Author Archives: George Barnette

The number of Black single mothers in Prince George’s County declined over the past decade, contributing to the theory that more and more African Americans are migrating south for better opportunities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, single-mother households decreased by nearly 1,400 over the past decade, much of that due to increasing costs of […]

The Prince George’s County Board of Education approved a 1.6 billion budget early June 21that will cost hundreds of teachers their jobs. “Our school district is in a very delicate fiscal situation. We have had to make difficult choices and our board has had to make tough decisions,” Prince George’s County Public Schools Superintendent William […]

The Prince George’s Accountability, Compliance and Integrity Advisory Board (ACI Board) has submitted its final report to the Prince George’s County Council for review. “On behalf of Vice-Chair Eric Olson and the entire Prince George’s County Council, I want to first thank County Executive Baker for his vision to assemble the ACI Board, and thank […]

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged an Upper Marlboro couple with forced labor in the case of an illegal Filipino woman, who was allegedly lured to America and coerced into working for them without pay. “Human trafficking robs victims of their freedom and dignity and it will not be tolerated in our nation,” said Assistant […]

Richie Holmes Grant is determined to advance the educational interests of local youth, and now her mission to bring a first-class debate club to Prince George’s County has become reality. Holmes Grant, a former constitutional law debate coach in New York and the bearer of two Columbia Law debate awards, says the club was actually […]

The controversy surrounding former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson and the unscrupulous dealings with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) prompted current County Executive Rushern Baker to call for an audit of the that department. The county outsourced the audit to Virginia Tech, who in turn, asked the Prince George’s Real Estate […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and officials from the Prince George’s County Correctional Facility made a trip to Capitol Heights Elementary on June 1 to celebrate the successful completion of another year of the Correctional Officers Protecting and Educating Students (COPES) program. “This program is very important to my administration as my kids participated […]

The Prince George’s County Council adopted the fiscal year 2012 budget last week, keeping many provisions that Prince Georgians asked for. “Together with Council-initiated enhancements, we have approved a budget for fiscal year 2012 that sends a clear and unmistakable message to our citizens,” Council Chairwoman Ingrid M. Turner, D.-Dist. 4, said at the hearing. […]

State and local chapters of the NAACP are asking that a St. Mary’s County judge be investigated over comments he made at a hearing for Antonio Warren Gantt. Gantt, who was convicted of two 2007 robberies, was given life sentences as a result of those crimes. Those convictions were overturned last year, however, because Gantt—who […]

Gov. Martin O’Malley continues to move Maryland towards a greener future as he signed into law the state’s adoption of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). “We became the first state in America to adopt the International Green Construction Code,” O’Malley said during a May 11 speech. “This session, with your help, we also created […]