132 years ago we were covering Post-Reconstruction when a former enslaved veteran started the AFRO with $200 from his land-owning wife. In 2022 we endorsed Maryland’s first Black Governor, Wes Moore.

Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue and Attorney General Anthony Brown release report on mass incarceration and racial disparities.

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The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, in partnership with trainer Cherish McMillan-Kilgoe, is inviting Black authors ...

Phillis Wheatley-Peters was kidnapped as a child from West Africa and sold into slavery in Boston. Despite systemic ...

A roundup of this week’s events in the D.C. area includes a Black Film Festival and celebrations of Holi and Pi Day.

In Kadrey vs. Meta, authors — including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates — have alleged that Meta has violated their intellectual property rights by using their books to ...

If you’re a renter in Maryland, important laws are in place to protect your rights. The Renters’ Rights and Stabilization Act (HB 693) brings stronger safeguards, leveling the playing field between ...

WASHINGTON — Black Lives Matter Plaza will change its name, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed in a statement Tuesday, marking a shift from the plaza's biggest advocates amid pressure from a ...

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – A car fire is leading to backups in both directions of I-270 on Tuesday morning near Maryland Heights. Crews are responding to the car fire in the northbound lanes of I ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s ...