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As Maryland legislative committees craft comprehensive police reform packages for the 2021 General Assembly session, they appear to have significant support from voters, according…

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I am the mother of Gary Hopkins Jr., who was killed by law enforcement in Prince George’s County. I am the co-founder and executive…

Former vice president Joe Biden holds a 32-point lead over President Donald Trump in Maryland, a recent poll shows. Biden was the choice of…

Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are rallying to the defense of Andrea Kane, the Queen Anne’s County school superintendent who is under fire…

The Juneteenth celebration at Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring marked the end of a difficult week. On the day commemorating the end of…

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There are loud, passionate and overdue calls these days for more equity throughout our society. But it isn’t only police departments that need to…

By April Simpson The list is long: Bethel, Alaska; Garden City, Kan.; Hailey, Idaho; Meridian, Miss.; Kanab, Utah; Dubois, Wyo. In the weeks since…

Montgomery County did the right thing by declining to display a wooden “Thin Blue Line” flag that was given to police officers as a…

Policing, or civic peacekeeping, is dangerous work and in serious disrepute. Any day in a cop’s life on the streets can mean a bullet…