The Nobody Asked Me Campaign is a community research project that seeks to highlight and empower students, families, and community members and their experiences living within Baltimore City, Maryland. The project centers community voices to strengthen Baltimore City Public Schools in hopes of ensuring students will receive a “thorough and efficient” education, and that they will be in safe, healthy, and healing environments where they can learn and develop the skills to thrive in Baltimore.

Researcher Richard Lofton, Jr., along with Larry C. Simmons, Jr., Emily Clark, Dantavious Hicks, Rebeca Games, Gwyndolyn Y. Purifoye, and Zyrashae Smith, launched the campaign with the intent of fulfilling the promise of the Constitution of Maryland (ARTICLE VII) by centering students and their families’ experiences to help co-produce policies and develop pathways of promise with teachers, school administrators, content experts, community members, policy makers and elected officials to support academic success and overall well-being.

The campaign is currently seeking out students between the ages of 14 – 25 and their families to be interviewed. Please follow this link for more information about the initiative and to participate.