NEWS FEED

Treasurer Davis to Hold Town Hall in Milford on July 21
Date Posted: July 11, 2025

DDC Is Seeking Community Feedback
Date Posted: July 11, 2025

This aerial photograph from the 1990s demonstrates how the sand bypass system sucks up water and sand, creating unstable conditions that can include dangerous rip currents. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

DNREC to Begin Sand Bypass Testing July 14
Date Posted: July 11, 2025

Photo of Dover Toll Plaza on Route 1 in Dover. The photos is an aerial picture of the toll booths and the Dover Toll Plaza Administration Building.

DelDOT Toll and Fee Increases Coming Soon to Support Infrastructure Investments
Date Posted: July 10, 2025

The Ommelanden Hunting Education and Training Center will be temporarily closed for trap, skeet and 5-stand shooting while a lead recovery project takes place in some of the center's range fields.

DNREC Sets July 14 Temporary Closure of Ommelanden Hunter Ed Training Center’s Trap, Skeet and 5-Stand Ranges
Date Posted: July 10, 2025

Delaware 250 Announces Spring 2025 Grant Recipients
Date Posted: July 10, 2025

Chesapeake Customers to Face First Base Gas Rate Hike in 9 Years
Date Posted: July 10, 2025

Can You Find the Liberty Trail? A Photographic Scavenger Hunt Through Dover, Delaware
Date Posted: July 10, 2025

Press Release
Date Posted: July 9, 2025

Explore Delaware’s Revolutionary Homefront at the Archives’ July First Saturday Program
Date Posted: July 9, 2025

Delaware Libraries Launch 2025 Summer Library Reading Program
Date Posted: July 8, 2025

DNREC Soliciting Project Proposals for Surface Water Matching Planning Grants
Date Posted: July 8, 2025

This photo shows four trucks parked on the beach with four people preparing to surf fish behind the trucks.

DNREC Drops Surf Fishing Reservations for 7 of 12 Drive-on Beaches
Date Posted: July 7, 2025

One student squats near the ground, pushing a robotic car, while five students and a teacher look on.

First State TSA students earn national honors, showcase CTE success at 2025 conference
Date Posted: July 7, 2025

Image of webinar flier that explains there will be an OSD webinar detailing a bonding pilot project, on July 10th at 11 a.m. Registration information is also in the press release.

Office of Supplier Diversity Announces Statewide Bonding Pilot Program for Small and Diverse Contractors
Date Posted: July 7, 2025

Swim Advisory for Rehoboth Avenue Beach Lifted on July 4 by DNREC
Date Posted: July 4, 2025

CONSUMER ALERT: Patient And Pharmacy Protections During Rite Aid Closures
Date Posted: July 3, 2025

State of Delaware Auditor of Accounts Seal

State Auditor Issues Special Report on Special Education Teacher Certification and Licensure
Date Posted: July 3, 2025

Lt. Governor Gay Appointed Chair Of State’s Interagency Early Childhood Education Services Committee
Date Posted: July 3, 2025

Navy blue background featuring the Delaware state seal in the center

DOJ secures prison time for fraudulent home improvement contractor
Date Posted: July 2, 2025

A male student is bent over a piece of wood with a hammer in his hand.

Delaware SkillsUSA students bring home awards from 2025 National Leadership & Skills Conference
Date Posted: July 2, 2025

AG Jennings protects Delaware workers from unlawful payroll deductions
Date Posted: July 2, 2025

Square graphic, blurred green background. Text centered in the middle of the graphic says Update - 22 businesses & organizations have received grants through the Delaware Grocery Initiative.

22 Businesses and Organizations Awarded First State Food System Grants
Date Posted: July 2, 2025

Revolutionary Lives Exhibit Opens July 3 to Kick Off Countdown to America’s 250th
Date Posted: July 2, 2025

Delaware Improves Workers’ Compensation Act
Date Posted: July 1, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Signs FY2026 Appropriations Bills with Historic Investments, Celebrates Major Legislative Victories
Date Posted: July 1, 2025

Cover of the 2025/26 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide depicting a duck in water

2025/26 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide Now Available
Date Posted: July 1, 2025

Delaware to Launch Adult-Use Marijuana on August 1
Date Posted: July 1, 2025

Governor Meyer Signs Bill to Improve Prescription Distribution
Date Posted: June 30, 2025

The Child Protection Accountability Commission Releases its Quarterly Report on Child Abuse Deaths and Near Deaths
Date Posted: June 30, 2025

Four Rising Educators students stand smiling for the camera.

