Lawrence Jackson ’86 Details His Relationship with Baltimore in Latest Book Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore In his latest novel, Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore, which is set to debut this April, Lawrence Jackson details his complicated relationship with the city he grew up in and to where he returned in 2016 after living and working in Atlanta for more than a decade. Jackson grew up in Baltimore’s Arlington neighborhood with his father directing the Druid Hill YMCA and his mother working for Baltimore County. He attended Loyola Blakefield between 1982 and 1986, which served as the foundation for his career as a writer and English professor. “Bernard Justis ‘80 actually went on a date with my sister, and she invited him to family dinner one evening,” said Jackson. “He was the first guy I had ever met who attended Loyola, and I learned all about the school from him.” Jackson decided to apply and received 10
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