While most history books point to Shirley Chisholm as the first Black person to run for the office of the President of the United States,…
Activist Larry Fellows and former Black Panther member Sekou Odinga discuss revolution music and how deeply woven art is in the tapestry of resistance.
Ohio, often referred to as the birthplace of aviation, has battled with North Carolina over that distinction for many years. But for pioneering aviator Lonnie…
This Black History Month, Johns Hopkins University is offering a lecture “illuminating the lived experience of slavery” . The discussion, titled Entangled Lives: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon takes place on February 18th at 5pm. “The fifth-largest slave owner in Virginia by the late 1780s, George Washington constantly struggled with the tangled web of slavery despite […]
Source: FUSE / Getty Black History Month starts next week, and there are so many things you can do to celebrate right here in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. While the B&O Railroad Museum will be closed for renovations from February 1st through 7th, they will reopen on February 8th with “Celebrate Black History at […]
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the late Frank Conaway Sr. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Morgan State University’s Fine…
We are celebrating Black History this month and today, I am honoring a woman who is not from Baltimore but from another urban city and has encountered many obstacles and challenges that many of our women today face. I AM BALTIMORE BLACK HISTORY Dr. Elaine Richardson (or Dr. “E”) is the voice for women of […]
Tyrone Curtis “Muggsy” Bogues was born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 9, 1965. He is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the United Faith Christian Academy boys’ basketball team. Muggsy is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA, at 5 ft 3 in. Muggsy was the point guard for four teams during his […]
Carmelo Kyam Anthony was born May 29, 1984. Anthony is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore, Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse. Anthony entered the 2003 […]
Kweisi Mfume was born October 24, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1987 he became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. While in Congress, he led the Congressional Black Caucus and actively supported civil rights and affirmative action. He retired from Congress in 1996 to become president and CEO of the National Association for […]
