Spirited Roos help others Oct 6, 2009
Six schools were slated to get a helping hand from the Roos, including Central Middle School, Pitcher Elementary School, Benjamin Banneker Elementary, Northeast Middle School and Northeast High School. Transportation via school buses was provided to and from the schools where volunteers painted, swept parking lots and sidewalks, picked up trash and raked. (University News, MO)
Entrepreneurship program awards students Aug 18, 2009
Both attend Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. The D.C. Department of Small & Local Business Development hosted the nine-week entrepreneurship training program in partnership with the Department of Employment Services. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Ghana: Message to President Barack H. Obama Jun 21, 2009
I am quite sure that you, Mr. Obama, may readily recall, during the last decade-and-half, that a diligent first couple who once occupied the White House (I prefer to call the latter Benjamin Banneker House, now that you are its distinguished and pioneering occupant) was brought up on a similar charge. I dont quite recall how this ethical anomaly was resolved, but I also dont remember any American lawmakers or politicians calling for the noggins of the afore-referenced first... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Woman Beaten & Carjacked At A Popular Recreation Site In Virginia Jun 4, 2009
According to witnesses and Arlington County Police, the woman was struck and her 2008, light blue, Volvo convertible was taken at Benjamin Banneker Park adjacent to the W. & O.D. trail. The woman ended up about a third of a mile away at a restaurant on the corner of Lee Highway and Westmoreland Street. (W-USA News, DC)
Clock to be presented at Logan ceremony May 17, 2009
His vision is to place a clock in every school in the nation to honor Benjamin Banneker. The clock will be placed at George Washington Carver Academy, which is replacing Logan next fall. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
WVU likes three at Banneker Mar 6, 2009
A year ago, West Virginia went into Benjamin Banneker High in College Park, Ga. and it seems to have opened up the school and its coach for more Mountaineer football recruiting. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
D.C. celebrates Duke Ellington quarter release Feb 26, 2009
Us Mint / APDuke Ellington beat out designs featuring abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker ... Ellington beat out designs featuring abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker. (MSNBC -- Music)
Duke Ellington makes U.S. coin history Feb 24, 2009
Ellington picked over abolitionist Frederick Douglas, astronomer Benjamin Banneker ... Ellington won the honor by a vote of D.C. residents, beating out abolitionist Frederick Douglas and astronomer Benjamin Banneker. (CNN -- US)
Groundbreaking civil rights book revived Feb 18, 2009
Benjamin Banneker was a leading American scientist whose mathematical genius won the praise of Thomas Jefferson and led the slave owner to question notions of racial superiority. Banneker played an important role in a survey as the nation's capitol was laid out and studied methods to promote peace, suggesting a secretary of peace in the president's cabinet, according to the book. (MSNBC -- Race)
Commentary: Lincoln's remarkable tie... Feb 14, 2009
Editor's note: James Oliver Horton is Benjamin Banneker professor emeritus at George Washington University and a professor at the University of Hawaii. He is a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and author of. (CNN -- Law)
