Black history is American history. Generations after generation of Black Americans have called on this country to live up to its promise of life, liberty, and democracy, as guaranteed by the Constitution....
Words matter. Our language should validate the experiences and identities of others. We depend on communication to connect.
As a person on the margins of mainstream America, what I know to be true is who you vote for is a direct reflection of who you are.
After decades of struggle and advocacy, Wicomico County’s Black voters and civil rights organizations closed out Black History Month 2025 with a history-making victory of their own.
Calvert Sheriff Agrees to Produce Overdue Policing Records Free-of-Charge, Pay Legal Fees to ACLU, After Appeals Court Rejects Government Position as “Sheer Nonsense”
Question E Ratification Secures Local Control of BPD, After a 12-year Campaign
Get information on your rights while protesting, when you encounter police at protests, and if you are not a U.S. citizen. Also find out where you can protest and where you need a permit.
Update: On February 24, 2023, Judge Karla Smith granted the right of the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability to intervene in the Montgomery County FOP lawsuit. The judge vacated Montgomery County’s agreement with the FOP to litigate the case in secret, saying it was improper.
