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Highland/Fulton: Reservoir student awarded Congressional Achievement Award
Reservoir High School student Javier Wardcantori was awarded the Congressional Achievement Award from Rep. Elijah Cummings. Javier was recognized for his "extraordinary and selfless service to students and the less fortunate and (for his) personal...Tags: Rachel Bailey, Students, Black History, The Happiest News!, PTA
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Mike Wallace: The archetype for watchdog journalism on TV
The Baltimore SunI was in the CNN green room in Washington Sunday when I heard about the death of pioneering CBS newsman Mike Wallace at 93 Sunday. Being a live show, host Howie Kurtz and the CNN team scrapped the planned opening and went with a segment on Wallace that I...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, Hospitals and Clinics, Genres, Black History
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The story of U.S.
For the past many months, Cable TV's History Channel has been using a rather clever tag line that notes History is made every day. Historians, academics and anyone with a basic knowledge of what came before can have spirited discussions for hours on...Tags: Elementary Schools, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Labor Legislation, Black History, History (tv network)
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A sense of history
"History is the greatest narrative," the Rev. Heber Brown III told more than 20 people in the pews Feb. 17 at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church.
The church held a Black History Month event that was billed as "a celebration of north Baltimore's black history,"...Tags: Baltimore County, Black History, Belvedere Square, Cab Calloway
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Crashing the Oscars
The Oscars are serious — important people making important, relevant, thought-provoking movies about race, marital relations, horses and Owen Wilson seeing dead Parisians. The dresses and jewelry are beyond fancy. The tuxes are bespoke. Sidney...Tags: George Clooney, Artists, Scrabble (game), Goodfellas (movie), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (movie)
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Arbutus Library visitors find scavenger hunt a fun way to learn during Black History Month
It's a big area to search.
As the second-newest branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, the Arbutus Library features 25,000 square feet of space for more 110,000 items, several meeting rooms and a large computer area, as well as areas for...Tags: Libraries, Movies, Baseball, Tuskegee Airmen, Black History
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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: Arts, Slavery, Laura Bush, Black History, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Tuskegee Airmen offer insights into era of segregation
When he was a Tuskegee Airman on an Alabama air base in the 1940s, Cecil O. Byron and other members of the all-black squadron could not shop or dine in the nearby town. They were relegated to the balcony at the movies and could not leave the theater until...Tags: Morgan State University, The Pentagon, Armed Forces, Randallstown, Black History
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Day Trip
Fairfax, Va. Blake Shelton Stop by for Weekends at Mason to see country singer (and NBC's "The Voice" celebrity vocal coach) Blake Shelton's "Well Lit & Amplified" tour. Performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, on the campus of George Mason...Tags: Shrek (fictional character), Concerts, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Black History, Colleges and Universities
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Datebook
Sunday, Feb. 26 Concert The Naval Academy Band's Recital Series continues with saxophonist Master Chief Musician James Rodak at 3 p.m. in the Humanities Building at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway in Arnold. Rodak will be...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Pleasant Plains, Students, Black History, United States Naval Academy
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Soulful Symphony's 'Evolution'
After a hiatus of more than a year, Soulful Symphony re-emerged last month to perform for a packed house at the Hippodrome Theatre, inaugurating a concert series that continues there Friday night.
Thanks to support from the recently launched Hippodrome...Tags: Morgan State University, Concerts, Black History, Howard University, Minority Groups
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A legacy of civil rights is at risk
As we approach the 2012 election, the fear that many Americans will be denied their right to vote is increasingly becoming a reality.
A growing number of states have enacted voter suppression laws that will require identification to vote, impose stricter...Tags: Cherry Hill, Civil Rights, Black History, Public Officials, Minority Groups
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