Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ...

Astronomer and almanac author Benjamin Banneker (pictured), who was largely self-educated, rose in prominence in the 18th century via his written works and the accuracy he displayed in predicting ...

In “Benjamin Banneker and Us,” Rachel Jamison Webster uncovers Black ancestors she never knew about, and with the help of far-flung relatives assembles her family’s story. By Jess Row When you ...

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 ...

Poet Webster (Mary Is a River) offers a stunning meditation on race, identity, and achievement. At a family reunion in 2016, Webster, who is white, discovered that she was related to Benjamin Banneker ...

As Black History Month enters its final weekend, I thought it might be interesting to bring up the subject of Benjamin Banneker. While there is some controversy about Banneker's place in history, it ...

Benjamin Banneker, the largely self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and author, has remained as one of Black History’s most-discussed figures. On this day in 1791, it was reported that Banneker ...

Benjamin Banneker — who was born a free Black man in Baltimore County in 1731 ? is known mostly as an astronomer and mathematician, who also penned a letter to Thomas Jefferson about race relations in ...