Baltimore City’s food deserts: a civil rights leaders’ call to action

By Reuben Greene,
Special to the AFRO

Community activist Marvin L. “Doc” Cheatham Sr. is addressing the years-long problem of grocery store closures by proposing a free food giveaway initiative for Spring and Summer 2023.

Cheatham is asking that community groups participate in a monthly free food giveaway and flea market at Easterwood/Sandtown Park and Playground, located between the 1518 and 1556 blocks of N. McKean Ave.