Category: D.C. Community

LARGO, Md. – Valentine’s Day is usually a time dedicated to romantic love. But the Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources’ (DER) Animal Management Group (AMG) is urging county residents to celebrate love of a different kind. In recognition of Valentine’s Day, the agency is offering a reduced price on the adoption of animals […]

In observance of the Eleventh National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, CMS Health Initiatives is partnering with Rock the Block Campaign and Community Education Group to host their Fifth Annual Health Fair and Celebration of the Arts event at THEARC in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 7 from 5-8 p.m. There will be an interactive HIV-101 educational […]

Beltsville, Md. – The efforts of local educators that use non-traditional ways of inspiring a love of learning in their students were recognized by the Alpha Kappa Alpha – Educational Advancement Foundation of the North Atlantic Region – Cluster One at its Community Education Awards Luncheon on Jan. 29 the Sheraton Washington North in Beltsville, […]

Giant Food of Landover, Md., recently presented a check in the amount of $149,908.94 to the Capital Area Food Bank at the hunger-relief agency’s headquarters. Through the Good Neighbor Food and Funds Drive, Giant customers donated more than $254,000 to support five Feeding America food banks in the Mid-Atlantic region during the November campaign.

The information the AFRO received and which formed the basis of this community news brief was incorrect. The Feb. 7 event was a community meeting to discuss the idea of renaming the Rosedale Recreation Center after Reginald “Kiyi” Ballard. Instead, the information given to the AFRO both verbally and in written form suggested the event […]

Calling it a “recognition of hard work and proof that public charter schools provide a great environment for teachers to grow and develop” Friendship Public Charter School is proud to announce Jon Rolle has been named the 2011 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Rolle, […]

Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) has been ranked one of the nation’s top 50 fastest growing two-year colleges according to Community College Week’s ranks. PGCC is ranked 48 for its 2009 increase in credit student enrollment over 2008, reporting 13 percent growth from 12,110 students enrolled in 2008 to 13,685 in 2009. In fall 2010, […]

There is a United Nations “girlafesto” that says, “I am a girl….I am me. I follow. I lead. I learn. I teach. I change my clothes, my hair, my music and my mind. I have a voice that speaks, ideas to stand on, and a world to step up to.” The empowering message of the […]

The ROTC Bulldog Battalion at Bowie State University recently hosted a group of more than 50 students from The Young 500 program at Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, located in Baltimore City, to introduce them to military careers including a campus tour and group sessions of push-ups and flutter-kick exercises. The elementary school students learned […]

An army veteran, community health director, feminist scholar, aspiring opera singer, multicultural mentor, spoken word poet and an education activist who has completed more than 400 hours of community service are the recipients of The George Washington University’s 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Award. The GW MLK Awards and a special event featuring PBS’ Tavis […]

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the nation’s highest ranking health official, will be the keynote speaker for the Howard University School of Divinity Spring Semester Convocation at noon on Jan. 18, in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Sebelius, who leads the principal agency charged with keeping Americans healthy, […]

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will present Juan Williams, FOX news political analyst and “Fox News Sunday” panelist, as the featured speaker for the museum’s 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. Williams’ remarks addressing the topic “King Alive: His Dream Lives on Today” will be followed by dialogue […]