Melanie N. Latson, an educator and activist, shares her experience of witnessing racist blackface memorabilia in a client’s home, highlighting the need for education and dialogue to combat racial injustice.
Category: Civil Rights
Posted inMaryland News
Maryland Public Television celebrates Black History Month 2025 with special programming
Maryland Public Television and MPT2 are celebrating Black History Month by featuring a lineup of programs exploring African-American history, including The Great Migration, great Black mathematicians, and personal stories of success, including Josie Johnson.
Posted inBlack History
Five Black women who shaped the labor union movement
Black women have played a crucial role in the labor union movement, fighting for workers’ rights and racial justice, and have also laid the foundation for broader struggles for racial and gender equality in the workplace.
Posted inCommentary
The soul of a nation: Love, hate and the legacy of Dr. King
By Mustafa AliWord in Black The chasm between the dream and the despair grows wider each day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once ascended the pulpit at Riverside Church and offered a vision that sought to heal a fractured America. The transformational lessons that King shared with the country were heartfelt and powerful. He urged […]
Posted inBlack History
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot and Tuskegee Airman, has died at the age of 100, leaving behind a legacy of breaking racial barriers and earning honors for his combat heroism.
Posted inBaltimore Community
Rekindling Baltimore: How Black and Jewish leaders are building bridges, not barriers
The Rekindle Fellowship in Baltimore aims to bridge historical divides between the Black and Jewish communities through dialogue, cultural exchanges, and collaborative action, with a new cohort of leaders from diverse backgrounds set to launch in late 2025.
Posted inCivil Rights
Police body cameras: A tool for transparency or another weapon of injustice?
The number of civilians killed by police has increased since 2014, despite the adoption of body-worn cameras, which were initially intended to promote police accountability and transparency.
Posted inCivil Rights
AME church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group’s trademark
A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark, allowing it to try to seize any money made from selling the group’s merchandise, after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.
Posted inU.S. Government
EEOC firings mark dangerous turn for civil rights and workplace protections
President Trump has fired two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sparking concerns that the agency’s independence and mission to protect workers’ rights is being undermined.
Posted inOPINION
Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative and the limits of liberal reform
Maryland’s Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, launched to reduce mass incarceration, has faced challenges due to political pressure from law enforcement and the general public. The group’s recommendation to limit the automatic charging of youth as adults was influenced by these pressures.
Posted inCivil Rights
Racism and the presidency: An American tradition some say has continued with the assault on diversity and inclusion
Trump has used racist policies to maintain White supremacy, with his latest display of bigotry coming after the Jan. 29 plane crash at Reagan National Airport, where he blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the tragedy.
Posted inEducation
Harvard under fire for slashing slavery initiative staff as Black history faces nationwide attacks
Harvard University has abruptly terminated staff involved in its Slavery Remembrance Program, raising questions about its commitment to addressing its history and legacy of slavery, amidst a national wave of setbacks to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.