There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

According to a statement released by school officials, Ballou High School and Benjamin Banneker High School girls' flag ...

On August 19, 1791, Benjamin Banneker wrote a lengthy letter to Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, in which "having taken up my pen in order to direct to you as a present, a copy of an ...

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella ...

Less than two weeks after Benjamin Banneker wrote to Thomas Jefferson, challenging the democratic ideology that denied liberty and humanity to blacks, Jefferson sent him a polite response (dated ...

As Women's History Month comes to a close, the school system is honoring their years of service and leadership.

Although the Banneker-Douglass Museum is small, it's loaded with history. It's named for the Black scientist Benjamin Banneker and Black social crusader Frederick Douglass. Both of these men were ...

The Block Party is FREE to attend but get your tickets for the games today! Benjamin Banneker was one of the most famous black men in colonial America. He was a farmer, a mathematician ...