The Eastern Shore edition of Maryland African American Pride Magazine pledges to publicize positive people and activities that affect the MD Eastern Shore; to advocate for improvements in the communities; to promote Black-owned businesses and trade with those who show support for our communities; and to promote equal opportunity for all.
We are a local, African American owned community service, supported by advertisements, grants, donations, and subscriptions. We welcome your comments and input. Call us at 410-543-2926 or email: MDAAPride@aol.com
Our thanks to the Rural Development Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for its support in creating and maintaining this website.
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Welcome to the site of the only Maryland Eastern Shore publication dedicated to serving African Americans who live here.
- Women's History Special
- And don't miss the latest news:
- Outstanding Achiever - Dr. Carolyn B. Brooks
- Dr. Henry Brooks is honored by the Black Caucus and Gov. O'Malley
- Harriet Tubman Day Celebrated
- Michelle Obama Visits UMES
- Soul Cuisine
- And more...
In This Issue
Celebrating Black History
March
2nd - Howard University chartered in 1867
- Freedmans Bureau for Black Education established in 1865
6th - Dred Scott decision in 1857
13th - Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1794
14th - African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in 1821
16th - Freedom's Journal, first African American newspaper, published in 1827
17th - C.B. Scott patented the street sweeper in 1896
21st - 25th - Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march in 1965
23rd - Right to vote 15th Amendment ratified in 1870
30th - Morehouse College founded as Augusta Institute in 1867
31st - Jack Johnson born in 1871
April
5th - Booker T. Washington born a slave in VA in 1856
8th - Hank Aaron set new Major League Baseball home run record at 715 in 1974
9th - First Civil Rights Bill passed over Presidential veto in 1866
- Paul Robeson born in 1898
14th - First Abolition Society founded in Philadelphia in 1775
15th - Asa Phillip Randolph born in 1889
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded at Shaw Univ. in 1960
20th - Fisk University opens in 1866
- Harriet Tubman starts working on the Underground Railroad in 1853
23rd - National Urban League founded in 1910
May
1st - Howard U. chartered by Congress in 1867
- Gwendolyn Brooks wins Pulitzer Prize in 1950
6th - Civil Rights Act passed in 1960
- 1st Black Masonic Lodge founded in Boston, Prince Hall, 1787
13th - Joe Lewis born in 1914
17th - Supreme Court School Segregation ban in 1954
19th - Malcolm X born in 1925
24th - Lincoln University founded in Pennsylvania In 1854
26th - Voting Rights Bill passed in 1965
29th - Tom Bradley elected first Black Mayor of Los Angeles
