WILMINGTON â President Biden has included three Delawareans — Ted Kaufman and the late Louis Lorenzo Redding and Collins J. Seitz — among 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal. The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens who have performed exemplary service for their country or their fellow citizens. It is the second-highest civilian award in the nation, second …
A new monument in Dover marks Delawareâs role in the desegregation of American schools the day before the country celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. Community members, authors, historians and legislators joined Thursday morning to unveil the memorial on the grounds of Legislative Hall. âWhenever people put stumbling blocks in your way, …
The Delaware Judiciary officially took another step toward the 21st century Thursday: The courts announced visitors will be allowed to bring cellphones and other personal electronics into all court facilities starting June 1, with some restrictions. The move widens a pilot program that started in February 2o22 and represents a major shift in court policy that for years has prevented …
A school building in Hockessin instrumental to the U.S. Supreme Courtâs Brown v. Board of Education ruling that desegregated public schools will enter a new chapter driven by diversity, inclusion and equity. Hockessin Colored School No. 107, which operated from 1920 to 1959, was a one-room schoolhouse built to serve Black children who were not allowed to attend school with …
