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    Juneteenth is a celebration of everyone knowing the truth. We need that desperately.
    Juneteenth is the commemoration of when the last enslaved Black people in Texas found out they were free. But, like now, the truth was irrevelevant without the knowledge.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the U.S. Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers, living historians and re-enactors from Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts and other states, prepare to march in the Juneteenth People's Parade on June 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The first federal holiday to be established in almost 40 years, the Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.
    Devin Allen has a message for Baltimore’s youth. His Under Armour collection says it all.
    Friends and family refer to photographer Devin Allen as a rose growing out of the concrete β€” a metaphor that's all over his new Under Armour collection.
    A member of Team Thrill wears a T-shirt from Devin Allen's "Rose" collection with Under Armour.
    Baltimore public pools open starting Tuesday as summer kicks off
    The city’s park and neighborhood pools will open on weekdays starting Tuesday, after a handful opened on weekends last month.
    Exact hours for city pools vary by location and day, so make sure to check schedules.
    Opinion: A Black dad’s reflections on Father’s Day
    Being a dad in this digital age and all of its influences on children is one of the most difficult tasks, but if you have patience and genuine presence, then the playing field evens out.
    Writer Wallace Lane and his son, Waylon.
    Thousands celebrate resilience in a shifting America as Baltimore Pride turns 50
    Thousands packed the streets of Charles Village for the 50th annual Baltimore Pride Parade on Saturday afternoon as signs of protest of President Donald Trump and his administration were on display.
    Tamea Cobb poses for a portrait at the 50th annual Baltimore Pride Parade in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore on June 14, 2025.
    Ticket to Pride: Event honors Buster Hughes, gay rights activist and streetcar enthusiast
    On Friday, two of the most important parts of the life of the late Buster Hughes will come together as the Baltimore Streetcar Museum hosts its first Pride party.
    A photo of Buster Hughes is kept on the door of his workshop by Christopher McNally, who knew him for more than 20 years. June 11, 2025
    Elementary school β€˜graduation’ isn’t a big deal. So why am I crying?
    Call it a graduation or a promotion: My baby is going to be a middle schooler. Cue the sad songs.
    Leslie Gray Streeter and her son, Brooks, in 2019 at the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Paint Annapolis kicks off arts month
    If you’ve noticed people standing around with easels and paintbrushes this week, you’ve captured the essence of Paint Annapolis.
    Dueling Brushes, an open air competition that kicks off Paint Annapolis, took place Sunday. But arts will be out all week capturing the city.
    Druid Hill Park’s walking loop is finally back, but construction isn’t over
    Walking routines, workout momentums and impromptu daylight getaways are back since the walking loop reopened.
    The Druid Hill Park walking loop in Baltimore was recently reopened.
    β€˜Bravo’s Love Hotel’ proves middle-aged dating sucks, even for the rich and famous
    Here are four reasons why even being a "Real Housewives of Potomac" star on "Bravo's Love Hotel" doesn't help clean up the middle-aged dating pool.
    LOVE HOTEL -- "Day 3" -- Pictured: (l-r) Gizelle Bryant, Luann de Lesseps -- (Photo by: Ana York/PEACOCK)
    Pride Month starts this weekend. Here’s what to expect
    At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest.
    A young girl is seen with a rainbow sticker on her forehead and a flag in her hair along West St. during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
    11 hidden gems in Ocean City (including ways to save a rainy day)
    It’s Ocean City's 150th anniversary! Here are 11 hidden gems to check out to plan your best experience.
    A record 1,210-pound tiger shark caught off Ocean City in 1983 is displayed in a glass case outside the Life-Saving Station Museum on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Ocean City, where Maryland makes memories
    Ocean City stirs memories from childhood from family vacations.
    Banner reporter Julie Scharper's family has been going to Ocean City for generations. From left, her mother and grandmother in the 1950s; she and her sister in the 1980s; and one of her children in 2019.
    Sick at the beach? How to get medical care in Ocean City
    Here’s a handy compendium of phone numbers and addresses for you to bookmark for Ocean City.
    Enjoying Ocean City's beach and suddenly something has gone wrong? Here's some important numbers you'll need.
    Ocean City’s 150-year ride from sleepy fishing village to beloved beach town
    It’s been 150 years since the first hotel opened in Ocean City, setting in motion the transformation of a sleepy fishing village into the state’s top summer resort.
    Tourists crowd Ocean City’s boardwalk ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Pride Parade is political, but it’s good fun, too
    Although the Annapolis Pride Parade is the city’s most politically charged event, the march and the festival that follow it on Saturday remain a fun, community-oriented event.
    A person dressed in an animal costume waves to people along West Street during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
    On Memorial Day we honor the dead, but are we neglecting the living?
    Memorial Day 2025 begs the question: In this age of cuts to the VA, insults to veterans and the assault on our history, what are we really trying to remember?
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: American flags have been placed next to the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day on May 31, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
    What’s open and closed on Memorial Day?
    Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the longΒ Memorial Day weekend.
    Warehouse membership club Costco will be closed on Memorial Day,
    The US is phasing out the penny. Here are all the things that cost me 1 cent
    This was the first thing I thought of Thursday after reading the sad news that the Treasury Department will finally kill the humblest of coins.
    How much is a penny worth? The treasury says $3.69. I say it's priceless.
    Sandy Point is a scenic beach. It’s a 70-year-old civil rights landmark, too.
    While much of the history of the civil rights struggle was written in Southern states, this chapter takes place 50 years ago on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
    When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation and parks nationwide.
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