SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 

History of the Month

Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture, history, and contributions. The observance was started in 1968 by Congress as Hispanic Heritage Week. It was expanded to a month in 1988. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on September 15, followed by
Mexico on September 16, Chile on September 18, and Belize on September 21. Here are some key facts about Maryland’s Latino population:

Fats & Figures

Some facts about the Hispanic population in Maryland:

• Families: 78% of households are family households.
  
• Languages: 78% speaks English well, 6% doesn’t speak English, and 0.7% speaks a language other than English or Spanish.
  
• Education: 40% of Hispanics have some college experience in 2019. Up from 38% in 2010.
  
• Jobs: Hispanic workforce: 208,308 jobs or 8.2% of Maryland’s workforce (Source: U.S Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, 2019).
  
• Income and Poverty: $74,631 median household income in 2019, up from $60,878 in 2010. 11.7% poverty rate in 2019, down from 13.7% in 2010.
  

Talented Minds

The next time you slide your pencil or pen onto your shirt pocket or stack of papers, give a nod to Mexican inventor and revolutionary, Victor Ochoa. The mind behind the pencil clip also invented the
electric braking system, making your train commute to work just a bit safer. (Smithsonian Education)

Did You Know?

• The Hispanic population of Maryland constituted 643,171 - 10.6% of the state’s total population - as of July 1, 2019. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year estimates.
• Nine counties in Maryland have a population of 10,000 or more Hispanic residents in 2019: Anne Arundel (48,798), Baltimore County (48,074), Charles (10,211), Frederick (27,367), Harford (12,215), Howard (23,882), Montgomery (210,773), Prince George’s (177,727), and Baltimore City (33,652).
• There was an increase of 4,432 from 2018 to 2019 in the number of Hispanics in Prince George’s County, the biggest jump in this population during this period. The median age of the  Hispanic population, up from 28 in 2010.
• The median age of the Hispanic population in Maryland was 29 in 2019, up from 28 in 2010.

Read more about National Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, September 2021.

 HELP STOP EVICTIONS IN MARYLAND!

Demand Action for Tenants: Please Sign Baltimore Renters United Petition! "Tell Governor Hogan, US Congress, Landlords and their Lobbyists, the General Assembly, Chief Judge Getty, and Sheriff Anderson: Stop Evictions in Maryland! On August 26th, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the CDC's  extended eviction order in an unsigned 6-3 decision. The CDC order, while limited in scope, had previously provided the crucial time needed for cities to get eviction prevention funds out to tenants, some of whom have been waiting months for their paperwork to be processed. Now, more than ever, we need all hands on deck. With nearly 80% of eviction prevention funding still waiting to get to tenants in Maryland, we the undersigned demand the following emergency actions:  1. Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson's Office and sheriff's offices across the state refuse to schedule evictions during high community transmission of COVID-19 in Baltimore City according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker.  2. Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Joseph Getty pause all eviction cases in which tenants are seeking emergency financial assistance.  3. Governor Larry Hogan issue an executive order to stop all residential evictions until 100% of rental assistance funds have been spent and 90 days after statewide community transmission of COVID-19 is tracked as “low” by the CDC.  4. Members of the Maryland General Assembly reconvene in a special session as soon as possible to pass emergency legislation to stop all residential evictions until 100% of rental assistance funds have been spent and 90 days after statewide community transmission of COVID-19 is tracked as “low” by the CDC.  5. Landlords must stop refusing to accept emergency rental assistance and instead choosing to evict people during the ongoing pandemic. 6. Representatives Harris, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Brown, Hoyer, Trone, Mfume, Raskin, and Senators Cardin and Van Hollen move to pass national legislation to address the eviction crisis." (Petition Source: https://secure.everyaction.com/llxVXASNHU6F6D2ZP_MDvA2)   SIGN THE PETITION TODAY! Please forward this email to help get the word out!

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LEGAL RESOURCES FOR RENTERS

IN BALTIMORE CITY

Are you facing eviction?

Is the landlord threatening you with illegal fees or refusing to fix major problems with your home?

Are you in subsidized housing and need your rent reduced because of a loss of income?

Is your landlord unlicensed?

For Legal Resources, Click here.

What are Tenant’s Rights in Baltimore City during COVID?

Limited Eviction Moratorium for Renters:

Learn more here.

