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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Harvey Zorbaugh answers a question asked by a Linganore student during his visit on February 24.

Lancer Spotlight 2/28/22: Harvey Zorbaugh speaks about when he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama

by Eddie Slavin, Reporter March 2, 2023

From Tuesday Feb. 21 to Thursday Feb. 23, the Linganore High School (LHS) social studies department, with the help of Rho Kappa and the African-American Culture Club showed segments of the movie “Selma”...

What are the Oppression Olympics? “Characterization of marginalization as a competition to determine the relative weight of the overall oppression of individuals or groups, often by comparing race, gender, socioeconomic status or disabilities, in order to determine who is the worst off, and the most oppressed.”

Oppression Olympics: Racism thrives in divided society

by Maya Apau, Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2021

Asian-Americans, Hispanics/LatinX, African-Americans. Race versus race. “Who has it harder in America?” During the month of February, a Netflix Original Ginny & Georgia began trending on social...

Elwood Curtis and Jack Turner, two world collided into one, surrounded by the commands of abuse given by the Nickel Boys Academy.

Whitehead’s Nickel Boys tells a gruesome truth we all need to hear

by Maya Apau, Editor in Chief October 25, 2020

Reform school and abuse. Elwood Curtis and Jack Turner. Optimism and pessimism.  One way or another, there are always two sides to every story. Only the unmarked graves tell the gruesome truth. For...

Minority students at LHS explained that they deal with these negative experiences on a daily basis.

Still I Rise: African American Culture Club teaches lessons about racism to staff

by Maya Apau, Editor May 11, 2020

**This is Part I of a series of stories featuring the African American experience in a suburban Maryland high school. As African American students in a predominantly Caucasian school, there are multitude...

Sophia Posada introduces award recipients.

FCPS presents Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. award to student nominees: Photo of the Day 1/12/17

by Beau Cameron, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2018

On January 11th, students from across Frederick County received the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award. These students were selected from FCPS schools because they embody King’s principles of community...

Martin Luther King Jr.

Black History Month: Emphasize modern American role models

by Kennedi Ambush, Reporter February 24, 2016

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of the achievements of African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S....

From left, Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy, David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andre Holland plays Andrew Young, and Stephan James plays John Lewis in Selma from Paramount Pictures, Pathe, and Harpo Films.

Selma combines high drama and history – entertainment and education

by Emily Gorham, Reporter January 18, 2015

The new film Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, follows Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they organize the historic march across Alabama in March of 1965 to fight for voting rights. I...

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