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Maryland artist inspires Latinas with first illustrated book
BALTIMORE -- A Latina artist from Columbia, Maryland, is using her creative talents to uplift Latinas with her first illustrated book, "Viva Latina: Wisdom from Remarkable Women to Inspire and Empower," highlighting the importance of representation.Latino representation in media is limited. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 8% percent of Latinos are represented in published materials like newspapers, books and magazines.Sandra Lucia Diaz is an illustrator who aims to change that one page at a time."We should celebrate Latinas every day," Diaz said. "365 days of the year, because we have so much to offer."The book...
Howard County Times high school sports Team of the Week and game balls for Sept. 30-Oct. 5
Each week, the Howard County Times will pick a Team of the Week and hand out five game balls to the top performers through all sports across the county. Team of the Week Glenelg field hockey: The Gladiators, now up to No. 5 in the Baltimore Sun poll, continued their hot start to the season with wins over Wilde Lake and then-No. 3 Crofton on the road. Glenelg dominated the Wildecats, 13-0, and ...
$2 million in funding approved for vape detectors in Montgomery County Public Schools
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council approved $2 million in funding for vape detectors to be installed in Montgomery County high school bathrooms. Council members said they believe vape detectors will help crack down on students using vapes in school. The council opened the floor to public input […]
19,705 mail-in ballots sent out so far to Carroll County voters
With less than a month until the Nov. 5 general election, Carroll County Board of Elections officials say they are seeing a surge of voter interest. Erin Perrone, the county’s election director, said Monday that during presidential elections office staff gets busier than usual. “We have higher than normal voters calling and higher than normal voters coming in,” Perrone said. Election staff ...
Herald-Mail Student of the Week: See the first poll of new school year
With the new school year well underway, The Herald-Mail Student of the Week polls are back! The nominations for The Herald-Mail Student of the Week are in, and you can now vote for the week's top student on our website. On Mondays, we'll present nominated students from local school administrators. Voters will have until...
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