By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Key community leaders are urging parents of Prince George’s County students to become active participants in their child’s education. The Prince George’s County school system will open its doors on Sept.4. Belinda Queen, who is a candidate for the District 6 Board of Education, told the AFRO that parents want to start the year off […]
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Girls Who Code Learn Lessons Beyond The Classroom
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO For Danielle Anane,16, the Girls Who Code summer immersion program went beyond getting the tools she needs to eventually major in computer engineering Sisterhood emerged as another benefit throughout the seven-week program. “Meeting the girls that have the same interests as me, that’s the highlight, and coding,” said […]
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Mendelson Offers Free Back to School Haircuts
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The chairman of the D.C. Council offered young people in Ward 8 a chance to look good on the first day of school. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) paid for free haircuts from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the popular Davis Barber and Beauty Services […]
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From Broadcaster to Teaching Teens to Broadcast
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO In the second act of an Emmy Award winning career former, WUSA TV-9 sports anchor Dave Owens is working with high school students in Prince George’s County on a video project that is grooming a new generation of high school broadcast journalists by producing a weekly show. Through […]
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A Diva Far Beyond Her Disability
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Donna Walton, the epitome of beauty, charm, and grace, is mobilizing generations who refuse to be defined by anatomy or physical realities. At the age of 18, Walton was a dancer and a sophomore in college with big dreams of making it to Hollywood. Even when she was […]
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Ivy Community Charities Will Expand with Grants
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George’s County received $35,000 from the Prince George’s County Local Development Council (PGCLDC) and a Community Partnership Grants for $10,000. Cheryl Garnette, executive director of Ivy Community Charities, laid out what her organization plans to do with the money. “We are excited about […]
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Garvin Rebuilds Career and Black Owned Golf Course in PG County
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Each day African American Golf Hall of Famer Jimmy Garvin walks nine holes at Marlton Golf Course in Upper Marlboro. It is a personal tradition that began when he was general manager of Langston Golf Course in D.C. Come rain or shine that time of solitude gives Garvin […]
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Maryland Teen Murdered, Police Searching for Answers
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Kevin Wilson Jr., 16, died after being shot several times behind an apartment building in Takoma Park according to authorities. Police discovered Wilson suffering from several gunshot wounds in a parking lot behind the Belford Towers complex on New Hampshire Avenue after 7 p.m. He was taken to a […]
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Trump Meets With Black Pastors, Draws Criticism
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO President Donald Trump recently met with African American pastors at the White House that is supposed be part of a larger effort to build relationships and craft an urban agenda. The meeting between Trump and about 20 pastors lasted nearly two hours. It was attended by Trump’s […]
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Baker Awards $337,000 to Non-Profits
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO. jwright@afro.com The office of the county executive of Prince George’s County and the Prince George’s County Local Development Council (PGCLDC) recently gave grants to non-profits who are working to make the lives of county residents better. On July 25, 11 non-profits were feted at the Second Annual Local Impact Grants […]
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Henderson Tells Progressives to ‘Stop Whining’ and ‘Toughen Up’
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The former leader of one of the nation’s foremost civil and human rights organizations recently said that progressive Americans need to prepare to strongly fight for their principles. “We as a progressive community are in tough times,” Wade Henderson, who served as the president and CEO of The Leadership […]
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Prince George’s Celebrates Team Heading to the Little League World Series
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and States Attorney Angela Alsobrooks welcomed a youthful group of baseball stars who are headed to the Little League World Series this weekend in Branson Missouri August 3 -11. Alsobrooks and Baker honored the “Prince George’s Blue Sox” to the Wayne K. […]