Morgan State College is established in Baltimore, Md.

Lisa Harris Jones

Lisa Harris Jones is a Founding Member, Attorney at Law of Harris Jones & Malone LLC. Jones is the first and only African-American female in the State of Maryland to operate her own legal practice with a focus in lobbying, government relations and procurement at both the state and local

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Government Spy Planes and Drones Were Surveilling Recent Black Lives Matter Protests

New reports have revealed that both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were using spy planes and other airborne surveillance technology to monitor the protests for black lives that have been taking place across the

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Reopen Maryland Co-Founder Says He Has COVID-19, But Wont Aid States Contact Tracers

A co-founder of the Reopen Maryland movement said on social media he has been infected with the coronavirus but will not aid state health officials in contact tracing efforts.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Meet the Pageant Queen | Afro

AFRO: What made you originally want to compete for Miss DC Teen USA and was this your first time competing in the pageant (or any pageant for that

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Coronavirus Hospitalizations Decrease in Maryland

The number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Maryland fell to 602 Monday even as the state's overall number of cases and death toll

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Source: The Washington Informer

Black Lives Matter in Patterson Park | Afro

The community of Patterson Park was the talk of the town earlier this

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NASA’s Headquarters to be Renamed in Honor of its 1st Black Woman Engineer, “Hidden Figure” Mary W. Jackson

NASA announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at

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Former Baltimore Mayor Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor pleaded guilty to a state perjury charge Friday for failing to disclose a business interest relating to her “Healthy Holly” children’s books on her financial disclosure forms when she was a state

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School Choice Victory at Supreme Court Will "Advance Black Lives"

Discriminatory Blaine Amendments Denied Educational Opportunities to Families in Need

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

James H. DeGraffenreidt

James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr. was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Gas Light Holdings, Inc. Previously, DeGraffenreidt was President from 1994 to 2001. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Gas Light Company. DeGraffenreidt served as Chairman of the

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City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)

? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%

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Bill Jones

Bill Jones was the first black head coach at the University of Maryland.

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Morgan State Family and Consumer Sciences Program Nationally Accredited by AAFCS | Afro

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Accreditation Marks First for Program in its History

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Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Best Known

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter Protests

FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter protest outside the Brooklyn

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Texas Medical Association: Governor is Right; Act Now to Stop COVID-19 Spread

“The governor is right – we should all wash our hands frequently, stay home if we can, wear masks if we go out, and practice social

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CSU Press Release: Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19 | Afro

Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Black inventor and scientist,

Benjamin Banneker, Black inventor and scientist, born in Ellicotts Mills Maryland.

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The District of Columbia Emancipation Act (1862)

District of Columbia Emancipation Act

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COVID-19 : We Must Improve Minority Participation in Clinical Trials

In addition, sterilizing Native American women without their consent, and the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, led to a justifiable fear and luck of trust by people of color regarding clinical trial participation in the

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Black Women Founders Bring COVID-19 Screening Stations to Schools, Offices, Prisons and More

Two entrepreneurs — Lynda M. Dorman, CEO and Carolyn E. Howell, President of Orange Wall Enterprises — have made history as the first Black women to sign a distribution and licensing deal for autonomous screening stations that recognize the initial symptoms of

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Source: The Florida Star

Against One’s Interests

A dozen states recorded record highs in new daily cases between June 19 and June

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

CMPI seeking applicants to address lack of minorities in orchestras | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI) is a mentorship program that was launched last fall for talented student musicians from traditionally under-represented

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

African American Breast Cancer Survivor Says "Mammograms Are Not Enough," Launches Workshops For Women

A year later, her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and Katrina also lost her baby during this

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Activists call for 'Star Spangled Banner' to be replaced as national anthem

(Photo by George Rose/Getty

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Source: theGrio

5 Men Who Inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to be a Leader

Martin Luther King Jr., once said, Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated

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Black Mom, Son Turned Away from Baltimore Restaurant Because Boy Wore Basketball Shirt, Even as Video Shows White Kid Wearing Similar Outfit

Atlas Restaurant Group apologized and fired some employees after a Black mother and son were turned away from a Baltimore restaurant because of the

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Cummings, Elijah E. (1951- 2019)

U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 18, 1951. He received a B.A. degree from Howard University (Washington, D.C.) in 1973 and a J.D. degree from the University of Maryland (College Park) in 1976. Cummings, one of seven children of working-class parents who

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Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center Appeals to the Family of a Person with Mesothelioma in Colorado to Call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste to Discuss Compensation-Please Don't Wait

DENVER, COLORADO, USA, June 22, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “We Are appealing to the family of a person was just diagnosed with mesothelioma in Colorado to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of the law firm of Karst von

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