These  counties ARE covered: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, Wicomico, and Worcester.

Questions?

Call 410-396-5555 or

email the City's Eviction Prevention staff

 

List of Maryland Rent Relief Programs.

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Maryland Courts info for renters and landlords.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau new tool: 

www.consumerfinance.gov/renthelp.

REVIEW OF A BOOK ABOUT BLACK RECONSTRUCTION IN BALTIMORE

A Brotherhood of Liberty: Black Reconstruction and Its Legacies in Baltimore, 1865-1920 (America in the Nineteenth Century) 

by Dennis Patrick Halpin 

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019. 248 pages. Hardcover. $39.95.

The author argues that Baltimore is key to understanding the trajectory of civil rights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 

In the 1870s and early 1880s, a group of black political leaders moved to Baltimore from rural Virginia and Maryland. Mainly former slaves who had trained in the ministry, they pushed Baltimore toward  Reconstruction's promise of racial equality. In this effort, they were among African Americans then trying to strengthen the Black community and build political muscle by starting churches and businesses, establishing community centers, and founding newspapers. 

In Baltimore, the Black advocates successfully challenged Jim Crow regulations on public transit, in the courts, in the voting booth, and in some residential neighborhoods. They also formed some of the US' earliest civil rights organizations, such as the United Mutual Brotherhood of Liberty, to work for rights after the Civil War.

In the book, it is shown how the strides of black Baltimoreans stimulated segregationists to revise and update their tactics. Segregationists fought Black activists' achievements by using Progressive Era concerns over the need for urban order and corruption to criminalize and disenfranchise Blacks. The author argues the Progressive Era was extremely important in establishing the segregated, racist twentieth-century nation. 

The book also highlights the strategies that can continue to be useful as well as the challenges that are present.

 Baltimore Builds Workshop About Development Financing & Homeownership Program Resources

Baltimore Builds Workshop: Development Financing & Homeownership Program Resources 07/30/2021 Register at https://bit.ly/bmorebuildsaugust21. ***** Source: City of Baltimore Daily Digest Bulletin, July 30, 2021.

 

Maryland Celebrates the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

DRM Celebrates the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Photo from Disabled and Here On the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) salutes its community, partners, and friends who were instrumental in forging and implementing this landmark legislation for people with disabilities. We are singularly proud of our accomplishments over the past year to actualize the principles of the ADA in Maryland, which include: Prevented proposed budget cuts that would have eliminated 25% of existing bus routes, jeopardizing paratransit services to critical destinations including dialysis centers, mental health programs, occupational and physical therapy providers for over 30,000 paratransit riders, in collaboration with Consumers for Accessible Ride Services (CARS) and other advocates. Achieved changes in subsidized housing operations of a large public housing agency to fund the creation of accessible, affordable rental housing. Brought legal action against a major municipal jurisdiction in Maryland to obtain compliance for substantial ADA violations in maintaining curb ramps and sidewalks, with co-counsel, the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC), Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) and Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho (GBDH). Click here to read about these and other legal victories of this past year >> July has been named Disability Culture and Achievements Month in the state of Maryland! Throughout July, Maryland will celebrate the "societal achievements and cultural contributions of Marylanders with disabilities." Click here to read more about Governor Hogan's executive order>> www.DisabilityRightsMD.org  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌ ***** Source: Disability Rights Maryland email, July 29, 2021.

COMMUNITY LAW CENTER HOLDS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON ZONING LAW

Zoning 101 for Communities: A Virtual Workshop Watch Video On Demand By August 31, 2021 Community leaders are sometimes caught unprepared for zoning hearings - instead, learn how to build the strongest possible case! This 2-hour webinar, which took place in the spring of 2021, covers the basics of zoning law, including conditional uses, variances, and how to research properties in your neighborhood. You'll learn how to build the strongest possible case before the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals (BMZA). Applying for a Zoning permit in Baltimore City is a three-part process. Even if your Zoning Permit request is denied, you can file a request for the Board to clarify or reconsider its decision. We'll show you how! Location: Online. Cost: $40. Accessing the webinar: Registration will include a link to access the password-protected Zoom webinar, which you can watch anytime. You will receive the link to the event content in your order confirmation email. Registration Instructions: Register below anytime before August 31, 2021. You will be able to view the webinar anytime at your convenience.

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