Social justice

Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.

Redevelopment of Poe Homes in West Baltimore, and other distressed communities across the region, could slow if federal housing grants and programs end.

While immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia have expressed anxiety, fear and uncertainty — regardless of citizenship, white immigrants say their experience has been very different during the current Donald Trump administration.

Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.

Five pregnant mothers joined with CASA and Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project to file a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Maryland against President Donald Trump in response to his executive order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship.

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday released body camera footage from the fatal police shooting of 29-year-old Tyree Winslow of College Park.

The LGBTQIA+ community anxiously awaits what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for their rights.

As the newly hired Impact Director at Hotel Revival in Mount Vernon, Jasmine Garland begins her role as DEI positions are under attack.

As Biden appointees prepare to make their exit, Trump has signaled plans to slash jobs and roll back regulations in agencies like the EPA.

When Anne Arundel County voters rejected Circuit Court Judge Ginina Jackson-Stevenson for lawyer Tom Casey, they reduced the number of Black judges on the bench by one-third.

“It was kind of a gift that David Smith and the proponents of the bill gave this city,” said Zac Blanchard, who unseated a Smith-backed candidate in May.

The settlement agreement requires DHS to take steps to ensure people in Maryland with disabilities receive fair access to public benefits, including the state’s temporary cash assistance program.

A reader says the CSX coal terminal is a stark example of how powerful industries disproportionately affect underserved communities like Curtis Bay.

The funds will be used to preserve records and artifacts and collect oral histories from the old Crownsville Hospital. It will also help demolish dilapidated buildings to prepare for a public park.

The Coalition for Atonement and Repair seek restorative justice from the city of Annapolis after urban renewal displaced the Old 4th Ward in Annapolis.

Rev. Kobi Little, head of the NAACP Maryland State Conference, and Joshua Harris, treasurer for the state conference, were suspended by the national NAACP last week.

Rev. Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore NAACP, and Joshua Harris, vice president of the Baltimore NAACP, were both suspended this week by the national organization.

Whether the Democrats’ new fervor will translate into policy changes and more housing is less certain, as Gov. Wes Moore and others who have tried already know.

Anne Arundel County has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce hate bias incidents in Anne Arundel.