Delaware Students Make History at 2025 Educators Rising National Conference
Date Posted: June 30, 2025

The following image shows DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation website and a stack of trading cards featuring photos of each state park and the Brandywine Zoo. At the bottom is a statue of the Communicator Award and the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation seal.

DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Wins Creative Services Awards
Date Posted: June 30, 2025

Statement from AG Jennings on Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling
Date Posted: June 27, 2025

Lt. Governor Gay Applauds Passage Of House Bill 169(S)
Date Posted: June 27, 2025

Delaware Office Of Highway Safety “Sober Rides” Returns To Support Safer Travel During The July Fourth Holiday
Date Posted: June 27, 2025

Governor Meyer Swears in Judge Monica A. Horton to New Castle County Superior Court
Date Posted: June 26, 2025

Public Announcement: School Nutrition Programs
Date Posted: June 26, 2025

DNREC Schedules Additional Regulatory Review Event, Virtual Forum Seeking More Input on Unamended Regulations
Date Posted: June 26, 2025

AG Jennings applauds passage of major consumer protection legislation
Date Posted: June 26, 2025

Emergency Sirens Test On July 1, 2025
Date Posted: June 25, 2025

Dog in front of fan while lying on sofa.

DPH Reminds Residents to Protect Pets During Heat Waves
Date Posted: June 25, 2025

Delaware Students Selected as Winners of America’s Field Trip Contest
Date Posted: June 25, 2025

A group of students and one teacher advisor stand together smiling at the camera, in front of large letters spelling the word, "HOSA."

Delaware Youth Power The Health Workforce Pipeline At National HOSA Conference
Date Posted: June 25, 2025

Speaker Minor-Brown, Sen. Poore, Gov. Meyer, DNREC Announce Funding for New Air Monitoring Near Delaware City Refinery
Date Posted: June 25, 2025

Export Delaware to Begin accepting Compass Grant Applications July 1
Date Posted: June 24, 2025

AG Jennings announces two major murder indictments
Date Posted: June 24, 2025

Employee Background Check Bills Signed into Law
Date Posted: June 24, 2025

Fireworks
Date Posted: June 24, 2025

DNREC Issues Notice of Violations to Refinery for March Emissions Release
Date Posted: June 24, 2025

Wilmington Fire
Date Posted: June 23, 2025

Governor Meyer Signs Executive Order Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Providers And Patients
Date Posted: June 21, 2025

DPH Reminds Residents to Stay Cool, Hydrate, and Seek Shade During Heat Wave
Date Posted: June 20, 2025

Fourteen Individuals Complete POST Approved Instructor Course
Date Posted: June 20, 2025

Division of Small Business Unveils New Logo Reflecting Unity, Vibrancy, and Forward Momentum
Date Posted: June 20, 2025

Governor Meyer Announces Jennifer Donahue Sworn in as Sussex County Family Court Judge
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

AG Jennings launches Open Doors Project
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

Delaware Issues Tick Safety Tips as Peak Season Arrives
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

Governor Meyer Announces $6.5 Million Credit Program For Delawareans Struggling With Utility Bills
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

Delaware State Auditor’s Office Passes National Peer Review
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

A blue star with the text "national endowment for the arts and Blue Star Families present BLUE STAR MUSEUMS

Military Families Can Visit Select Museums for Free this Summer as part of Blue Star Museums
Date Posted: June 18, 2025

Gov. Meyer Joins Reproductive Freedom Alliance, Cites Urgency to Protect Emergency Abortion Care, Reproductive Rights
Date Posted: June 17, 2025

AG Jennings applauds judge’s ruling blocking Trump Administration from illegally cutting public health research
Date Posted: June 17, 2025

DSB and BioConnect DE Announce STAR Fund Details
Date Posted: June 17, 2025

Governor Meyer Appoints Student Board Member to State Board of Education
Date Posted: June 17, 2025

DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose
Date Posted: June 16, 2025

Purdue Pharma settlement secures final AG signatures
Date Posted: June 16, 2025

The American Kestrel, among the smallest raptors in the world, is one of the more prominent Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in Delaware. The big brown bat (below) is another of the state's SCGN species and, like the kestrel, also struggling elsewhere as well with misfortune such as White-nose Syndrome having stricken North America's bat population. /DNREC photos

Comments Sought on Draft Delaware Wildlife Action Plan Draft List of Threats and Conservation Actions
Date Posted: June 16, 2025

Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota
Date Posted: June 14, 2025

Code Red Air Quality Alert Issued for Northern Delaware Due to Wildfire Smoke
Date Posted: June 14, 2025

Governor Meyer Convenes Statewide Roundtable on Medical Debt Solutions
Date Posted: June 13, 2025

Two-time and back-to-back Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament Champion Kohen Marvel of Smyrna center accepts congratulations from Delaware Natural Resources Police Sgt. Shane Sapp and Sr. Cpl. Thomas Passwaters of the Fish and Wildlife Unit /DNREC photo

Smyrna Angler, Age 9, Wins 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament
Date Posted: June 13, 2025

(Webinar) Go Global with Grant Funding: The 2026 Compass Grant Briefing
Date Posted: June 12, 2025

Representatives of Main Street organizations across DE with their certificates.

