Former Maryland congressman calls for Prince George’s County to change name of James Ryder Randall Elementary School
@BryanRenbaum Former Maryland Rep. Albert Wynn said he is in favor of changing the name of James Ryder Randall Elementary
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Greg Lindberg Makes $1 Million Donation To Fight Mass Incarceration, Over-Criminalization, And Racial Injustice
Lindberg pledged $1 million to the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project (CLRP) which focuses its work on the “front end” of the criminal legal system—from policing to sentencing— seeking to end excessively harsh criminal justice policies that result in mass incarceration, over-criminalization, racial injustice, and stand in the way of a fair and equal society.
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Scott Says He Will Take Concerted Action to Address Police Misconduct if Elected Mayor
@BryanRenbaum Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott said if he is elected mayor of Baltimore he will take concerted action
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Frederick County Sheriff: Proposals to Defund Police Departments are Dangerous
@BryanRenbaum Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said recent proposals calling for the defunding and dismantling of police departments would have
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Gansler calls for an independent review of Maryland’s police departments
@BryanRenbaum Former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said every police department in the state should undergo an independent review of
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Inspirational: Blacks and Whites Protesting Together Against Racial Injustice
They’re saying what our better angels have been saying for years: America wasn’t created to “dominate” one another, but to learn from each other, and to find each other’s better selves, whatever we happen to look like.
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Hogan: Non-essential businesses can reopen Friday at 5 p.m.
@BryanRenbaum Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state’s fight against the coronavirus has progressed to a point at which
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Baltimore shows the nation how to peacefully protest 5 years after Freddie Gray’s death
@BryanRenbaum Baltimore is showing the nation how to peacefully protest the police killing of George Floyd. Whereas protests over Floyd’s
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Black Business Leaders: Immediate Access to Capital is Critical
@BryanRenbaum Immediate access to capital is critical if Maryland’s black-owned businesses are to survive in the current economic environment, according
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Amidst COVID-19 pandemic: ‘I can’t Breathe’
Los Angeles is no stranger to riots. There’s a long history, including in 1992 (Rodney King), and 1968 all over
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