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This target group of “Black Sheep” consists of alpha males/theta females, drug addicts, unemployed, members of street organizations, school drop outs, teen parents, etc. This profile allows Baltimore Advocacy for Reconciliation, Inc to seek significant resources and funds for services that Baltimore City is equipped to provide. From data of Baltimore city with a population above 600 thousand, you will see reflections of the above target group. In Baltimore, the total population is 637,411. 10.2 percent or 63 thousand are unemployed. 46 percent or 250,594 are employed. The remaining 43.8 percent are either on welfare, drugs addicts, in prison, in school or on any street corner selling drugs or gang banging. While most Baltimoreans are productive citizens, there is a segment of population that is considered a part of “hidden America.” The Black population of Baltimore is 65 percent or 407,160. The white population of Baltimore is 30 percent or 187,920. 5 percent of the population of Baltimore is considered “other.” Numbers are equated to power, but for over 200 years, Blacks have not exercised their power in numbers, politically, until 1987 when we elected our first black mayor. The Black alpha males/theta females between the age of 15 and 34 years old in Baltimore are 28 percent or 104,015. A very significant part of that human resource and human potential is being wasted via illiteracy, drug addiction, school dropouts, increased violence, gang banging, etc. https://www.baltimoreadvocacyforreconciliation.com/new-page daily 0.75 2021-03-19 https://www.baltimoreadvocacyforreconciliation.com/debates daily 0.75 2021-05-14 https://www.baltimoreadvocacyforreconciliation.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2022-10-21 https://www.baltimoreadvocacyforreconciliation.com/our-team daily 0.75 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6049ad1f8bdc053c7b9a3027/1616257429975-SWMDO7KQE7VDTUP9XFSQ/WIN_20170614_13_53_04_Pro.jpg Our Team Bilal Rahman is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He developed his love for civic responsibility and service to his community through the Boy Scouts of America. His childhood was normal growing up in a two parent household but like most black male children, he faced challenges in the streets of Baltimore surrounded by crime and violence. The streets of Baltimore have always been tough, so Bilal Rahman had a choice to persevere or succumb to the pressures of society. He made bad choices that landed him in prison. In 1990 he received 71 years for his crimes with no apparent hope of re-entering society again! He didn’t serve time, he allowed the time to serve him. He took advantage of all the educational, self-help and religious programs prison offered to him. In his darkest hour he found a glimpse of light. He was eventually paroled in February of 2014. He received his GED, an AA at Hagerstown Community College, and works in the plumbing trade. He founded Community Conscious Rap, Inc. with three other like-minded people to creatively resolve conflict in the prisons and the community. If sports have referees to manage and insure that everyone is playing by the same rules, why wouldn’t members of the community have specialists in Conflict Resolution? Community Conscious Rap, Inc. is a community resource for Conflict Resolution. Bilal Rahman has been recognized by several government and civic institutions for his community service. He has helped a countless number of incarcerated men wanting something different than what lead them to prison. Cognizant of the social dilemma of his community, he found ways to turn “a negative into a positive”. He participated in block cleaning programs sponsored by Baltimore Manpower Initiative. He has sat on community panels and forums to talk about Conflict Resolution. He shared the lectern with the Baltimore City Police Commissioner Bates and Commander Major Briscoe of the Western District Police. He had the honor of Introducing former Maryland State Senator, Lisa Gladden in community meetings. He was in the streets during the hours of Baltimore’s uprising over Freddie Gray’s death. He also worked on Sheila Dixons’ Mayoral Campaign in Baltimore. He pushed policy in Annapolis for justice for incarcerated lifers on such bills as: Lifers’ Bill and Juvenile Lifers’ Bill. He is writing a book on Conflict Resolution called “Mutual Ground”, coming soon. https://www.baltimoreadvocacyforreconciliation.com/our-team-1 daily 0.75 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6049ad1f8bdc053c7b9a3027/1616727856766-A4E4EZPT8912U7UBD97I/IMG_20160522_065156.jpg Our Team - Bilal Rahman Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park.