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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
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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
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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.
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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.