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Party for a Purpose: ACLU Maryland New Year Happy Hour
You're invited.
The ACLU of Maryland board of directors is hosting a celebration to honor the work ACLU-MD achieved in 2025 and how we plan to carry these successes into 2026. Join us for a fun evening of laughs, libations, and legislative action.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 6, 5 – 8 p.m., at Waverly Brewing Company.
Party for a Purpose is your opportunity to chat with local activists and ACLU-MD board members, supporters, and staffers, as we all take a break before we tackle the 2026 legislative session together – and have some fun at the same time!
Tickets are $10 each and will get you admission to the happy hour. (Drinks must be purchased separately at Waverly Brewing Company.)
This is an exclusive event, but we've already added you to the VIP list. All you need to do now, like we always do in Maryland, is show up.
Click here to grab your ticket.
We'll see you there!
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A Lobby Day to Remember
We held a children’s rights focused Day of Action in Annapolis to pass some good bills.
By Neydin Milián
Sister, We’re Two of a Kind: Black Womanhood Reflected From Screen to Reality
Since its inception as a novel in 1982 (and shortly followed by the original film adaptation in 1985), The Color Purple has been a transparent and moving testament to the perseverance of Black womanhood and sisterhood, themes that have been pivotal in my own experience.
By Alicia Smith
A Musical Love Letter to Black History & Futures
A Memoir of Songs from the Black Staff at ACLU of Maryland
By Nehemiah Bester, Alicia Smith, Veronica Dunlap, Rebecca M. Phillips, Yanet Amanuel, Gina Elleby, Bonita ‘Bea’ Rabalais, Gregory Brown, Shaqué Ingram, Dara Johnson, Dana Vickers Shelley, Carlos Childs
Get All the Facts on Children’s Due Process Rights
Defend the Childhood Interrogation Protection and Juvenile Justice Reform Acts.
By Neydin Milián
Get a Taste of Our Favorite Dishes During the Holidays
A few of our staff members got together to share their favorite foods to eat during the holidays.
By Neydin Milián, Nehemiah Bester, Nicole McCann, Dana Vickers Shelley, Nick Taichi Steiner, Veronica Dunlap, Alicia Smith
Defend Kodi Gaines' Rights
The family of Korryn and Kodi Gaines is suing to bring accountability for Kodi Gaines. Seven years ago, Baltimore County Police Officer Royce Ruby shot and killed 23-year-old Korryn Gaines. In the process, the officer also critically wounded her son, then five-year old Kodi.
By Neydin Milián
No one’s life is ‘collateral damage.’ Qualified immunity for police must be stopped.
On Dec. 4, the Maryland Supreme Court will have an opportunity to address this crisis of impunity when it hears a case in which lower courts radically expanded the reach of qualified immunity to excuse the horrific police shooting of a 5-year-old child amid police gunfire that killed his mother.
By Deborah Jeon
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