Kamal Morgan is a writer and journalist from Baltimore, MD. His love for reading guided him to write stories of people from all walks of life. His interests include popular culture, music, race/ism, literature, and masculinity. He currently has a Masters in journalism from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and received his bachelors in Africana Studies at The College of Wooster.
My Favorite Stories
This Fort Worth freedmen community wants to preserve its past, control its future
Mosier Valley was founded in 1870 on the north bank of the Trinity River by Robert and Dilsie Johnson and 10 other emancipated slave families. Today, a new apartment complex is being built, the imminent arrival of a park, and reclaiming a historical Black schoolhouse are attempts by the community to preserve their community’s past and set forth its future.
Why has Tarrant sent more youth to juvenile prisons? It depends on who you ask
Tarrant County leads the state in the number of youth it sends to Texas juvenile prisons, which doesn’t have enough space to accommodate the influx, causing overcrowding at the county’s detention center. But solutions to the problem are debated among Tarrant County officials and juvenile justice advocates. TOP VIDEOS
BLK in ADK
As the national reckonings regarding racial inequities, police brutality, and inclusivity in outdoor spaces expand, the Adirondacks — the largest park in the contiguous United States and a predominantly white space with a notable history regarding anti-slavery efforts — seeks to make its 6 million acres a more welcoming experience for all.
This Fort Worth riding club keeps legacy, culture of Black cowboys alive
Circle L 5, whose members say have roots as the oldest Black riding club in Texas, works to maintain the legacy and representation of Black Cowboys and an extended community for Black people who have embraced cowboy culture.
‘Robbed of their childhood’ by trauma, these kids get help instead of juvenile detention
‘Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), Inc. of Tarrant County, which provides alternatives to detention and state incarceration by providing counseling, mentors and community service, helping to reduce the number of repeat offenders.
A neglected cemetery, a ghost town, and one man's mission to help preserve Muscogees past
Bill Middlebrooks is on a mission to not only bring awareness to the unmarked graves of Black, Indigenous, and WWII veterans in these neglected grounds, but to convince people to get behind him in remembering the people and community of Muscogee who called this area right off the Perdido River in Cantonment, FL their home.
