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Artist confronts opposition to same-sex marriage
It is not unusual to see art that tackles social and political issues, but there's still something startling about Jeffrey Kent's solo show "Preach!" at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park. The Baltimore artist zeros in on opposition by some...
Tags: Elections, Maritime (music group), World War II (1939-1945), Marriage, Rachel Maddow
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Baltimore Police honor sergeant who served amid segregation
James Dixon joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1954 as a black officer in an era of widespread racial prejudice. Police posts were segregated and blacks were not allowed in patrol cars On Tuesday, a quarter-century after he retired as a sergeant,...Tags: Congressional Gold Medal Honorees
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Towson Fourth: Parade honorees saw war, bigotry and victory as Tuskegee Airmen
Since the cinematic release early this year of the movie "Red Tails,"about the all-black Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II, Baltimore County's two "DOTA" – Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen – have been in high demand. Cyril Byron,...
Tags: New York University, Casablanca (movie), Barack Obama, World War II (1939-1945), Morgan State University
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Seventy years later, pioneering black Marines honored
When the train full of Marine recruits from Baltimore reached Washington, the blacks were made to move to the back. At boot camp in North Carolina, they were forbidden to step onto Camp Lejeune without a white escort. But the worst of it, Howard...
Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), U.S. Army, Catonsville, World War II (1939-1945), Virginia State University
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Calling all kids: Towson Fourth of July Parade recruiting for annual bike rush
It takes an active and dedicated committee, scores of volunteers and a significant budget to pull off the annual Towson Fourth of July parade. But even with all that, it takes something extra to truly get Towson's Independence Day celebration off on...Tags: Flag Day (United States), American Legion, Festive Events, Towson, Towson Commons
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Catonsville Marine to receive Congressional Gold Medal nearly 70 years after service
William Foreman wasn't looking to make history when he elected to join the United States Marine Corps after the Selective Service System called his number for World War II. The lifelong Catonsville resident could have joined the Army or Navy, like most...
Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), John Boehner, U.S. Army, Catonsville, World War II (1939-1945)
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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: African-American History Month, Annapolis, Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama, Arts
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'The Wire' has ended, but its talent is still being tapped
With Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's guilty plea last week to conspiracy to sell heroin, one question being asked by fans of "The Wire" is how other cast members of the Baltimore-based series are doing.
The answer: Several are doing just fine professionally....Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Andre Royo, Sweetwater, Michelle Obama, Showtime (tv network)
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Sunday, March 25 Fundraiser The Goshen Farm Preservation Society's annual "Java & Jazz Event," a fundraiser to benefit the restoration and preservation of Goshen Farm in Cape St. Claire, will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal...Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Annapolis, Anne Arundel Community College, Photography, Pleasant Plains
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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: African-American History Month, The Pentagon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Students, World War II (1939-1945)
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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: African-American History Month, Leon Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Libraries, Movies
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You liked Red Tails and the Tuskegee Airmen? Read on
"Red Tails," the years-long project of director George Lucas, is sure to bring some overdue attention to the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black aviation unit that fought discrimination in the U.S. military as well as our enemies in World War II. Reviews for...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Tuskegee University, U.S. Military, George Lucas, World War II (1939-1945)
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