88-Year-Old Black Woman From Maryland Recognized For Three Decades of Foster Care

Emma Thompson, an 88-year-old African American lady from Montgomery County, Maryland, was honored for her 33…

Maryland Man Allegedly Shot and Killed Roommate During Dispute over Remote Control

Authorities reported that a 38-year-old man from Maryland is accused of manslaughter after shooting and killing…

Meet Matthew and Jon’ll Boyd, The Only Black Family-Owned Winery in Maryland

Boyd Cru Wines is the only Black family-owned winery in Maryland, created by Matthew and Jon’ll…

‘Paralysed’ Man Dragged Out Of His Car By US Police In Case Of Mistaken Identity

The family of a crippled man was shocked when police in Maryland dragged him out of…

Salicia Belton: First Woman and African American Appointed as Metro’s Range Master

When the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) authorized her appointment…

Entrepreneur Operates Premier Black-Owned Fine Art Publishing Company in the US

  Dexter R. Merritt Sr. is the creator and CEO of Positive Black Images, a Gaithersburg,…

Black Entrepreneur From Maryland Buys Laundromat and is Already Making $24K a Month

  Meet Christian Sanya, the owner and founder of The Laundry Room, PG County, Maryland’s newest…

This Maryland Man Used Same Numbers to Win $50k Lottery for the Third Time in a Year

An anonymous Maryland man is laughing all the way to the bank once again after he won his…

This Street Librarian from Baltimore is Giving Away 1,000s of Free Books to Black Children

Araba Maze, a mobile librarian from Baltimore, Maryland, is on a mission to increase book access…

5 U.S. States That Will Pay Off Your Student Loans If You Move There

  Paying off student loans can be a difficult process that can take 20 years or…

Discovering The Legacy Of The First Person To Stand On Top Of The World, Matthew Henson

  In Nanjemoy, Maryland, on August 8, 1866, a freeborn sharecropper family gave birth to Matthew…

Black Woman Makes History By Winning Ms. Wheelchair 2023 Pageant

  Chandra Smith, a disabled African American woman from PG County, Maryland, has been named Ms.…

Young Couple Becomes the First Black Owners of a Business Park in PG County, Maryland

  Wyevetra and Jarriel Jordan Sr., a married business couple, made history by purchasing Fort Washington…

All About The Butler Family Of Maryland Who Won 90 Suits In Claim Of Their Freedom In The Late 1700s

  Between 1787 and 1791, the Butler family in Maryland changed the face of activism for…

‘Princeton College Bought Me,’ Says Runaway Slave, James Collins Johnson

  James Collins Johnson was a runaway slave from Maryland who arrived at Princeton in 1839…

5 Once-Thriving Black Communities And What They Are Now

  Black communities have always had a story to tell. Usually, it is about the people,…