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Vernon L. Simms, chief of staff for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings who also owned and operated a home improvement business, died July 16 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson. The longtime Gwynn Oak resident was 64.

Reviews of the 2022 Printz Award winner and honorees.

Reviews of the 2022 CSK Author Award winner and honorees.

In October 1966, in Oakland, California, Black college students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale began to organize in reaction to rising police brutality in Black communities. Those plans birthed the Black ­Panther Party, established as a response to an unjust system and one of the most misunderstood political parties/movements in modern history.

The Oakland-born Black Panther Party’s radical approach to racial justice was fueled by...

To our readers, Camden students’ political manifesto draws attention of politicians local and international By Daniel Dunkle | Apr 01, 2021 Courtesy of: Watershed School Watershed School students from the Ethics and Public Values seminar. Pictured are, from left: Nate Strout, Garrett Neal, Thor Gabrielsen, Morgan Macdougal, Lily Cassidy, Vivienne Willett, Maggie Vinci, Sarah Morgan, Caleb Edwards, Alden Lewis, Jamie McAllister, Rep. Vicki Doudera, and teacher Mark Burrows. Camd...

OAKLAND, Calif -- Founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October 1966, the Black Panther Party (BPP) inspired community self-reliance, challenged police brutality, and paved the way for todays activists. As a former original Black Panther Party member, Saturu Ned was an integral part of the Black Panthers mission to empower Black Americans. "Everything that we did was answering issues in the community and then it spread from community to community," said Ned. "Because youre working togeth...

Allies today could about learn from the coalition, created by the Black Panther Party.