Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) has been ranked one of the nation’s top 50 fastest growing two-year colleges according to Community College Week’s ranks. PGCC is ranked 48 for its 2009 increase in credit student enrollment over 2008, reporting 13 percent growth from 12,110 students enrolled in 2008 to 13,685 in 2009. In fall 2010, […]
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Posted inNational News
Search Continues for N.C. Teen Missing from Baltimore
Law enforcement agencies and other groups continue the search for Phylicia Barnes, the North Carolina teen who disappeared on Dec. 28 while visiting her sister in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department, the FBI and Team Adam from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are all working to follow any lead, in an effort […]
Posted inNational News, Religion
Freshman Fla. Rep. West Stirs Controversy over Anti-Islamic Comments
Newly-seated Congressman Allen West (R.-Fla.) is facing a controversy following abrasive comments about the Islamic religion. The Tea Party-backed conservative, in an interview on “The Shalom Show,” a public affairs program airing on the JLTV cable channel, told producer Richard Peritz that Islam was the “antithesis” of America’s founding principles. At the outset of the […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Body Found Bears Similar Tattoos to Reed’s Brother
Louisiana authorities have tentatively identified a body recovered from the Mississippi River today as that of Baltimore Ravens star Ed Reed’s brother, who has been missing for more than three weeks. While an autopsy scheduled for Jan. 27 will offer firmer evidence, “based on the identifying marks—tattoos—found on the body, we believe it is Reed,” […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Homegoing for Irene Reid
Irene Bennett Reid, 78, died of lung cancer at Sinai Hospital on Jan. 11. She served the Baltimore community as a social worker and then later, the world community as a missionary. Her family held services in celebration of her life on Jan. 15, beginning with a wake, an Omega Omega Service conducted by her […]
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Where’s the Beef?
A Montgomery, Ala., law firm is suing popular fast food eatery Taco Bell, claiming the company uses false advertising when referring to its “seasoned ground beef” and “seasoned beef” on commercials and product labels. The law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles filed the suit in California federal court on Jan. 21. In […]
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Former Chicago Officer Jailed for Torture of 100 Black Men
For years, a growing number of young Black men in Chicago complained of a White policeman who used various forms of physical abuse – burning, suffocating, shocking – to force crime confessions. That officer, former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge, 63, vehemently denied the allegations during a civil case involving allegations of torture at […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Zora! Festival a Rare Blend of Education, Fun and Sun
While winter chills lead indulgent thoughts southward, unique celebrations of Florida’s rich cultural history and heritage justifies visiting the state for a rare blend of education, fun and sun. Florida’s warm weather throughout the year makes it the perfect destination to escape from cold temperatures and mundane activities. A variety of Florida’s popular cultural and […]
Posted inBooks
Reader’s Corner, Jan. 27, 2011
The Memory of Love The Memory of Love chronicles a devastating civil war that has left an entire population with emotional scars in Sierra Leone, West Africa. This compassionate novel deals with the never ending struggle between good and evil in the haunting atmosphere of war. The human mind and spirit are brutally put on […]
Posted inNational News
Alleged Kidnapper Confesses
According to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney Office in the Southern District of New York, Ann Pettway, the alleged kidnapper of an infant from New York’s Harlem Hospital 23 years ago has admitted to abducting the infant and raising her as her own. The complaint, sworn by FBI Special Agent Maria Johnson, indicates […]
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Oldest Living African-American Dead at 113
Mississippi Winn, a Louisiana woman believed to have been the oldest living African-American and the seventh-oldest living person in the world, died Jan. 14 at age 113. Gerontologists believe the vibrant former domestic worker, who died in a nursing home in Shreveport, La., was one of two Americans left whose parents were U.S. slaves. Winn’s […]
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Wal-Mart, Michelle Obama Team to Offer Healthy, Affordable Foods
While many Americans want to eat healthy, some just can’t afford to, as smarter food options tend to be pricier than their unhealthy counterparts. But Wal-Mart stores recently announced a new initiative aimed at ending this for consumers and providing them with healthier foods at more affordable costs. Wal-Mart’s “Making Foods Healthier and Healthier Foods […]