Reports that actress Gabrielle Union's hair was deemed 'too black' by producers of America's Got Talent have renewed talks about hair discrimination and standards of beauty.
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who has criticized the interrogation of children without a lawyer or parent present, should tell law enforcement she will no longer use confessions as evidence rather than wait for legislation that would change the law.
Presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden is appealing to the nostalgia of voters, whether it be those who miss President Barack Obama or those who want to go back to a safe president that is less dramatic and volatile than Donald Trump.
As a teenager Jennifer Thompson identified the wrong man in her brutal rape and says victims are often misled into accusing the wrong people in crimes and shouldn’t be blamed for that.
Chik-fil-A overreacted to criticism from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by cutting donations to Christian groups and should have stuck to its beliefs.
Moderate presidential candidates should take a lesson from extreme liberals and conservatives who have been able to excite voters and get their support.
It is in no way overstating the case to say the president of the United States is the head of an international conspiracy to defraud the American people, but it has remained to be seen how far the Republican Party is willing to go in defense of Trump’s conspiracy.
As chair of the Maryland State Senate environmental committee, Sen. Mike Pinsky said he has attempted to work with the governor’s agency secretaries to protect our state’s environment, but at the end of the day they have to answer to the governor who would rather thumb his nose at environmental protection than advance it.
Former Baltimore council member Rochelle "Rikki" Spector said that crime in the city is worse than ever and new ideas, like the ones presented by mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah are needed to stop it.
There’s no chance of getting the 20 Republican votes in the Senate needed to impeach President Donald Trump, but there are other benefits for the House to do it anyway.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake wants to start a tuition-free adult high school aimed at dropouts, but the non-profit needs the state to allow it to divert sales tax money to fund it.
When I was 10 years old, I was selected for Sisters Circle, a long-term mentoring program for girls in Baltimore City. At that time, I had no idea how it would change my life.
I provide therapy and case management services to the criminally insane, and I am struggling to do this job satisfactorily or even safely under current working conditions.
Sunday is World AIDS Day – a day to commemorate those who have died from AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses, to support those who are living with and affected by HIV, and to recommit to controlling and ending this epidemic.
Who are the good guys, and who are the bad guys? As an unrepentant 1960s radical, I’m continually astonished how the Trump administration has made it more complicated to answer this simple question.
When “Baby Got Back,” was released, the idea of celebrating contrasting female body types was revolutionary as was celebrating the black and brown female body.
Most Americans believe that the Thanksgiving holiday originated with New England’s Pilgrims in the early autumn of 1621, but President Abraham Lincoln actually established the holiday more than 200 years later, in 1863.
Text of Abraham Lincoln’s Oct. 3, 1863 proclamation, drafted by his Secretary of State William Seward, declaring the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day.
