The holiday season is the perfect time to recalibrate our minds and hearts with the love and unity of family and friends. For many families of the African Diaspora from varying nationalities and ethnic origins, Kwanzaa is that time of the year. In honor of Kwanzaa, the Banneker-Douglass Museum…
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Like most American cities rich in colonial history, Annapolis has its fair share of statues honoring white men who played a central role in it. A few of the most visible include one honoring Baron Johann De Kalb, a German-born Revolutionary War hero, outside the Maryland State House, and another…
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If you’re one of the million-plus visitors who stroll the Annapolis City Dock each year, you will have noticed the sculptures of a man reading to three enthralled children. This sculpture is part of the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, which commemorates Alex Haley, author of Roots , and his…
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Autumn air carries with it a bounty of fall festivals, but none with as much meaning and purpose as the Banneker-Douglass Museum (BDM) Grand Re-Opening Block Party. Held in and around the museum September 18, 2021 from 1 – 5 pm, organizers of this free epic event invite you to enjoy music & food…
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“When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven”. –Harriet Tubman, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman By Sarah Hopkins…
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We first visited Goshen Farm for the Spring Open House event in April. Following the shaded winding access road to a parking area, we began the adventure of self-touring this unique 22-acre parcel located behind Cape St. Claire Elementary School. It’s one of the few existing examples of a Colonial…
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The saying “if this old house could talk” is at the heart of the work of archeologists and historians restoring the Maynard-Burgess House at 163 Duke of Gloucester. Why bother solving the mysteries of an old middle-class home? Because for 143 years the house was continuously owned, occupied, and…
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Last summer, I got to know, work with, and write about the prolific local artist Comacell "Cell Spitfire" Brown. The last time I ran into Comacell was at the dedication of the Walking Man's Mural on the side of Pinkey's Liquors on West Street, paying tribute to Carlester "Buckwheat" Smith. Mr…
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In one of the surest signs that spring has sprung, professional baseball is back. Even better, rising temperatures and rising vaccine numbers mean that fans can again enjoy it in person by visiting one of the very many ballparks in the region – from Nationals Stadium in D.C. or Camden Yards in…
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Did you know that the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States? It is a cornerstone of environmental and economic activity of the more than 18 million people living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which stretches from Virginia and West Virginia to as far north as New York…
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