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Newport News surgeon C. Waldo Scott prevailed through perseverance
Two decades after his death in 1993, the memory of Newport News surgeon and civil rights activist C. Waldo Scott still remains strong among many residents of the city he worked so long to transform. Not a month goes by without some past patient or...
Tags: Christianity, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Sentara, Riverside (Southampton, New York)
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Geckeler introduced as Towson women's basketball coach
Niki Geckeler, who led Howard University to back-to-back 20-plus-win seasons and three postseason tournament appearances, was introduced as the women's basketball coach at Towson on Thursday. "When we started this search, we went in search of a coach...
Tags: Towson University, Sports, Howard Bison, Big East Conference, Basketball
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Former Phoebus standout Niki (Reid) Geckeler named Towson University women's basketball coach
Niki (Reid) Geckeler, women's basketball coach at Howard University for the past five years, is the new coach at Towson University in Maryland. Geckeler graduated from Georgetown and was an assistant coach at both Georgetown and Fordham. Read the full...Tags: Sports, Basketball, College Basketball
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5 questions for Frank Savage
A businessman and competitive sailor, Frank Savage has benefited from following seas and been battered on rocky shoals. Born in North Carolina and raised by a single mother in segregated Washington, Savage rose to prominence in the world of...
Tags: The New York Times, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Around The World Sailing, Sailing, Johns Hopkins University
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Doleman Black Heritage Museum Celebration of Black History a family affair
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe 4th Doleman Black Heritage Museum Celebration of Black History on Saturday at The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown was a bit of a family affair for the Parsons. Cathy Parson and her brother, Tom Parson, were among those honored at the event for their...Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Morgan State University, Black History, Bowie State University
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HoCoPoLitSo's writer-in-residence Derrick Weston Brown seeks to inspire the poet within us all
“Attention, attention … the mic is now open.” It is only fitting that Derrick Weston Brown begins his presentation at local high schools with an original poem beckoning “all poets and lovers of the word.” “Poetry...
Tags: Poetry, Emmett Till, Board of Directors, Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC
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In 50th year, Scholar Athlete award continues impact on local high school sports
The plaque hangs on the wall of the doctor's office, proof of its worth to Greg Brouse, 1981 grand-prize winner of the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete award. "My kids can't believe I was either a scholar...
Tags: Baltimore Colts, High School Baseball, University of Maryland Medical School, Sports, Science
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over Md. DNA case
In a Maryland case that's garnered the attention of the other 49 states, the federal Department of Justice and the national science community, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict police in collecting DNA to solve...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, John G. Roberts, Jr., Prosecution, University of Baltimore, Criminals
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Playing with an edge comes naturally for Virginia Tech's Erick Green
BLACKSBURG — When Erick Green was nine years old, he'd grab a chunk of chalk, head outside his Winchester home and draw a 3-point line roughly 20 feet away from the basketball hoop in the driveway. That was the easy part for Green. Actually...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Duke Blue Devils, Sports, Glenn Robinson, Basketball
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Pioneer in Education: Garrard Native Fought For Education For Black Children
Contributing Writer(Editor's note: Research for this article was taken from the biography of Don Goodloe written by Richard Morris in the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography, an on-line resource of the Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society.) A...Tags: Christianity, Prince George's County, Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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Athletes honored
Black History Month 2013 In honor of Black History Month, the Doleman Black Heritage Museum recognized the following athletes during a program Feb. 23 at The Maryland Theatre: Tom Parson Jr. Parson played basketball at North Hagerstown High School and...Tags: Science, Sports, Maryland Terrapins, West Virginia University, Science and Technology
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A quarter-century of nurturing Baltimore's leaders
Jan Houbolt may be the most influential Baltimorean you've never heard of. As head of the Greater Baltimore Committee's Leadership Program since 1989, he has helped groom some of the state's up-and-coming leaders through a 10-month-long series of site...
Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, Arlington (Staten Island, New York)
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Jan 17, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
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