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More than 85 organizations in Maryland are united for a package of police reforms that must be passed by the General Assembly.

One month ago, a photo of two children doing their homework outside of a Taco Bell, just to get access to the internet, made rounds across social media. The photo and other reports about the lack of internet access have shed light on a glaring inequity in our country. As we move forward in the digital age, WiFi and technology are not luxuries anymore. These necessary tools must be included when we discuss education funding.

Data shows that school police are harmful for Black children

We get an array of questions on social media every day and on our Election Protection Hotline. Where can I vote? When can I vote? Can I vote if I have been incarcerated?

The United States has a long history of surveilling Black activists, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Ella Baker, and Marcus Garvey.

There’s No Such Thing as a Dumb Question. (Although, some may be insensitive.)

This Year Hasn't Been a Complete Disaster.

Throughout history, Black people have always led the fight for Black liberation: like Nat Turner’s uprising in 1831, the Abolition movement in the 19th century, the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and 60s, the Black Power movement in the 60s and 70s, and currently the Black Lives Matter movement.

During these unprecedented times, we have endured a quarantine and reshaped how our jobs and school systems operate. You might be wondering how this is all affecting your child, especially their education. While many parents and guardians have had to transform into teachers during this quarantine, Kyla-Marie James, an 11th grader at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical School, describes the new responsibilities that students have had to take on and the struggles she sees other children facing as schools closed out the year remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.