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The Charles Houston Recreation Center and Patrick Henry Recreation Center are open Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Old Town Pool, Memorial Pool and Warwick Pool will be open 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. All ...
Delaney (D-6) is posting to his FaceBook page a profile of a different African-American leader from Maryland. Delaney’s district includes parts of Potomac, upper Montgomery County and other ...
On the list you’ll find the newest novel by National Book Award-winner Susan Choi, an exploration of the causes of America’s social and political divide by Johns Hopkins University ...
Looking for travel inspirations? Check out these destinations, all an easy drive from the Greater Philadelphia region.
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who trained in Montgomery County will never be forgotten.
When the Civil War began, the remote Pacific Northwest lacked Eastern telegraph and railroad connections, cutting it off from news. Newspapers took six weeks to arrive by ship. The news of South Carol ...
The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...
Did you know that dozens of Orange County-born African Americans fought for freedom during the American Civil War? Are you familiar with the acronym USCT? The information is far too vast to share ...
A new exhibit is documenting the often untold stories of hundreds of African American men from Talbot County who fought for ...
Ever since, Texans have celebrated the end of slavery on Juneteenth, a melding of the words “June” and “nineteenth.” ...
California came in with an overall rank of number 40 in the study while Arkansas was at the bottom, number 50 on the list.