Maryland considers legislation to protect and expand abortion care

Although abortion is protected under Maryland law, some Democratic lawmakers argue an amendment is needed to make it more difficult for a future governor or legislators to reverse this protection.

Maryland lawmakers resurrect paid family, medical leave bill

A coalition of Democratic legislators in the House and Senate introduced bills to give workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition or disability.

Maryland bill aims to reform a law that can trigger deportation for immigrants

A Maryland law designed to give first-time, nonviolent offenders a second chance, can trigger deportation for immigrants or make them ineligible to receive a green card or become citizens.

How the Black press used photographs of lynchings to shock the world

Collected and circulated by the Black press and the civil rights movement organizations, photographs of victims of racial terror exposed America to the injustice of racist terror lynchings of Black Americans.

The pandemic disrupted ‘dreamers.’ Can Biden’s spending bill get them back on track?

Federal financial aid could be a critical lifeline for undocumented students, who like other vulnerable populations are still enduring the economic and social fallout of the pandemic, but it may not be enough.

D.C.’s struggle to hire more diverse teachers — and keep them

D.C. schools have improved their hiring, but representation lags for Latino teachers and male teachers of color.

Dave Chappelle’s return to alma mater raised concerns among some students and parents

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts announced this month that it was postponing a ceremony to rename its theater after Chapelle until the spring amid student concerns about comments the comedian, an alum, made in a recent Netflix special.

D.C. is changing its mask rules, but the city’s colleges are staying the course

As the holidays approach, universities say continuing their mask mandates is essential.

Duke Ellington school delays naming of theater after Dave Chappelle until April

Officials said the school plans to discuss Chappelle’s special and how it relates to artistic freedom

As numbers of multilingual students rises, finding teachers for them becomes a priority

A Towson University program is preparing educators to teach the fastest-growing population in the nation’s public schools.

Kentucky newspapers often blamed Black victims for lynchings

Kentucky newspapers contributed to a climate of terror by calling the victims bad negroes, “barbaric” or lazy and promiscuous.

Loudoun County students walk out to protest school district’s handling of alleged sexual assaults

Hundreds of students at different Loudoun County Public Schools held walkouts sparked by sexual assault cases.

‘Tireless advocate’ Argelia Rodriguez, who helped transform college prospects for D.C. students, is stepping down

Nonprofit leader has guided the city’s College Access Program since its inception in 1999

In D.C., incarcerated youths with disabilities are denied adequate education, complaint alleges

At D.C.'s youth detention center, students with disabilities mainly work off paper packets without live instruction, their advocates said.

George Washington University welcomes graduates back for first in-person commencement since pandemic

With the Capitol as a backdrop, students took group selfies with peers they hadn’t seen for months. Standing in line before the official ceremony started, some graduates met classmates for the first time after a year of virtual classes together.

Twenty Acres of Goodbyes

The ongoing pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Americans grieving in isolation. A public art installation on the National Mall provides a space to mourn as a nation.

Trabajadores migrantes que procesan marisco en Estados Unidos desprotegidos durante la pandemia de COVID-19

El Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos, que regula el programa H-2B, no estableció medidas de seguridad para los trabajadores que viajan en bus a través de la frontera durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Maryland, Virginia y Carolina del Norte, estados con prolíficas industrias pesqueras que dependen de los trabajadores migrantes con visa H-2B, tampoco garantizaron las medidas necesarias para protegerlos.

US deems migrant seafood workers ‘essential’ but limits their COVID-19 protections

The U.S. Department of Labor, which runs the H-2B program, did not establish COVID-safety rules for the workers’ cross-country bus travel. Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina — states with flourishing seafood industries that rely on H-2B seafood workers — also failed to provide H-2B workers with critical protections in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“When it gets dark, we don’t leave the house”

Two murders in one week prompt a prayer vigil in southeast Baltimore, in an area where many Latinos fear for their safety

Baltimore’s Latino businesses, pummeled by the pandemic, are bouncing back

After taking second jobs, helping parents through Covid and finding grants and loans, small retailers and restaurateurs see better days coming