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Former Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Sentenced to Home Confinement

Baltimore, MD — Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore City State’s Attorney known for charging six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, has been sentenced for financial crimes committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mosby, whose actions in the Gray case led to significant uprisings throughout Baltimore, was sentenced to 12 months of home […]

Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Historic Action on Clemency, Urge Further Action to Solidify His Racial Justice Legacy

Rep. Adams Delivers Floor Speech in Support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery are below: Mr./Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak in support of H. R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in […]

Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Historic Action on Clemency, Urge Further Action to Solidify His Racial Justice Legacy

Filmmakers Bobby Marvin Holmes and Justin Gladden Release “Free Young Blood,” a Documentary About the Mass Incarceration of Black Men

Baltimore, MD – Many consider young Black males to be under a state of emergency. The mass incarceration of Black males has become a growing concern and highly debated in many socio-political arenas. Yet, two important questions remain: What is the cause of it? and How do we stop it? Just two days before the […]

Civil rights group’s president ‘dismayed’ by Walmart decision to cut DEI

Filmmaker Jordan Flaherty Explores Racial and Economic Justice Issues in New Documentary Series

Part One, Baltimore: A Moment to a Movement, exposes conditions that fueled the Baltimore Uprising; the second film focuses on reconstruction of New Orleans New York, NY – The murder of Freddie Gray while in police custody ignited the Baltimore Uprising in April. A new film uncovers deep-rooted economic issues that triggered thousands of frustrated […]

Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Applaud President Biden’s Historic Action on Clemency, Urge Further Action to Solidify His Racial Justice Legacy