Social justice

George Escobar takes the helm of CASA as the federal government detains and deports undocumented immigrants nationwide.

In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?

In this fraught political moment, what can the witches, lions and wizards of Oz teach us about allyship and living in community with those in need?

An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.

Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.

On Nov. 22, Anne Arundel County leaders will formally apologize for the county’s role in enforcing and supporting slavery. The issue is personal for County Executive Steuart Pittman, who grew up and lives on land where people were held in slavery.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said she would come to a decision “as quickly as I can” on Kilmar Ábrego García’s pending deportation to Liberia.

Sian Radaskiewicz-King pleaded guilty to two property-related misdemeanors and was released after spending more than two months in jail.

A federal judge will hear arguments over whether to allow Homeland Security to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia or forward his fear of removal claims to an immigration court on Thursday.

Videos posted in a Southeast Baltimore social media group Sunday show a group of agents wearing black tactical gear marked “Police” dragging a man along a sidewalk in Highlandtown.

Baltimore activist Clifford “Buzz” Grambo said, after confronting apparent ICE agents in Patterson Park, he was shoved several times.

The federal government shutdown is over, but it’s going to take some time for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to get back on track.

Dania Bautista is among Maryland families facing the daunting task of raising kids and covering bills while navigating the immigration system on behalf of their detained loved ones.

More than 680,000 Marylanders — nearly 40% of them children — receive SNAP benefits each month to help keep food on the table. The average benefit is $180.

Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.

Black drivers make up most of the traffic stops in Baltimore County, despite being 30% of the population — disparities police have known about for years but have failed to fix.

One in nine Marylanders puts food on the table with the help of SNAP, but with benefits soon running out as a federal government shutdown drags on, Gov. Wes Moore is not planning to tap state money to keep the program running.

Maryland’s state government has $3.5 billion in “fully liquid cash” available for emergency needs, but the governor has not indicated whether he would use the money for SNAP.

Gov. Wes Moore’s comment on Marilyn Mosby came during an appearance on ‘The Breakfast Club’ Tuesday.

Mikie Sherrill. Amy McGrath. Eileen Laubacher. All Naval Academy graduates, all running for office. Fifty years after the first women entered the academy, they represent a generational moment of change.