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Nelson Mandela stood apart; his was of an epic struggle on the right side of history. As someone said, "we now know from him that we can make the world a better place" and we can do it as one.

Baltimore car-service options are expanding. But how do Lyft, Uber and regular taxi service really compare in the city?

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings is in South Africa for Nelson Mandela's memorial, but that doesn't mean he's abandoned domestic policy debates. In fact, Cummings said he and other Democrats in the official delegation have used the trip to engage with Sen. Ted Cruz on Obamacare.

Many who spent decades in journalism as I did hesitate or hedge when asked to name the most important/interesting/influential/fascinating person they ever met. But I don't. One name clearly stands out: Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela's death has prompted many to reflect on how his words and brave actions would inspire them in their own efforts to fight racial inequality and to repeal the death penalty, which Mandela himself once faced.

Nelson Mandela remembered by Kurt Schmoke, Martin O'Malley and other Maryland leaders for his impact on the world

Howard County organizations have a friend in the Horizon Foundation: the local nonprofit awarded more than $1 million in grants in 2013.

The Ravens safety is the president of a charitable organization he founded in 2008 that provides scholarships to students of African descent seeking educational opportunities in the United States. HOPE Africa — the first word is an acronym for "Help Our People Excel" — is funds 12 students at colleges across the country.

United Way of Central Maryland distributed 3,600 Thanksgiving meal boxes this year, an increase over last year as the economic recovery passes some people by and others are struggling with cuts to food stamps.

At Morgan State University, administrators have been working to attract international students knowing that today's careers often require a global focus.

Over the weekend, Aboah was one of over 400 local residents to attend a celebration event hosted by the Columbia Association that formally introduced Columbia's sister-city relationship with Tema to the community.

While science is her calling, it's Dr. Maria Trent's compassion for people that drives her.

Fifty years after it connected Maryland with Delaware, the rest of the Northeast and eventually the entire eastern seaboard, Interstate 95 is a cultural and economic powerhouse with a legacy that reaches into every aspect of life.

Monday is Veterans Day, a day to pause and remember that the freedoms we enjoy have been paid for by the service in harm's way of our country's nearly 22 million veterans.

Show chronicles African-American history from the 1600s to the present and includes rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation

Revered as a "gentleman in the finest sense of the word, remarkable convert-maker and a friend of the benighted," Father Vincent Warren drove into rural Virginia one September night to share the word of God. He had no idea the treachery that awaited.

Climate change is a looming problem that will affect developed and developing countries.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela demonstrated the path for bringing together entrenched interests, something the U.S. Congress might want to consider.

The state of Maryland announced $1.2 million in new matching grants Monday to support events and projects commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

Pellom McDaniels III, Ph.D. will speak at an Author Luncheon on October 25 from 12:30-2 PM in Harford Community College's Chesapeake Dining Rooms. Dr. McDaniels' biography of Isaac Murphy, The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, was just released on October 6 by the University of Kentucky Press.

Supreme Court should reject Michigan anti-affirmative action law that is discouraging minorities from attending state universities

The focus of Baltimore's African-American history museum leaves much to be desired and may explain its difficulties.

Prince George's delegate is first African-American woman to seek the post.

The new Dundalk High School that opened this fall might have ignored the past out its windows, but instead it was built to honor it, and to give students an inspiring space to continue the striking academic gains made over the past five years.

James Ihedigbo knows what it is like to be overlooked and underestimated. He was lightly recruited, undrafted and cast aside by two NFL teams before landing with the Ravens.

The African American Community Roundtable of Howard County held its second education forum in partnership with the Howard County Public School System Monday, Sept. 30 at Long Reach High School on Columbia.

Thomas Saunders of Renaissance Productions and Tours been leading groups on tours around Baltimore to sites that have significance in African-American history.

Four people will be honored in Annapolis on Monday, all recipients of this year¿s Mayor¿s Living Landmarks Award for sustained commitment to Annapolis¿ cultural heritage.

Gun violence: Get used to it

Report notes lack of annual reports, failure to inventory collection

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University's international studies school, eight months pregnant, was among dozens killed in the weekend massacre at a Kenyan shopping mall.

Electrify Africa

Retiring NAACP President Benjamin Jealous transformed the group by refocusing it on contemporary concerns

No military intervention in Syria

Read the transcript from the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony Aug. 28, 2013