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, Maryland. Near ...

The Colonial lifestyle of trailblazing Marylander Benjamin Banneker will be displayed as the first permanent collection at the Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Baltimore. “I wanted Benjamin ...

They've been named for ancient Greek deities, for countries and towns and wives and girlfriends, and even for musicians, including Bach and Tchaikovsky as well as John, Paul, George and Ringo. “They” ...

Benjamin Banneker Park, a memorial landmark in Washington, D.C. that honors the work of the notable mathematician, astronomer and surveyor Benjamin Banneker was just about to receive the ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards are celebrating Black History Month with "Not Bound by One Month," which is the team recognizing and celebrating achievements, influence, and talents of people and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Renowned “Top Chef” star Kwame Onwuachi will make his highly-anticipated return to DC’s culinary scene this spring with a new restaurant. Top Chef star Kwame Onwuachi is set to make his ...