The Rhythm That Built Community: Maryland’s Black Drumming Tradition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before the marches.Before the policy debates.Before the headlines. There was rhythm. In...
Black History, American History
Policing, Crime, and the Communities Caught in the Middle
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Few issues in modern American life generate more heat than policing. Slogans travel...
Chick Webb: Baltimore’s King of Swing Who Beat the Odds
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before the national media crowned others the “King of Swing,” Baltimore had already...
Harry Sythe Cummings: Baltimore’s First Black Councilman and a Pioneer of Civic Leadership
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland reflects during Black History Month on leaders who shaped both our state and...
Black History Is American History — A Maryland Reflection
By Fitzgerald Mofor | Guest Commentary Black History Month presents a meaningful opportunity for Marylanders to reflect on...
Black History Is American History — Honor the Sacrifice. Reject the Excuses.
By Dr. Brenda J. Thiam | Guest Commentary Celebrating Black History Month is a time to intentionally honor the...
Maryland’s Harriet Tubman: A Black History Story Beyond the Slogans
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland gave America one of its most consequential freedom fighters—Harriet Tubman—yet...
Black History Month and the American Promise
By Berney Flowers | Guest Commentary Black History Month is not a footnote to American history. It is not an apology or a...
When Civil Rights Leaders Warned About Big Government
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Modern political debates often frame skepticism of government bureaucracy as a recent—or...
The Forgotten Black Middle Class—Then and Now
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Modern political debates often assume that Black economic progress began only after the...
Black Churches Were America’s Original Civil Society—And Their Decline Still Matters
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Long before federal programs, philanthropic foundations, or modern advocacy organizations,...
School Choice Was Once a Civil Rights Issue—And Many Black Parents Haven’t Forgotten
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In today’s political debates, school choice is often framed as a partisan...
Why Carter G. Woodson Still Matters
Carter G. Woodson is best known as the founder of Black History Month, but his relevance goes far beyond a calendar...
Black History Is Not a Monolith—And Never Was
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Black History Month should remind Americans of something often forgotten in modern...