The Governor's Office of Community Initiatives Celebrates Black History Month at "The Hill" in Easton

WHAT: The Governor's Office of Community Initiatives will celebrate Black History
Month with the theme "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories" at "The Hill Community" in Easton, Maryland. Dating back to the 1790s, The Hill is the oldest free African American settlement still in existence in the United States.

WHO: Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford

Lyndra Marshall
Chair, Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture

Dale Glenwood Green
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Historic Preservation, Morgan State University
Vice Chair, Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture

Other Distinguished Dignitaries

WHEN: Saturday, February 27, 2016
12-2 p.m.

WHERE: Bethel AME Church
110 S. Hanson Street
Easton, Maryland 21601

About the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives
The Governor's Office of Community Initiatives is Governor Larry Hogan's office to enhance and improve opportunities for Maryland residents. It oversees the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism, Volunteer Maryland, community affairs and engagement within the executive branch of Maryland government, and the governor's eight ethnic and cultural commissions.