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No Justice, No Peace: Prince George’s County Needs Real Police Accountability Now!
We seek a strong and courageous Council to do what is right by their constituents! We deserve better.
A War on Marijuana, or a War on Black Communities?
How Maryland’s legal issue with marijuana enabled white supremacy and what we must do about it.
By Nehemiah Bester, Neydin Milián
Nehemiah Bester’s 12 Must-Reads of 2021
A collection from the ACLU of Maryland.
By Nehemiah Bester
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
MURPHY/HELDRETH: Time for State’s Attorney Braveboy to Reveal Dangerous-Officer List
OpEd published in The Washington Informer on October 20, 2021.
Here is What You Need to Know: New Laws Taking Effect This October
Want to find out about what new Maryland laws are going into effect October 1 that could affect you and your civil rights? Check out our list below.
By Neydin Milián, Caylin Young
How Black and Latinx Officers Blew the Whistle on Racism and Won
“People lost their jobs, some were demoted, some were driven out, and community members were killed.”
By Neydin Milián, Meredith Curtis Goode
“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
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