News & Commentary

May 14, 2024

The Land of Smiles, the Land of the Free

Owning Your Own Destiny: A Lesson from Thailand's Effort to Resist Colonization

By Frank Patinella

Frank Patinella's family in a group photo in Thailand.
Apr 02, 2024

Music is a Wonderland Rollercoaster

Don't snooze on this playlist to play at all the parties during AMEMSA Heritage Month.

Music is a wonderland rollercoaster. Celebrating Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian Heritage Month.
Jun 13, 2023

5 Years of Making “Good Trouble”

Dana Vickers Shelley celebrates and reflects on her fifth anniversary as Executive Director of the ACLU of Maryland.

By Dana Vickers Shelley

Dana Vickers Shelley is a Black woman with warm light brown skin, blond short hair, and is smiling at the camera. She is standing in front of a brick wall.
Aug 10, 2022

Letter to Friends of Civil Liberties

We're furious and we know you are, too. Let's do something about it.

By Dana Vickers Shelley, Homayra Ziad

Dana Vickers Shelley is in the upper left corner. Homayra Ziad is in the bottom right corner. Upper right corner says, "A Letter to Friends of Civil Liberties." The ACLU of Maryland logo is in the bottom left corner.
Dec 20, 2021

Nehemiah Bester’s 12 Must-Reads of 2021

A collection from the ACLU of Maryland.

By Nehemiah Bester

Nehemiah Bester is a Black man with short hair and a beard, and is wearing a sport jacket, collared shirt, and tie. Image has a burgundy and white gradient map color profile.
Oct 27, 2021

Spooky! What Civil Rights Violations Scare Us Most This Halloween Season

Together, we can prevent a scary future and build a better community.

By Neydin Milián

Image says "Spooky!" Background is balck with white specks. Dark yellow triangles are on the right and left sides.
Oct 05, 2021

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month 2021

To kick off #LatinxHeritageMonth, ACLU of Maryland staff members shared what makes them proud of their Latinx heritage.

By Neydin Milián, Lorena Magdalena Diaz, Sergio España

Latinx Heritage Month 2021. Image shows rectangles, a triangle, and squiggly lines, in bright colors.
Aug 17, 2021

2021 Freedom Ride: What Can the Past Teach Us?

Civil rights leaders, religious officials, activists, and elected officials take a “Freedom Ride” from Annapolis to Ocean City.

By Neydin Milián

Maryland's Freedom Summer bus beside a sign celebrating the icon Harriet Tubman.
Jun 24, 2021

Talbot Confederate Statue: A Racist History

White Supremacy Cannot Be Celebrated

By Neydin Milián, Nehemiah Bester

Person holds a sign that says, "Glorifying the Confederacy Glorifies Racism. Move the Monument." Another sign is visible that says, "Racism has no business here."