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Hereford High ranked highest among Baltimore County Public Schools
Of the 11 Baltimore County public high schools rated among the nation's 2,000 top schools, according to the third annual Newsweek/Daily Beast survey of "America's Best High Schools," Hereford High School ranks No. 1 in the county. The list, published...
Tags: Students, Timonium, Pikesville, High Schools, Towson
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'Peeples' takes the Fockers' formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2
"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your first encounter with your potential in-laws is like...
Tags: The Office (tv program), Substance Abuse, S. Epatha Merkerson, Malcolm Barrett, Movies
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Lutherville rec dancers ready for spring recital May 26 [Lutherville]
The activities room on the far side of Lutherville Laboratory Elementary School on York Road is full of jazz dancers dressed in black leggings and tank tops on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The room smells of team spirit, the beat of the music races...Tags: Schools, Towson University, Dance, Timonium, Entertainment
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Scientist filled the 'empty dinner pail'
George Washington Carver was a scientist who did more to raise the peanut's public profile than any other figure in American life, with the possible exception of former farmer-turned-president Jimmy Carter and Planters' Mr. Peanut.
Carver's work with...Tags: Healthy Diet, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Sweet Potatoes, Civil Rights, Bill Daley
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Pliés and push-ups
On the second floor of the Sudbrook Arts Centre in Pikesville, Tim Fox snapped his fingers to live piano music as he watched his three teenage ballet students move elegantly through their growing repertoire of ballet positions.
"This is not brain...Tags: Television Industry, Students, Arts and Culture, Richard Strauss, Arts
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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...Tags: Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Cultural Development, Crime, Law and Justice, Demographics
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Percy Nicholson, owned dry cleaners
Percy Nicholson, a retired co-owner of two West Baltimore cleaning establishments where he cared for the clothing of African-American performers who played the fabled Royal Theatre, died Monday of heart failure at Manor Care Falls Road.
The Ashburton...Tags: Billie Holiday, New York City, John Mackey, Frank Robinson, Manor Care Incorporated
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Lights, cameras, dolphins for local teen in MPT production
Fourteen-year-old Caitlyn Fernandes of Dayton has dreams of one day being an actress, but when she landed a role in a television special that will air this week on Maryland Public Television, it wasn't the bright lights that attracted her attention. It...
Tags: Students, Healthcare Provider, Baltimore School for the Arts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, LifeBridge Health
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KY3 Archives: Black History Month-George Washington Carver
DIAMOND, Mo. -- Southwest Missouri is home to a giant of American history, George Washington Carver. February's designation as "Black History Month" provides an ideal time to recognize the profound and permanent mark made by Carver on American life....
Tags: African-American History Month, Black History
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Speaker for Ellicott City MLK Day event taps her own learning experience
The Rev. Gertie T. Williams feels very much at home when she volunteers at the restored Ellicott City Colored School on Frederick Road. The Howard County native's ease in her surroundings is for good reason: From grades one through seven, she attended a...
Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, Arts, Barack Obama, Human Interest
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Youman Fullard Sr., Yellow Bowl Restaurant owner
Youman Fullard Sr., who fulfilled a lifelong dream when he and his wife took over ownership of the Yellow Bowl Restaurant and turned it into one of the city's most sought-after soul food destinations, died Sunday of complications from Alzheimer's...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Howard University, Biscuits, Restaurants, Sweet Potatoes
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Carver School officially dedicated in Towson
The George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology showed off its sophisticated building, stellar amenities and talented students during its official dedication Tuesday. The $88 million green building opened this school year in Towson for...
Tags: Students, Education, Arts and Culture, Towson University, Culture
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