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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
What does Mississippi have to do with abortion rights in Maryland?
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case in 2022 challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion starting at 15 weeks of pregnancy. That state is asking the Supreme Court to reverse its landmark 1973 abortion decision, Roe v. Wade. This case could mean a major rollback on abortion rights. Roe is in jeopardy and our reproductive rights are under attack.
By Neydin Milián
“He was everything. He loved his family. He was a family boy.”: Anton Black’s Murder by Police
On September 15, 2018, several white police officers and a white civilian forcefully used the weight of their bodies to pin 19-year-old Anton Black face down on the ground for six minutes, until he died of asphyxiation.
By Neydin Milián
Black Trans Lives Matter
Highlighting the Work of Baltimore Safe Haven
By Neydin Milián
90 Years Protecting Civil Rights, Challenging Racism
90th ACLU of Maryland Anniversary
By Dana Vickers Shelley, John Henderson
Talbot Confederate Statue: A Racist History
White Supremacy Cannot Be Celebrated
By Neydin Milián, Nehemiah Bester
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