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Black History Month

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DC bakery savors the taste of Black history through the sweet potato

MahoganyBooks is on a mission to elevate Black literature, voices across America

From HBCUs to the Olympics — through this unique form of lacrosse

Congressional Gold Medal proposed to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Highlighting Bowie State University, the oldest HBCU in Maryland

‘My ancestors had the strength to endure’: Genealogy workshop at Martin Luther King Library helps African Americans trace their roots

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DC honors Black boxing champs during Black History Month

Teaching Black history is under national scrutiny. At DC-area museums and historic sites, it’s the status quo

The story behind why Frederick Douglass picked Valentine’s Day as his birthday

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February 13

Roller skating’s impact on the DC area, as told by a roller skate historian

Trailblazing Black umpire started his MLB career in DC

Takoma Park woman hopes to break stigma around single-needle tattoos with her works of art

Mother and daughter turn passion project into Md. cookie business

Local author’s debut novel highlights how 1870s court case impacts civil rights today

Prince George’s Co. Black History Month exhibit celebrates ‘the heartbeat of our music in the DMV’