 11, 2025
The 2025 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS will provide updates on state of youth justice legislation in…
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36 min
LBS Update on our 2024 Legislative Agenda
In this episode, we'll be discussing the status of our legislative agenda during the 2024 MD General Assembly.Support the show"From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcast owne…
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30 min
MDGA 2024 update on Juvenile Justice - February 27, 2024
We'll be giving an update on the status of the juvenile justice bill being sponsored by Democratic Party leadership.Support the show"From the Streets to the Statehouse" is a podcas…
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49 min
The fight for Juvenile Justice in MD - February 5, 2024
Maryland’s State Legislative leadership recently announced their package of juvenile justice proposals for the 2024 Maryland General Assembly. In this episode, we’ll be discussing…
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38 min
MDGA 2024: Public safety, reparations & more - January 15, 2024
The 2024 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love – Director of Public Policy for LBS – will be overviewing our top legislative priorities including…
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42 min
Midway update on MDGA 2023 - March 13, 2023
We will discuss the status of crucial pieces of legislation. This includes criminal justice elements to cannabis legalization and other relevant issues being debated during the 202…
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1 h 09
The Status of Cannabis - February 27, 2023
In this episode, we'll talk about Maryland cannabis legalization with a focus on the criminal justice and the business aspects of it. We will also give brief updates about other le…
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40 min
MDGA 2023 - Cannabis, odor searches & police accountability - February 2, 2023
The 2023 Maryland General Assembly is well underway. In this episode, Dayvon Love - Director of Public Policy for LBS - will be overviewing our top legislative priorities including…
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1 h 11
Maryland's Cowardly Democratic Party - March 28, 2022
In this episode, we'll be giving updates on our current legislative priorities including - cannabis legalization, Baltimore's Civilian Review Board, public safety, crime and polici…
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1 h 01
MDGA 2022 Midway Update - Cannabis, Juvenile Justice, Civilian Review Board & more - March 7, 2022
We're halfway through the 2022 MD General Assembly. Dayvon Love will be giving an update on cannabis legalization, the Civilian Review Board, juvenile justice and more.He'll be joi…
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1 h 21
MDGA 2022 Update - February 7, 2022
An update on our legislative agenda from the 2022 MD General Assembly. We'll be discussing the racist notions of pathology often grafted onto Baltimore in the MD General Assembly.…
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1 h 23
Marijuana Legalization & Reparations - January 31, 2022
LBS is working closely with ACLU of Maryland and MD Senator Jill P. Carter to produce a bill this session that legalizes recreational cannabis with a focus on repairing the damage…
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2 h 49
2021 Black Legislative Agenda Day - December 4, 2021
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle is pleased to convene our 8th Annual Black Legislative Agenda Day: From the Baltimore Grassroots.Our hope is that those of us working in the grassro…