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The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc. (also known as The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus) is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Maryland General Assembly. [1] Incorporated in 1970, the Caucus membership has grown from 17 to 64 and is the largest state legislative black caucus in the ...
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs held office as Secretary of State and State Superintendent. Georgia 3 1 4 Illinois 4 3 6 Roland Burris held office as Comptroller, Attorney General and U.S. Senator Indiana 4 4 Kansas 1 1 Kentucky 2 2 Louisiana 5 5 Maryland 4 4 Massachusetts 3 2 4 Edward Brooke held office as Attorney General and U.S. Senator Michigan 3 3
This category includes articles on organizations based in the U.S. state of Maryland. Organizations include, among others, voluntary associations and 501(c) non-profit organizations; companies and for-profit organizations, religious organizations, and so on, are also appropriate.
Under the “Maryland model,” the political class relies on base election turnout and favorable preconditions, such as the state’s 30 percent Black population. It aims to build on the legacy ...
A Maryland town swore in Black lawmakers Monday for the first time in its 200-year history.
Angela Alsobrooks secured a congressional seat in Maryland Tuesday, becoming the first Black candidate elected to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.. Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County ...
"He crusaded for racial justice while exposing racism in education, jobs, housing and public accommodations. In 1913, he was elected president of the National Negro Press Association." [5] In 1905, the Afro-American urged its readers to vote against the Poe Amendment, a piece of legislation meant to disenfranchise black voters. [6]
Wes Moore 's inauguration as Maryland's first Black governor on Wednesday will be punctuated with references to Black history, including an acknowledgement of the slaves who once arrived by ship ...