When thinking of early American inventors, the names Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson likely come to mind. How about Benjamin Banneker?He was a free black man living in Oella, Baltimore County, ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's no winter break for supporters of Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology. They're still looking for a new sponsor. In October, the University of Central Missouri ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Benjamin Banneker was a free man whose father and grandfather were formerly ...

John Lockwood's Nov. 5 letter on the area's memorials to Benjamin Banneker did not mention the District's Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. According to Newsweek, the magnet school is among the ...

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

Benjamin Banneker Park could open sometime before Christmas, about one year after work started and a few months behind schedule. “We just have a few final items that we are working on,” said Arlington ...