Fifteen DE Main Street Programs Earn National Designations
Date Posted: June 12, 2025

Delaware Public Archives Reveals Delaware’s Unusual Treasures in New Digital Exhibit
Date Posted: June 10, 2025

AG Jennings: Trump won’t protect the innocent. Delaware must.
Date Posted: June 10, 2025

trees await planting as part of the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative

Funding Available for Tree Planting Projects
Date Posted: June 10, 2025

Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Arrest Long Neck Man for Selling Alcohol Without a License
Date Posted: June 9, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings Sues Trump Administration to Keep Machine Gun Devices Out of Delaware
Date Posted: June 9, 2025

Image of a goal meter with the words "Progress Update: SSBCI Funding Distributed to Small Businesses. The amount listed on the meter is $4.3M which includes how much has been distributed since program start.

UPDATE: DSB Distributes $2.40M in SSBCI Funding in 45 days
Date Posted: June 9, 2025

DNREC has announced the reopening of the Ingrams Pond boat ramp near Millsboro after a construction project that included a new ramp and courtesy dock

DNREC Announces Reopening of Ingrams Pond Boat Ramp After Reconstruction Project and Expansion of Amenities
Date Posted: June 9, 2025

Delaware State Fire Commission Honors Town of Middletown and Delaware Fire Sprinkler Coalition
Date Posted: June 9, 2025

Governor Meets with Community Advocates, Law Enforcement; Rallies for Gun Violence Prevention
Date Posted: June 6, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Nominates Judge Monica A. Horton to New Castle County Superior Court
Date Posted: June 6, 2025

Delaware, AmeriCorps win key court battle
Date Posted: June 5, 2025

DSB Announces Spring 2025 EDGE Grant Competition Awards
Date Posted: June 4, 2025

Seven students stand together, smiling at the camera.

Delaware Business Students Place at National Conference
Date Posted: June 4, 2025

Specialty Crop Block Grant title photo with watermelons in the background

Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware Specialty Crops
Date Posted: June 4, 2025

DNREC to Hold Regulatory Review Hearings June 24, 25 and 26
Date Posted: June 4, 2025

The Mezzanine Gallery Presents Jen Hintz Eggers’ “Seeds of Life”
Date Posted: June 4, 2025

DOJ secures lengthy sentence for shooting, assault of corrections officer
Date Posted: June 3, 2025

Delaware Launches “Voices of Inspiration” Student Video Contest Honoring Delaware Women
Date Posted: June 3, 2025

DMV Scam Alert
Date Posted: June 3, 2025

DMV Announces New Licensed Transporter Tag
Date Posted: June 2, 2025

DHSS Announces Health Fund Applications Due August 31
Date Posted: June 2, 2025

DNREC Shares Public Information Sources About Environmental Releases, Air Quality in Light of Refinery Incident
Date Posted: May 31, 2025

Notification to Equine Owners about Fumonisin-Contaminated Feed
Date Posted: May 30, 2025

Department of Correction announces transition of K-9 program to lifesaving contraband detection and mitigation mission
Date Posted: May 30, 2025

Discover Your Revolutionary Roots at the Delaware Public Archives’ June First Saturday Program
Date Posted: May 30, 2025

Federal court blocks Trump administration’s disastrous tariffs
Date Posted: May 29, 2025

Governor Meyer Nominates New Sussex County Family Court Judge
Date Posted: May 29, 2025

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Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 18, 2022

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Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present our Book of the Week:

“A History of African Americans of Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore”
– by Carole C. Marks, Editor

You can view a PDF version of this book here.

SYNOPSIS:
The history of African Americans in Delaware spans almost four hundred years, with the first African slave arriving in New Sweden in 1639. Since then, the African American inhabitants of Delaware and Maryland have endured slavery, war, and the long struggle for freedom and equality. A History of African Americans of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore presents a social, political, and cultural history of African Americans, from the first permanent settlements to the present day.

Find out more about the Delaware Heritage Commission here.

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