When thinking of early American inventors, the names Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson likely come to mind. How about Benjamin Banneker?He was a free black man living in Oella, Baltimore County, ...

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland. Near ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's no winter break for supporters of Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology. They're still looking for a new sponsor. In October, the University of Central Missouri ...

Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore County, the son of a freed slave. He was taught how to read and write by his grandmother and attended a Quaker school. He grew up working on his father’s farm ...

Many people who have a passing familiarity with Washington, D.C. know it was originally styled after famous European capitals by architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant, then completed by Andrew Ellicott ...

Benjamin Banneker was the first man to survey the land of what is now Washington, D.C. He also saved the fledgling U.S. government money when he re-created the architectural plans for the capital city ...

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 ...

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 ...

A $2.6 million project to renovate Benjamin Banneker Park will close the park and a portion of the W&OD Trail starting the week after Thanksgiving. The project, which was given the green light in ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards are celebrating Black History Month with "Not Bound by One Month," which is the team recognizing and celebrating achievements, influence, and talents of people and ...

Benjamin Banneker was a self-taught man of extraordinary ability. He was a gifted mathematician, astronomer, inventor, surveyor and almanac writer. He was a man determined to use his acquired ...