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Crown Act: My Hair is Beautiful, Professional, and Acceptable
When I was a little girl, my mom would tell me my hair was beautiful. And I loved my hair. As I grew up, I would hear from teachers, family members, and society that my natural hair was not acceptable. I, like many Black women growing up, was told you had to straighten your hair in order to have “good hair” and to succeed in this country. Those comments subtly told me that my hair was ugly and by extension I would be ugly and unacceptable if I maintained that hairstyle.
By Amber Taylor
“Trans People Are Not A Sad Story; We Are A Strong, Resilient Story.”
During the height of the protests against the John Hopkins University private police force, many brave students and community members resisted peacefully on campus against a new force that represented a real, unaccountable threat, especially to students and community members of color.
The MeToo Era: Sonya Zollicoffer’s Story
In the era of MeToo, brave people continue to speak out against sexual violence. Sonya Zollicoffer has joined voices across the nation by exposing the truth about the sexual harassment she endured while she was a police trainee in Prince George’s Police Department in 2001. Zollicoffer has also filed a legal challenge, along with members of the United Black Police Officers Association and the Hispanic National Law Enforcement Association, to racial discrimination and retaliation against officers and community members of color in the PGPD.
Baltimore City Schools: Protect Trans Children — Pass Policy JBB
Poster created by students in Wide Angle Youth Media in collaboration with GLSEN Maryland, The Office of Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission. Supported by the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
By Nicole McCann
It Was a Woman Who Founded The ACLU Of Maryland
This Women's History Month, we remember that it was a woman who founded the ACLU of Maryland: Elisabeth Gilman, daughter of the first president of Johns Hopkins University. In 1921 she formed The Maryland Civil Liberties Committee.
By Meredith Curtis Goode
Rallies, marches and protests happening in DC and Maryland
With the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, many people are looking for ways to speak out in support of civil rights and liberties.
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