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Md.’s Historically Black Colleges Included In Supplemental Budget
Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically black colleges and universities or their students.
African American Cemeteries Tell Unique Story
Rick Smith usually teaches chemistry at McDaniel College, but during the school’s January term, he teaches students how to research their genealogy. He doesn’t have any trouble getting students to sign up for the class, which combines genealogical research methods and actual documentation efforts of African-American cemeteries in Frederick County.
Artist Mark Cottman’s Latest Work Pays Tribute To Unsung Black Inventors
It’s a history lesson wrapped into artwork. A Baltimore artist is paying tribute to little known African American inventors for Black History Month.
Opinion: Black-on-Black Racism During The Presidential Campaign
While it is reported that 94% or more of African-Americans support President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the upcoming national presidential election, the rarely-spoken question is: Are many African-Americans only voting for Obama because he’s black?
Opinion: The Unreported Racism Of The 2012 Election: 0% Of African-Americans Support Romney
The media keeps suggesting that the racism regarding candidates has to do with whites not wanting to vote for a black man, even though Barack Obama won a presidential election with a great amount of white support in 2008. What the media isn’t talking about is the NBC-Wall Street survey results which say that there are basically no black supporters for the Caucasian candidate, Mitt Romney, in 2012.
Opinion: Obama Fails To Address Black America’s Disappointments With His Presidency
Many who supported Obama in 2008 did so because they believed that he would help black Americans. The criticism four years later is that having a black president in the White House hasn’t helped African Americans at all.
White House Advisor Defends President Obama’s Policies At Morgan State Forum
A White House advisor defends Obama policies affecting African-Americans during a forum at Morgan State University on Friday.
Baltimore Tour Group Highlights The Role Of African-Americans In The War Of 1812
History lost now remembered. A local group is making an effort to tell the story of African-Americans who contributed to the War of 1812.
First African-American Graduate From Naval Academy Dies
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has died, the Academy said. He was 85.
Residents & Lawmakers Discuss Redistricting
Gov. Martin O’Malley says he will be weighing public comments to a proposed legislative redistricting map for the Maryland General Assembly, but he isn’t expecting to make many changes.
Md. Redistricting Lawsuit Hinges On Racial Numbers
As a three-judge panel heard arguments about whether Maryland’s redistricting map dilutes the African-American vote, one of those judges said Tuesday he doesn’t believe a case has been made to require a third black-majority congressional district.
Black Voters Group Files Redistricting Lawsuit
A group representing black voters has filed a civil rights lawsuit in hopes of changing Maryland’s recently approved congressional map for the next 10 years.
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