Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
(a) The Commission shall:(1) initiate, direct, and coordinate projects that further the understanding of African American history and culture;(2) receive and administer any available federal, State, or private money to plan and execute projects or educational activities that further the understanding of African American history and culture;(3) operate the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis to house and display photographs, objects, oral history tapes, artifacts, and other materials of African American historic and cultural significance;(4) locate, preserve, and disseminate to the public information about significant buildings and sites relating to African American history and culture; and(5) publish an annual report and any other material that the Commission considers necessary.(b) The Commission may provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 58,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 57,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.