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12 Latinx/e Changemakers from Maryland

This Latinx/e Heritage Month Hear About these Past and Present Changemakers

By Neydin Milián

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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.

Letter to Friends of Civil Liberties

We're furious and we know you are, too. Let's do something about it.

By Dana Vickers Shelley, Homayra Ziad

Dana Vickers Shelley is in the upper left corner. Homayra Ziad is in the bottom right corner. Upper right corner says, "A Letter to Friends of Civil Liberties." The ACLU of Maryland logo is in the bottom left corner.

Enfranchising Maryland During an Era of Disenfranchisement

Our democracy is threatened without real access to voting for all. The ACLU of Maryland has long worked to stop voter disenfranchisement through state-wide initiatives like our Election Protection program.

By Nehemiah Bester

Group photo of the Baltimore County Coalition for Fair Maps.

Elections Matter

Here is everything you need to know for this election season.

By Nehemiah Bester

Elections matter. Las elecciones son importantes.

Pride Is More Than a Month – It's a Mentality

As June comes to a close, we simply cannot ignore the energy shift over the last week. I entered this Pride Month with a renewed sense of hope and peace, and unfortunately, I’m ending it in fear and rage.

By Alicia Smith

Alicia Smith on the far right is a Black, queer, non-binary person and is smiling and laughing with two friends. The background is colorful. Alicia has glitter on their face.

“I’m an educator. I’m a professor. I’m an advocate.”

A Q&A with Dr. Homayra Ziad, the new Board President of the ACLU of Maryland

By Nehemiah Bester, Homayra Ziad

Homayra Ziad, woman with dark, medium-lenth hair, wearing a red shirt and scarf

In Maryland, we’re defending the humanity of immigrants

OpEd originally published in The Washington Post

By Nick Taichi Steiner

Assistant Warden Major Mike Cronise stands in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at the Frederick County Detention Center on June 28 in Frederick. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

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.

Black and white selfie photo of Beverly John, Coordinator, Prince George’s County Coalition for Police Accountability

White Supremacy is the Foul Soup We All Swim In – and We’re Done Treading Water

We know creating lasting, equitable change is possible, and the time for business as usual has passed.

By Dana Vickers Shelley

Dana Vickers Shelley is in the foreground and a picture of the ACLU sign and brick wall is in the background with a dark gray brown overlay.

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

Marijuana leaf with a dark and light green photoshop treatment on it to look like there are lines through it.