The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland.

There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...

Tyler Perry's most-watched Netflix film has revealed the hidden history of WWII's only all-black, all-woman battalion with Maryland ties.

Organizers have canceled a parade planned to honor the 207th birthday of the Maryland native and famed abolitionist after the ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

Who Was MooreCecil Bassett Moore was a Black American activist, lawyer and politician during the civil rights movement who operated mostly in Philadelphia. He was known for his more aggressive push ...

Though he’s prohibiting government agencies from marking Black History Month, President Trump on Thursday held an event at ...

Discover the inspiring story of Isaac Myers, a pioneering Baltimore caulker and advocate for union rights, who fought for ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Frederick Douglass, a native son of Talbot County and a leading African American abolitionist, writer, orator, and newspaper ...