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A show in Washington, D.C., features paintings, lithographs and other representations of the banjo. One of America's most endearing musical instruments also played a turbulent role in racial history.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mutaqee Akbar, president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, about the Jacksonville shooting in which a white gunman killed three Black people and then himself.

By Jamyla Williamshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/delmarva/local-delmarva-950451.mp3Salisbury, MD – San Domingo School, which lies…

BALTIMORE (AP) - A new museum exhibit explores the history of the banjo in Baltimore, home to the first U.S. banjo factory.The exhibit is called "Making…

The Islamic movement Hamas, which controls Gaza, emerged during the first intifada, which began in 1987, says Ambassador Philip Wilcox, former chief of mission and U.S. consul general in Jerusalem. Wilcox says the group grew in strength by presenting itself as a clean alternative to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement.

He's been called the King of Venereal Horror. He directed the films M. Butterfly, The Fly, Dead Ringers and Naked Lunch, all of which tell a story of sexually deviant behavior. In the film Crash he continued the theme, combining sex and car wrecks. His new film A History of Violence is a psychological thriller about one man's potential for violence.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The University System of Maryland campus in Hagerstown is displaying an unusual piece of Civil War history.It's a hotel guest…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland commission on lynchings that were committed in the state is holding its first meeting.The Maryland Lynching Truth and…

Tom Terrell has a review of a new boxed set of reggae music that spans 1960-1975. The four CDs include music from top artists such as The Wailers and Jimmy Cliff, and lesser-known singers from reggae's early beginnings.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A historical marker acknowledging five lynchings in one Maryland county has been unveiled in the state's capital city. The Capital…