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Maryland Humanities Announces “Humanities Now,” a New Strategic Plan
Maryland Humanities unveils Humanities Now, the organization’s Strategic Plan for 2022–2025.
March 21, 2022
Two collaged images: on the left, a book cover to “What’s Mine and Yours: A Novel” by Naima Coster. On the right, a photograph of Coster. The cover has silhouettes of two women—one in reds, a white character, and the other in blues, a Black character. The first wears straight her hair down. The second wears it back. Text says: “’Coster balances the tender and the sharp moments shared between families better than anyone else writing’— Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award Winner.” Text says “The ‘New York Times’ bestseller.” On the right is Coster, an Afro-Latina woman with curly, black hair down to about her chin. She smiles and wears a short sleeved, black shirt and jeans. She stands with her arms crossed, in front of a colorful mural.
“What’s Mine and Yours” by Naima Coster is 2022 One Maryland One Book Selection
Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce the selection of "What's Mine and Yours" by Naima Coster for the 2022 One Maryland One Book program. The multigenerational novel features two North Carolina families, who collide in ways that neither is prepared for.
March 14, 2022
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Maryland Humanities Executive Director Selected for Leadership Maryland Class of 2022
Leadership Maryland recently announced that Lindsey Baker, Executive Director at Maryland Humanities, has been chosen as one of 52 individuals to participate in the professional development program as a member of the Class of 2022.
March 4, 2022
Small screens, shared books and hibernation
Alexandra DeArmon writes about how books—including our 2021 One Maryland One Book selection, Ross Gay's "The Book of Delights"—help her survive a pandemic winter.
February 28, 2022
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The City That Writes: 13 Baltimore Writers on The City’s Past Literary Stars in 2022
For Baltimore Magazine's January cover story, 13 Baltimore writers wrote on the city's literary legends. The introduction featured our Literary Mt. Vernon Walking Tour.
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Maryland Humanities Tour of Smithsonian Exhibition
The Historical Society of Baltimore County hosts Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, at its last Maryland site, the Dundalk Campus of Community College of Baltimore County. The exhibition is on view there through January 22, 2022.
December 21, 2021
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Maryland Humanities announces Frederick as one of five tour sites for a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition
The Frederick News-Post featured the Frederick stop on our upcoming Museum on Main Street tour of Maryland, Crossroads.
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Four local agencies granted $10K each
The Dorchester Star announced our SHARP grantees and featured the ones based in Dorchester County.
November 29, 2021
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National Endowment for the Humanities receives $910k in funding
ABC47 in Salisbury (a.k.a WMDT) featured information about our SHARP Grants in their "Good News" segment.
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Maryland Humanities Awards $910,000 to Cultural Organizations Through “SHARP” COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Maryland Humanities announces a total of $910,000 in funding for 91 Maryland nonprofit organizations ($10,000 per organization) through its Sustaining Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) Recovery Grants Fund.
November 4, 2021