By Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III In any conversation about healing from the horrific legacy of slavery, there lingers the question of what comes next. We all know that slavery created devastating harms. Particularly with current threats to the true telling of history, it is significant when our government recognizes and acknowledges this. But what […]
Tag: Carl Snowden
Posted inCivil Rights
Racial reckoning comes to Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Black voters in Wicomico County and the Town of Federalsburg are challenging discriminatory election structures in order to secure fair representation and end racial injustices.
Posted inBaltimore News
Civil rights leaders call for Key Bridge renaming amid rebuilding efforts
The Caucus of African-American Leaders has called for the renaming of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Senator Fredrick C. Malkus Jr. Memorial Bridge due to Key’s legacy as an enslaver, and has recommended naming the Key Bridge after Congressman Parren J. Mitchell and the Senator Fredrick C. Malkus Jr. Memorial Bridge after civil rights activist Gloria Richardson.
Posted in!Front Page Maryland New, 2024 Elections, Civil Rights, Maryland News, Politics
Federalsburg, Md. apologizes for discrimination against Black voters
The small town of Federalsburg, Maryland has issued a formal apology for denying African Americans from holding elective office for 200 years, and has pledged to create a Town Unity Committee to foster communications between Black and White residents.