When the great recession hit in2008, no one was safe from the impact, from homeowners to local service providers. However, one set of institutions was overlooked: the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 105 HBCUs found that they had to across the country have had to tighten their budgets and make wiser decisions […]
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Deputy Sheriff Accused of Rape
In another case of a public servant garnering headlines for the wrong reasons, a Prince George’s County deputy sheriff has been charged with rape while on duty. On June 19, a female inmate awaiting trial at the Prince George’s Courthouse in Upper Marlboro accused Sheriff’s Deputy Lamar McIntyre of raping her. According to charging documents, […]
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Las Vegas-Style Casino Faces Many Hurdles
In a setback for County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, a panel failed to reach a concensus on June 20th on gambling expansion in Prince George’s, Annapolis and Anne Arundel, officials said. The decision effectively halts any recommendation for a casino in Prince George’s this year. Concensus would have resulted in the convening of a […]
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AFRAM 2012– More Than Just Music
In 2012, Baltimore’s African-American Festival will push the envelope with new features and activities designed to make festival goers healthier. The 36th version of the festival, scheduled for July 7 and 8 at M&T Bank Stadium, is going green, too. Along with music and other entertainment acts, this year there will also be seminars on […]
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Group Stages Mock Funeral to Oppose Proposed Rate Hike
They converged on McPherson Square, most of them dressed in black and gold. As a band played the lilting strains of the old-time hymn, “When the Saints Go Marching In,” they marched, dancing and singing in a New Orleans-style funeral procession. Their destination wasn’t a graveyard, however. It was the District’s Public Service Commission building […]
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Rushern Baker Visits Capitol Hill to Fight for Prince George’s
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III traveled to Capitol Hill June 8 to push for federal assistance in moving the county forward, officials said. Baker met with members of the county’s congressional delegation, White House officials and representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Health and […]
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Ex-Offender Arrested in Shooting at Southern Avenue
It took only 12 hours for Prince George’s County Police to arrest a suspect in the murder of a man at the Southern Avenue Metro Station. Prince George’s and Metro Transit Police, responding to a report of a shooting at the Southern Avenue Metro Station, said they found Harold T. Detter, 43, at the front […]
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Upper Marlboro Couple Pleads Guilty to False Imprisonment Charges
An Upper Marlboro Couple pled guilty to charges that they harbored a Filipino woman against her will for more than a decade. According to the plea agreement, Alfred Edwards, 74, and his wife, Gloria Edwards, 60, arranged for the woman to come work for them in 1998. Gloria Edwards paid $5,000 to cover the costs […]
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VAWA Passing
Several local and federal officials have called on the passing of the Senate version of the extension of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) to help curb the problem nationally and locally. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) held a roundtable discussion on domestic violence at Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department headquarters in Upper Marlboro on May 31. […]
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Upper Marlboro Couple Pleads Guilty to False Imprisonment Charges
An Upper Marlboro Couple pled guilty to charges that they harbored a Filipino woman against her will for more than a decade. According to the plea agreement, Alfred Edwards, 74, and his wife, Gloria Edwards, 60, arranged for the woman to come work for them in 1998. Gloria Edwards paid $5,000 to cover the costs […]
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Local, Federal Officials Call on Congress to pass Anti-Domestic Violence Act
Several local and federal officials have called on the passing of the Senate version of the extension of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) to help curb the problem nationally and locally. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) held a roundtable discussion on domestic violence at Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department headquarters in Upper Marlboro on May […]
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Trial begins for Controversial State Delegate
The trial of Del. Tiffany Alston, D.-Dist. 24, accused of misusing public funds began on June 5 with her lawyer already posturing in the courtroom and in the media. Alston was brought up on misdemeanor charges after she was accused of paying Rayshawn Ford, an employee of her law firm, $800 in legislative funds after […]