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The Fight to Free the Vote is Still Not Over

300 Years Earlier: How Does the Legacy of Prisons and Policing Impact Black People’s Vote?

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

Data shows that school police are harmful for Black children

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.

UPDATE: On the week of June 29th, the state appeals court rebuked Judge Mickey Norman for improperly disregarding the emphatic verdict by the jury seeking to hold police accountable for the killing of Korryn Gaines. While we are pleased that the Maryland’s appeals court restored the Gaines family’s hard-won monetary verdict, we must continue forward towards holding police departments accountable for their officers deadly actions. With this victory, the jury’s verdict and the appeals court decision tell us BlackLivesDoMatter.