‘These are stories that need to be told’: Efforts to preserve Black history continue

By: Capital News Service

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 28, 2026

Words: 984

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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By Nolan Rogalski

Maryland advocates, conservationists and museum leaders said they will continue working to preserve the state’s Black history despite what they call federal attempts to dismantle programs.

“If you want to learn how to be a positive agent of change, I don’t care what your walk of life is, learn about Black history,” said Chanel C. Johnson, executive director of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman …

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