Perspective: Long live Eddie Conway, through his example of commitment
February 23, 2023
Black Panther leader’s tireless activism endured despite decades of incarceration
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Opinion: Time to reconsider public health approaches to curbing Baltimore’s gun violence
December 13, 2022
Solutions should account for needs, histories of Baltimore communities
What Black people should be paying attention to in the 2022 Maryland General Election
October 27, 2022
The issues on the ballot affecting Black people you need to pay attention to.
Reparations for the war on drugs in Maryland
August 26, 2022
Every county in Maryland will eventually have to pass an ordinance that will determine how they spend their portion of the Community Repair and Reinvestment Fund created by HB 837.
Right wing politics comes to Baltimore’s 41st district
July 15, 2022
Baltimore City Councilman Schiefler created an all white slate for the 41st legislative district Democratic State Central Committee in a district that is 63% Black.
OP-ED: The forces behind Marilyn Mosby being indicted
January 31, 2022
Too many of the conversations in the public sphere regarding the federal indictment of Marilyn Mosby center on issues of corruption and whether people believe she is guilty of the
The Politics of “Defund Police” Advocacy in Baltimore
January 16, 2022
There is an emergence of a popular strand of thought and political activity that is characterized as racial justice that is a danger to Black people. In a previous piece,
The ‘Baltimore Brew’ is a tool of white supremacy
March 29, 2021
The Baltimore Brew in an online publication that has covered many corruption stories that implicate a variety of people and institutions. While there is corruption in politics that is carried out by Black elected officials, this is often overstated by many of its readers as the reason Baltimore continues to struggle.
The Untapped Power of Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus
December 10, 2020
Legislative bodies are no different. The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus was founded in 1970 as a way to establish a power base to represent the interests of Black people in MD.
Maryland Democrats: You did this.
May 8, 2020
On May 7th, 2020 Governor Hogan announced that he was going to veto numerous criminal justice reform and progressive public safety legislation. This includes legislation to expunge criminal records from a unit of charges, removing possession of marijuana from case search, and funding for community based anti-violence programs.