Victory International Worship Center, of Landover, Md., reflecting its open-door philosophy and its vision of engaging the entire community, is changing its name to “eChurch”—Everybody’s Church. “We changed the name of our church to cast a wider net into our community,” said Pastor Damon Parran, in an interview with the AFRO. “We wanted to have […]
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County Executive Baker Presents Budget to County Council
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III presented his FY 2015 budget to the County Council March 12. Baker’s $3.41 billion proposed FY 2015 budget calls for a 4.4 percent spending increase over last year’s budget. “Our focal point of this budget has always been the residents of this county,” Baker said as he […]
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Obama Swaps Barbs, Dry Wit with Comedian in Online Healthcare Pitch
From running presidential campaigns to running the government in the White House, the Obama machine has always found unique ways to achieve its goals. This week, in an attempt to promote the Affordable Care Act and encourage younger Americans to sign up for health insurance before the March 31 deadline, President Obama appeared in Zach […]
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Prince George’s County Schools Get Boost From Peterson Donation
Milt Peterson, through the Peterson Family Foundation, donated $1 million to the Teach for America Program, designating the funds be used for Prince George’s County schools. “When you’re making a decision, you ask, ‘What are we investing in?’” Peterson, leading developer of the National Harbor said. “You say, ‘How much good is this investment going […]
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PGCPS Students Among Regional SkillsUSA Competition Winners
Seven Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE) students excelled in the annual Maryland SkillsUSA Regional Competition early February. These students now have the opportunity to compete in the state competition in April. Trayvon Washington, of Suitland High School received the first place “Carpentry” award. Meanwhile, Jazmine Tinsley, of Laurel High […]
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University of Maryland to host 1st Annual Conference on Racial Identity Development
Racial identity development will be the central issue addressed at a national conference to be held on March 27 at the University of Maryland College Park. In its inaugural year, the Conference on Racial Identity Development (CORID) will allow participants the opportunity to increase their understanding of various aspects of racial identity as a tool […]
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BGE Preparing for Forecasted High Wind and Rain This Evening and Tomorrow and Encourages Customers to Prepare in Advance of Potential Severe Weather
High wind could bring trees and tree limbs down onto power lines causing outages The company is mobilizing support and field personnel in advance of forecasted weather front, positioning crews to respond as safely and as quickly as possible should outages occur BALTIMORE (March 12, 2014) — Baltimore Gas and Electric […]
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Mount Ennon Baptist Church Brings Awareness to HIV/AIDS
Mount Ennon Baptist Church held their annual HIV/AIDS awareness service on March 3. While most churches shy away from topics of sexually transmitted diseases, Pastor Delman Coates says it is important, as a Black church, to break the silence on HIV/AIDS. Thousands of church members attended service dressed in black, with red accents, to bring […]
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Rev. Douglas Sands, Baltimore Activist, Preacher, Celebrates 80th Birthday
Members of the historic White Rock Church in Sykesville came together March 1 to pay homage to their pastor, the Rev. Douglas Sands, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Sands, who was at the forefront of Baltimore’s desegregation effort in the 1950s and 1960s, was feted by more than 200 friends, loved ones and […]
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Union Baptist, Horseshoe, Mayor Team Up to find Qualified Workers
In less than 10 months, Baltimore will be home to Horseshoe Casino. In preparation, the Mayor’s office and Horseshoe Casino officials teamed up with a local church to host a hiring workshop. The goal is to place city residents in the 1,700 jobs the casino promises. On Feb. 23, 125 city residents and church members […]
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Meet the Pastor
Name: Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo Church: Life Restoration Ministry I preached my initial sermon in 1988 and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 1990 as a deacon and 1992 as an elder. I founded Kalafong (which means place of healing) in 2000 and was sent to South Africa for a year to […]
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Russell and the Transformation Team Fought Crime Together on the East Side
When the news about the prophecy was fully revealed, the roll call room at the Eastern District police station momentarily became eerily quiet. As the emotional impact of the experience was slowly absorbed throughout the room, the Baltimore faith leaders and law enforcement officers attending that meeting in early October 2008 were astonished, and even […]
