Tuberculosis plagued a Maryland Black reformatory school. Experts say deaths were preventable.
Young Black boys slept back to back in cramped rooms at the House of Reformation for Colored Boys, a juvenile correctional institution in Cheltenham, Maryland. The boys were allowed to bathe once a week, often sharing towels. As punishment, they…
Cheltenham investigation bill moves forward with little opposition

The state-led investigation into the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center is continuing to push through the Maryland Legislature, with a revised bill advancing through the House of Delegates. 

Lawmakers push for independent investigation into Cheltenham reform school

A proposed state investigation of the deaths of some 230 Black boys at the Cheltenham reform school faced no opposition Thursday at the House of Delegates hearing.

Grant fuels push to investigate Maryland’s reform school for Black boys

The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services was awarded a $200,000 grant to begin searching for the remains of hundreds of boys in the woods near the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, the first step toward formal recognition of the boys’ deaths. 

With concussion protocols, soccer leagues aim to protect their players without changing the game

The science may be the same, but cultural attitudes toward tradition, toughness and risk divide how U.S. and English leagues approach player safety.

Maryland implements Eric’s ID Law for drivers with hidden disabilities

Eric’s ID Law allows drivers to voluntarily disclose invisible disabilities in state IDs, an effort sparked by advocacy from a Montgomery County teen with autism.

CDC website now casts doubt on vaccines and their relationship to autism

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage about autism and vaccines has updated its information about the link between autism and vaccinations, no longer stating that there is no connection between the two. The page, which was updated on…

Making ends meet as a single mom is no easy task, especially at a time when SNAP benefits are murky

BALTIMORE–Dinner ideas for three with the following: one onion, three sweet potatoes, green beans, biscuits.  That is one of the most recent conversations Jenna Crocker has had with ChatGPT, asking for meals she can make with the ingredients left in…

Maryland progressives call for new congressional districts

Thirteen states are on a path to possibly redrawing their congressional maps.

Volunteers step up to feed neighbors during ongoing government shutdown

Dozens of community members volunteered at a Towson food bank on Tuesday to pack and distribute bags of groceries amid a surge in demand for food.  The Assistance Center of Towson Churches, a distribution partner of the Maryland Food Bank,…