Baltimore Needs Real Safety, Not Fear-Fueled ICE Watch Networks
By MDBayNews Staff The recent Baltimore Beat article promoting grassroots “ICE watch groups” and resistance strategies...
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Baltimore Protest Targeting ICE: Misguided Symbolism, Real-World Consequences
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As of today, activists in Baltimore have either concluded—or are still engaged in—a...
Justice Cannot Be Blind to Invisible Disabilities
By Michael PhillipsOriginally published in The Daily Record, October 24, 2025 When Congress passed the Americans with...
Maryland’s Redistricting Risk: Protecting Fair Representation Before It’s Too Late
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsOctober 24, 2025 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — At a Bowie food pantry, Governor Wes...
Md. ID law is a good step (Published in The Washington Post, Oct. 15, 2025)
Regarding the Oct. 5 Metro article “Md. ID marker aims to defuse conflict”: Maryland’s new “Eric’s Law,” which...
Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls
In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...
The Disabilities You Don’t See — and the Systems That Still Don’t See Us
America still pictures disability as something you can see: a wheelchair ramp, a white cane, a prosthetic limb.But for tens...
Maryland Family Courts vs. Invisible Disabilities: Rights Denied, Families Punished
In Maryland, family court is supposed to protect children and preserve parental rights. Instead, it’s become the one...