Civil Rights & Social Justice

Maryland has the highest population of Black people of any state outside the South. Reparations have been a priority for the Legislative Black Caucus.

Our subordination has never equated to the severing of melodies linking us beyond time, borders, and language. 

Joude Ellis of Dream Defenders provides us with an everyday guide to freedom-fighting for Black communities.

Black people across the globe have long fought for reparations to provide justice to African descendants still reeling from the brutal legacy of slavery and systemic racism.

On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]

CBS News Chicago uncovered multiple instances of CPD stopping Black legal gun owners for minor traffic violations, then charging them with felony gun possession.

ICE is already targeting the Somali community in Minnesota indiscriminately as part of the Trump administration's crackdown.

Economic boycotts remain a core part of the people's response to unchecked corporate power. 

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the greatest examples of collective resistance in recent history.

Montgomery Bus Boycott: Pivotal civil rights protest, 13-month struggle, nonviolent action transformed America.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, minister, civil rights leader, and two-time presidential candidate, profoundly shaped America’s dialogue on race, poverty, and equality.

At the First Church in Seattle on Sept. 5-6, faith leaders and scholars united to confront white Christian nationalism, urging a renewed commitment to justice, compassion, and collective struggle.