By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Have you heard the news? Federal student loan repayments restarted this month. Federal student loans were paused for close to $44 million borrowers on March 13, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The loans were reinstated in September 2023, after a Supreme Court ruling. While millions have restarted payments […]
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Bowie State University rallies after shooting incident at 2023 homecoming event
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Homecoming weekend posed difficulties for Bowie State University faculty, staff and students due to an unexpected shooting. But on Oct. 9, University president Aminta H. Breaux rallied the campus together to reflect on the incident and provide a forum for the campus community to raise their questions, voice […]
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Two shot at Bowie State University
By Deborah Bailey, Ed.D Contributing Editor Bowie State University Police received report of shots fired at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Oct.7 in the area of Henry Circle near the Center for Business and Graduate Studies. Two individuals were reported as injured and taken to the hospital. Their identity and condition are unknown at this time. The matter is […]
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Legacy playwright Pearl Cleage premiers ‘Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard’ at Ford’s Theatre
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, Dbailey@afro.com Ford’s Theatre is bringing in its 2023 fall season with a world premiere from widely acclaimed author, poet and playwright Pearl Cleage. “Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard” will be performed on stage through Oct. 15. Cleage was commissioned by Ford’s Theatre to put on the show as […]
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Durant Family Foundation completes renovations to basketball arena at Bowie State University
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Thanks to the Durant Family Foundation, the standout player at Bowie State University’s A.C. Jordan Arena this basketball season is the facility itself. Wanda Durant joined Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux and members of the university’s men’s and women’s basketball teams at a ribbon cutting to […]
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‘Bidenomics’ comes to Prince George’s County Community College
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor President Joe Biden spoke on the state of the country’s economy while visiting students at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) on Sept. 14. While Republican lawmakers wrangled over the appropriations process recently, Biden reached outside Capitol Hill’s fiscal fight and spoke to community college students, faculty and staff less […]
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Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland hosts last town hall at Bowie State University
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM) members from Prince George’s county recently came home to Bowie State to reconnect with residents of Prince George’s County at a fall town hall. This was an impactful year for the LBCM. The group represents the largest elected state Black caucus in the […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris announces new federal supports for Black entrepreneurs and small businesses
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to support underserved Black business across America. From the Sycamore and Oak small business retail incubator in Southwest D.C., Harris recently announced the Capital Readiness Program, a new $125 million federal initiative designed to help underserved entrepreneurs launch and scale small […]
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Phylicia Rashad steps down as Dean of Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Phylicia Rashad, dean of Howard University’s Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts, is stepping down from her position at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. Rashad, appointed by Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick in May 2021, shocked many as her resignation was announced just days before […]
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Montgomery County officials announce rent cap, bringing relief to hundreds of thousands of residents
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Montgomery County now joins D.C. and Prince George’s County in passing legislation to cap rapidly rising rental prices across the region. In late July, the Montgomery (MoCo) County Council, passed a permanent 6 percent rent cap during a grueling eight hour session. Thirty five percent of the county’s […]
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Henrietta Lacks’ 103rd birthday marked by court settlement for use of HeLa cells, Ben Crump and descendants celebrate
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com On what would have been Henrietta Lacks 103rd birthday, Aug. 1, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced an undisclosed settlement had been reached with Thermo Fisher Scientific, a major biomedical firm headquartered in Waltham, Mass. and the family. “I can think of no better present on what would […]
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Bowie State University successfully completes fundraising campaign for $50 million two years early
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Maryland’s first HBCU, Bowie State University (BSU), is celebrating the conclusion of its fundraising campaign of $50 million dollars. The feat comes almost two years ahead of its scheduled end date, originally set for 2025. The largest campaign in the history of BSU has resulted in an increase […]
