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March 17, 2021

Maryland Humanities Welcomes Authors Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal for Conversation on Race and Equity

Maryland Humanities hosts authors Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal on March 16 from 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. for “Why It Matters: Reckoning with Race. Equity. Allyship.” The authors will discuss their best-selling book, I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, inspired by the death of Baltimorean Freddie Gray.

March 1, 2021

A square composite of four headshots. Starting with the top left: Omar Eaton-Martinez, a Black man wears a burgundy sport coat, white shirt, and burgundy and purple tie, and matching pocket square against a white background. Next, Tuajuanda Jones, a Black woman, has short grey hair and wears a Black and white jacket and white shirt underneath. Her arms are folded and her nails are painted bright pink. She is against a yellow background. Alicia McLeod is a Black woman with braided hair with a bun and a black sport coat. She has hoop earings and is in front of a white background. Tonya Aikens wears a gray sport coat and is infront of a gray background.

Maryland Humanities Presents Racial Equity Speaker Series

Maryland Humanities hosts Beyond the Statements: Leading Racial Equity in Humanities Organizations, a free series focused on operationalizing racial equity work in the humanities field. The three-part series features local humanities leaders who will speak to the efforts they have led in their respe

February 2, 2021

Maryland Humanities Awards $70,660 in Grants to 11 Maryland Nonprofits

Maryland Humanities is pleased to award $70,660 to 11 organizations based in or creating projects in Maryland. The grantees span four Maryland counties and Baltimore City: recipients are located in Baltimore City, Caroline County, Frederick County, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County.

BONUS PODCAST: Putting the “human” in Maryland Humanities

John Frenaye of Eye on Annapolis interviewed Maryland Humanities Executive Director Lindsey Baker about our programming and what the humanities are.

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Maryland Humanities: New Leadership, New Priorities

WYPR's Tom Hall interviewed Executive Director Lindsey Baker and new Board Chair, Mary Hastler

January 29, 2021

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Poll pool: Baltimore County groups to collect oral histories gauging electoral engagement

The Baltimore Sun/Towson Times features our Voices and Votes Electoral Engagement Project with a focus on Baltimore County.

Maryland Humanities Supports Twelve Maryland Organizations with Electoral Engagement Grants

December 4, 2020

Dr. Jermaine Ellerbe, a lighter-skinned Black man, with glasses and a closely-shaved hair cut, wears a navy blue polo. He sits on a leather chair in front of a world map. Next to the map on the right, is a blow-up globe. On the map's left, is a red box that says "Kids' Road Atlas."

Montgomery County Teacher Selected for Free Educational Opportunity

Dr. Jermaine Ellerbe, who teaches at Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring and who participates in Maryland History Day, is one of 58 teachers selected for a National History Day® (NHD) fall professional development program.

December 2, 2020

Plans for Garrett Lakes Arts Festival noted during annual meeting

In a Garrett County Republican article on Garrett Lakes Art Festival's Annual Meeting, Maryland Humanities was referred to both as a sponsor as well as the producer of Chautauqua.