The AFRO sat down with Darnyle Wharton, one of the co-founders of the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement for his perspective on the protests that have gripped the nation and much of the globe.
Baltimore Ceasefire, which calls for 72 hours of no murders four times a year and facilitates peace and healing for our city all year long, has contributed profoundly to changing the conversation about Baltimore’s reaction to violence, murder and mayhem.
Wharton, who is the community engagement coordinator for Baltimore’s consent decree monitoring team, sees the violent response of some Black Americans to the murder of Floyd, as well as the general plight of disenfranchised Black communities through the wider lens of America’s foundational relationship with violence.
One of the most important aspects of the work Wharton does with the Ceasefire crew, beyond the call for the cessation of violence and murder, is the group’s focus on providing resources for the city’s underserved communities, those most impacted by violence.
Yet, the work the Ceasefire crew has put in during the group’s three years with some of the most imperiled communities in the city has rendered some of the challenges less daunting.
