As of 2026, Maryland has created a Commission on Reparations. Deferred No More will introduce Maryland’s emerging reparations framework within the long arc of racial terror and targeted state violence in Maryland. Through artistic presentations and performances that pair the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 2025 final report recommendations, newly documented findings on the Baltimore Chapter of the Black Panther Party, and a live podcast on the Reparations Commission, the program draws connections between the history of lynching, state racial terror, and recent political repression.

The evening will feature artistic presentations and public conversation with:

• BIRCKHEAD (jazz trio)
• Karsonya ‘Kaye’ Whitehead, host of WEAA’s Today with Dr. Kaye
• David Fakunle II, Chair of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• A live onstage podcast with Joanne Braxton, Nkechi Taifa, Lawrence Grandpre, Michelle Coles on the Commission on Reparations
• An excerpt from the documentary theatre performance Reconciling a Ruse: The Case for Reparations for Marshall Eddie Conway
• and more!

Held in the elliptical sanctuary of Lovely Lane Church, the artistic program and public conversation invite Baltimore residents, youth, students, and constituents to learn not only how the harms documented by the MLTRC continue to shape lives today, but how we are living through a critical political moment—and facing a narrow window of opportunity—for meaningful government action towards reparative justice in Maryland.

This free event is open to JHU students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the broader Baltimore community.

Co-sponsored by the Chloe Center, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts

Doors/music at 6:30pm; no tickets required.

Location:
Lovely Lane Church
2200 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

art by @severe.paper