Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Frederick Douglass published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 204
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-17
•
Next >
-
Dr. Elizabeth A. Edmonds, city school principal
Dr. Elizabeth A. "Betty" Edmonds, a longtime city public school principal who was fearless in her efforts to straighten out troubled schools and later joined the faculty of Coppin State University, died May 21 of pneumonia at Sinai Hospital.
The longtime...Tags: Booker T. Washington, Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Maryland, Students, General Motors Corp.
-
Students honor 100-year-old teacher
It isn't unusual for students to remember the impact a teacher had on them well into adulthood, but on Saturday, many students of former Baltimore music teacher Lucille Marcus Brooks had an unusual opportunity to tell her — more than a half-...Tags: Music Industry, Vocal Music (genre), Billy Graham, Peabody Conservatory, Colleges and Universities
-
Lloyd Campbell 'Mitch' Mitchner, city Urban Services director
Lloyd Campbell "Mitch" Mitchner, who had been director of Baltimore's Urban Services Agency during the mayoral administration of Kurt L. Schmoke and later headed AFRAM, the African-American cultural festival, died July 16 of lung cancer at Northwest...Tags: Randallstown, Colleges and Universities, Howard University, Morgan State University, Catonsville
-
High school wrap-up: Outdoor track and tennis regional results
Outdoor track Class 2A South Region (May 17-19 at Reservoir) Boys team scores: 1. Frederick Douglass-PG, 151 points; 3. Long Reach, 69; 6. Marriotts Ridge, 47; 7. Glenelg, 38; 8. Oakland Mills, 24. Individual results: 100: 2. Blake Richardson, G, 11:...Tags: High School Sports, Druid Hill
-
Track: Reservoir boys, Mt. Hebron girls continue success at regionals
A week later, at the same venue, the county's stars were still shining. At the 3A East and 2A South regional meets at Reservoir High School May 17-19, two teams and 25 county athletes won titles. And of those winning efforts, the majority came on the...Tags: Movies, Morgan State University
-
High school wrap-up: State tennis and track results
Outdoor track State championships (May 24-26 at Morgan State University) Class 2A Girls team scores: 1. Liberty, 73.5 points; 16. Long Reach, 20; 17. Glenelg, 18; 23. Oakland Mills, 10. Top county individuals: 800: 6. Alyssa Hemler, OM, 2:24.40. 1,...Tags: High School Sports, Landforms, Havre de Grace, Walter Johnson, Colleges and Universities
-
Championship moments in softball, track and field
Carroll County's spring sports season concluded with two state team championships and several individual crowns for high school athletes. A miracle finish earned the Liberty softball team its first state title, while the Lion girls' track and field...
Tags: High School Sports, College Sports, Walt Whitman, Softball, Awards and Prizes
-
Baltimore's marble lady stepping down from Calvert Street
Lady Baltimore has withstood much in 189 years perched overlooking Courthouse Square.
She has lost both of her arms over the decades — one of them, holding high a wreath that signifies service to the republic, was sheared off by a gust of wind in...Tags: Museums, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Walters Art Museum, Washington Monument
-
Maryland will feature prominently in Smithsonian's latest museum
When the country's largest museum devoted to African-American history and culture opens in Washington, Maryland people and places will get a healthy share of the limelight.
A two-story log house built by freed slaves from Montgomery County, dubbed the...Tags: Slavery, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Tuskegee Airmen, Culture
-
Bonnie Branch Middle, Hammond Elementary top Black Saga competition
Howard County students spent part of their weekend celebrating Black History Month with a bit of friendly competition.
Students from 15 elementary and middle schools took to the stage on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Veterans Elementary School in Ellicott City to...Tags: Literature, Students, Culture, Black History, Social Sciences
-
Maryland native at center of Komen controversy steps down
The resignation of Maryland native Karen Handel from theSusan G. Komen for the Curefoundation on Tuesday could be a first step toward the organization's recovery from a week of negative headlines, comments and tweets.
But crisis communications experts...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Planned Parenthood, Republican Party, Charity, Towson University
-
Local hula hooper has high hopes of breaking a world record in Italy
Ladies and gentlemen, signore e signori, welcome to the showdown in Italy this week between two American giants of hula hooping.
In one corner, Andreas "Spilly, the hula hoop man" Spiliadis, 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, a weekly fixture at the farmers'...Tags: America's Got Talent (tv program), ESPN (tv network), Concerts, Artscape, Music
Jun 5, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 24, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 24, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 23, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
May 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 2, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 21, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 14, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Feb 7, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 6, 2012
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
