Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy and Economics
Proposed in 1968 and officially designated a federal holiday in 1983, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Bast | Jan 22, 2015 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
Proposed in 1968 and officially designated a federal holiday in 1983, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Bast | Dec 19, 2014 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
For me, as a ballet dancer, one thing above all signals that the holidays are here: not Black...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Bast | Oct 21, 2014 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
As the days get shorter and the temperature cools, as flannel, scarves, and boots reenter...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Bast | Sep 22, 2014 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
In what could easily be considered the most viral trend of the summer, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has garnered a lot of attention. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Bast | Aug 19, 2014 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
The usually quiet Monday after the long Fourth of July weekend—a day for downtown Baltimore to...
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