Although Finley Slenker, a student in Annapolis Middle School, learned in the classroom how Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape to safe houses … Source: Bill Seeks to Teach Black History Differently in Md. Schools
How a mass suicide by slaves caused the legend of the flying African to take off
In May 1803 a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from a single-masted ship into Dunbar Creek off St. Simons Island in Georgia. A slave agent concluded that the Africans drowned and died in an apparent mass suicide. But oral traditions would go on to claim that the…
Maryland Must Build Thousands More Homes To Keep Prices Affordable, Report Says
Maryland will have to make big changes to its housing ecosystem to keep homes affordable over the next 10 years, according to a new state-commissioned report released Tuesday. The analysis from the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth and Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit housing lender and advocacy organization, says Maryland must add…
Companies Could Create Governments Under Nevada’s ‘Innovation Zones’ Program – News | Planetizen
If you’ve got enough money, acres upon acres of undeveloped land and an ‘innovative technology,’ you soon could form a new local government in Nevada,” reports Colton Lochhead for a paywalled article published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I found the article and theory interesting, especially while reading the article, did I not see any…
New Maryland bill would rename ‘Indian Head Highway’ to ‘President Barack Obama Highway’
State senators in Maryland recently introduced legislation that seeks to rename Indian Head Highway after former President Obama. Senate Bill 213, introduced by Democratic state Sens. Arthur Ellis and Obie Patterson, would require the Maryland State Highway Administration to designate the highway, also known as Maryland Route 210, as “the President Barack Obama Highway.” The…
White terrorism often leads to harsher punishment for people of color – MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Ever since the violent siege on the Capitol on Jan. 6, national security experts and others appalled by what happened have called for new laws and policies to punish those involved. An association of more than 14,000 current and former FBI agents, for instance, is urging Congress to make domestic terrorism a separate federal crime so it can be…
Americans May Need to Keep Wearing Face Masks for ‘Several Months’: Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that Americans shouldn’t expect to ditch their face masks anytime soon, even amid vaccination efforts and declining … Americans May Need to Keep Wearing Face Masks for ‘Several Months’: Fauci
CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against The Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new research on Wednesday that found wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask offers more protection against the coronavirus, as does tying knots on the ear loops of surgical masks. Those findings prompted new guidance on how to improve mask fit at a time of concern…