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
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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…
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…
Biden signs orders giving economic relief to working families hit hard by COVID-19
President Joe Biden launched another front in his battle against COVID-19 on Friday by taking steps to increase food assistance for families still reeling from the effects of the deadly pandemic and laying the groundwork for a $15 minimum wage for federal workers. Biden signed executive orders giving low-income families easier access to federal nutrition and…
The Hard Numbers Behind Juneteenth in a Racist America
Nicole Phillip Some of the most glaring disparities in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in America are spelled out in detail the United States often seems unable to countenance. Updated Jun. 19, 2020 5:07AM ET / Published Jun. 19, 2020 4:28AM ET Friday marks Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States and specifically word…
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