When Tyra Thompson would pass the old Methodist church on East Monument Street, she rarely gave it any thought. Why would she? Sure, Thompson, a 38-year-old single mother, has lived in the nearby Latrobe Homes for the past seven years, but this wasn’t really her neighborhood. She’s from West Baltimore, not East Baltimore. She’s not a property owner, let alone a developer.
How a Black-led collective wants to change development in East Baltimore for as little as $10 a month
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