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 ...

Banneker showed that the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence were not abstract notions but claims that ...

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” ...

Sculptor Wayman Scott, an Openshaw Fellow at The Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, works on a life-size clay piece of Benjamin Banneker that will be shown in the fall. Sculptor Wayman Scott, an ...

When poet and creative writer Rachel Jamison Webster attended a cousin's wedding, she was surprised to discover that her family is related to famed mathematician and naturalist Benjamin Banneker. This ...

The Attucks-Lee-Banneker chapter will celebrate America 250-Ohio this weekend by highlighting forgotten stories of ...

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 ...