Dozens of displaced federal workers in Maryland are beginning new careers in K-12 education through alternative teacher certification programs at area colleges and universities. Funded by a $1 million state grant, these initiatives aim to address the state’s ongoing teacher shortage while offering former government employees a meaningful new path in the classroom.
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Six Flags to close Maryland park at end of 2025 season
Six Flags theme park is closing in Prince George’s County at the end of the 2025 season. The news hits hard at a time when many county residents are being laid off from federal employment and the Washington Commanders football team just announced a move to Washington, D.C.
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Alsobrooks makes endorsement in crowded race for Prince George’s County executive
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks has endorsed Councilman Calvin Hawkins for Prince George’s County executive, with a special election scheduled for March 4.
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Biden speaks on economics at Prince George’s County Community College
By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO 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 late last week, Biden reached outside Capitol Hill’s fiscal fight and spoke to community college students, faculty […]
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White House Black media chief Erica Loewe promoted to Office of Public Engagement
By Deborah Bailey AFRO Contributing Editor dbailey@AFRO.com Erica P. Loewe joined the Biden Administration as Director of African American media in May of 2021 and changed the trajectory of hundreds of media outlets within the past two years. Born in South Carolina, Loewe spent her formative years in Liberty City, Fla. and was transformed by […]
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Free and reduced meal no longer automatic, public schools now accepting applications year round
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor We are still in a global COVID-19 pandemic, but with many returning to pre-pandemic routines, most school schedules across the nation have also returned to the pre-pandemic area. That means that school meals nationwide are no longer automatically free. Parents must now sign up and qualify for free school lunches, […]
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Youth curfew announced for minors in Prince George’s County
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor, dbailey@afro.com Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has announced a youth curfew for Prince George’s County, following a deadly Labor Day weekend and one of the deadliest months for the county in years. On Sept. 5, Prince George’s County implemented a curfew for those under 17 years old from 10 […]
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Easter Surprise! Free gas!
By Deborah BaileySpecial to the AFRO The morning was as lovely and welcoming as the volunteers who greeted and pumped gas for hundreds of drivers and passengers this Saturday morning. One thousand people were the surprise recipients of a pre-Easter gas give away sponsored by Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria VA. The church gave away […]
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Individual wealth building for African Americans
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, a renewed emphasis on building wealth has emerged in African-American communities across the United States. The economic “wealth gap” between African-American and White Communities is now an acknowledged fact and a renewed effort is taking place by individuals in […]
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Supreme Court confirmation insight for Judge Ketanji Jackson
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO DC Editor DC Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is just one step away from becoming the first Black woman in U.S. History to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). This week a 53-47 senate vote advanced Jackson’s nomination to the Senate floor. Supporters […]
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President Biden signs Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO More than a century after the first anti-lynching law was introduced in Congress, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law. On March 29 lynching became a federal crime for the first time in U.S. history. The Emmett till Anti-Lynching Act, passed by Congress on […]
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President Biden signs Congressional Gold Medal Honor into law for women of 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO President Joe Biden signed into law this week legislation passed by Congress last month awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Black Women members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The iconic women’s military unit known as the “Six Triple Eight” of the Women’s Army Corps served […]