social issues

Baltimore County plans to shorten homeless-shelter stays, increase outreach to people on the streets, and expand job-seeking help under a 10-year plan to reduce homelessness.

On Friday, I and 2,000 of my co-workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital were scheduled to go on strike for the second time in two months. It's not a step we wanted to take, but one we thought we had to take. But late yesterday, we agreed to a one-week cooling off period at Gov. Martin O'Malley's request. We hope the time will make a difference.Johns Hopkins Hospital and strike 1199SEIU Ronald Peterson

The results of primary elections in Maryland on Tuesday bode well for LGBT rights -- at least according to Equality Maryland, the state's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organization.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will host his first-ever charity event Thursday afternoon at Mustang Alley's in Baltimore.

When Brian Stewart accused a local fraternity chapter at Morgan State University of discriminating against him for being gay, the university stressed its commitment to diversity and began investigating. The two results, Stewart said Tuesday, were that the Alpha Iota chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was placed on probation for breaking university discrimination policies, and Stewart became an even bigger target of harrassment on the school's Baltimore campus.

Poverty and the decline of the two-parent household

Specter of 'Big Brother' hovers over Redskins name protest

Self-described 'pale face' doesn't get controversy over 'Redskins' name

Wrong to call for football team to abandon a name that is meant to honor Native Americans

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic National Committee is pushing back on a comment made by a Republican spokeswoman that accused Gov. Martin O'Malley of "Hispandering" to Latino voters, calling the term "silly and offensive."

Baltimore's subpoenas in the pregnancy center lawsuit intimidate and harass anti-abortion groups.

President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative is encountering opposition because it is too limited.

Mitch Edelman: Name change for team is overdue

Two candidates for Anne Arundel's County Council have been named to a list of extremist candidates compiled by a national civil rights organization.

Decision denying trademark to Redskins underscores the need to rename an NFL franchise that so many find offensive

Efforts to force the Washington Redskins to change their name gained new momentum Wednesday when the U.S. Patent Office canceled the team's trademark on the name, terming it "disparaging of Native Americans."

The Howard County Housing Commission has contracted Volunteers of America Chesapeake to provide clinical case management services to approximately 33 households receiving rental assistance through the commission.

Politically convenient lies are a lot cheaper than real solutions for America's stubborn poverty rate, Robert Reich writes.

It took decades before serious documentaries about the civil rights struggle of the 1960s began to appear.

Standing outside his tent pitched on the sidewalk by a defunct downtown diner on Thursday, Jimmy Steward III wonders where he'll sleep after city officials force him to leave this morning.

The recent third annual Walk for the Homeless at Rockburn Branch Park was a success,

Groups meeting regularly in Howard County

On Wednesday, 60 public housing residents and union workers stood outside the Housing Authority of Baltimore City to urge it to halt a plan to sell housing to private developers.

Thousands of child migrants from Central America are crossing our southern border fleeing violence, poverty and civil war at home; the U.S. must deal with them humanely

Republican Senator Allan H. Kittleman has been regarded as a hero among LGBT folks throughout the state for bucking his party's positions and standing up forcefully to advance the cause of same-sex marriage. He had also been recognized as a stalwart supporter of non-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity. In doing so, he was the sole GOP Senator to speak out and vote for both pieces of legislation.

Efforts to eradicate lead paint poisoning fall short unless other ills of child poverty are addressed as well

A new effort is underway to increase the number of Hispanic and Latino employees within the federal workforce, where they remain among the most underrepresented minority groups despite being one of the nation's fastest growing demographics.

Maryland's commitment to and support of teacher readiness/selection, preparation, and retention is central to creating future leaders, workforce and expanding the economic vibrancy of Maryland.

Later this month, an estimated 5,000 Presbyterians from all over the country will gather in Detroit for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Among them will be 645 elected commissioners. This year, those commissioners will be voting on marriage equality.