NAACP President and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous has two little children. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has a son and two daughters. Rev. Derren A. Thompson, a Chesapeake Bay-area clergyman, has two sons. Each has achieved a high level of success and each said that being a father has been the icing […]
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Posted inNational News
Arlington National Cemetery Event Honors Civil Rights Martyr Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers served his country in the U.S. Army in World War II and returned to his home state of Mississippi to do battle against discrimination and segregation. He was recognized around the country for his efforts and hated by racists determined to keep Blacks from attaining the rights they deserved as citizens. Early on […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Pageant Encourages Participants to Celebrate Africa-U.S. Ties
Lady Kate Atabond Njeuma was on a mission eight years ago to help young women who had moved to the United States from Africa to celebrate both their cultures. As a Cameroonian American, she valued her new country, but also wanted to make sure she paid homage to the land of her birth. She wanted […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Heroes in Blue Honored
Officer First Class Adrian A. Morris had been a member of the Prince George’s County Police Department for only two years when he was killed in an automobile accident on Interstate 95 in Beltsville, Md., in August 2012. Morris was among 120 police officers nationwide who died last year who were remembered during National Police […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Prince George’s Teenager Hopeful for Sickle Cell Cure
From the time she was a few days old, Jocelyn Rodriguez has been undergoing treatment for the sickle cell anemia she was diagnosed with at birth. She’s had 25 blood transfusions, two surgeries and been hospitalized more than 30 times. She’s missed at least half of each school year and has never had the kind […]
Posted inSports
Black Jockey Eyes Top Prize at Kentucky Derby
Kevin Krigger always wanted to be a jockey. He rode the arm of the sofa at his home when he was tiny, later graduating to a horse he was gifted by his grandmother. By the time he was a teenager, he had won his first race at the Randall James Racetrack in his hometown of […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Bonds Wins
Anita Bonds, a political insider and former aide to Marion Barry who was selected in December to temporarily fill a vacancy on the District of Columbia Council, was victorious in her bid on April 23 to hold onto the seat. Bonds (D-At Large) won out over five other candidates—three Democrats, a Republican and a Statehood […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
“Shotgun Stalker” Case Still Stuns
It was a frightening time for the citizens of the District of Columbia, especially those in Northwest, where a series of drive-by shootings in early 1993 left residents fearful to leave their homes. “People were scared,” said William O. Ritchie, then commander of the Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. “People were looking over their […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Wanted: Good Men
Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela B. Alsobrooks is on a mission and she needs some help. Specifically, she needs some of the men of the region to step up. Alsobrooks is sponsoring a “Brotherhood Summit” in an attempt to uplift and unite the young men of Prince George’s. She has asked that adult men […]
Posted inReal Estate
Focusing on Kitchen and Baths Can Hasten Home Sale
To Carol Harriston, preparing a home for sale is an art. As many sellers know who have found their homes on the real estate market for months with no prospects of a sale in sight, sprucing up your home and property can turn a lengthy process into a speedy one, she said. Harriston, of Long […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Cherry Blossoms Arrive Late, But Right on Time
For Prince George’s County resident Bridgette Cooper, a trip into the District to see the cherry blossoms at their peak is a regular ritual of springtime. As the news is announced that the cherry trees are fully in bloom and the throngs head to the city from points close and far to witness the spectacle, […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Celebrated in New Film ’42’
Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” By that measure, his life was important and four decades after his death, it continues to be. Robinson, who broke the color barrier in professional baseball when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, […]