By Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO With three years left in his contract, Prince George’s County Chief Executive Officer of Public Schools, Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, will resign at the end of this school year, according to an email sent to PGCPS community May 1. “I have decided to focus on my transition from Prince […]
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Small Business Legislation Highlighted at Prince George’s County Forum
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Maryland State Sens. Mike Miller (D-District 27), James Rosapepe (D-District 21) and Douglas Peters (D-District 23) in addition to Maryland Del. Jay Walker (D-District 26) talked about the recently concluded Maryland General Assembly session April 25 at a forum sponsored by the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce at The […]
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Ex-PG Democrats Chair Strikes It Big in IT
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com While many Prince Georgians know Terry Speigner as the engaging, dedicated former chairman of the county’s Democratic Central Committee, not many know he is a successful entrepreneur in information technology (IT). Speigner is the president and CEO of NGEN, a Lanham-based IT company recently named to CRN’s (Computer Reseller […]
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From Slaveholding County To Tourist Attraction: Prince Georges County Celebrates 322nd Birthday
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Founded on April 23, 1696, Prince George’s County has had a dramatic shift in its 322 years of existence from being the biggest slave owning county in Maryland, to now becoming one of the most affluent, predominantly African American counties in the nation. By action of General Assembly, […]
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Speaking at UMD, Rev. Jackson Vows to Continue the Fight
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Civil rights figure, Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered the closing remarks at the University of Maryland, College Park second annual Social Justice Day event April 24. The campus-wide, day-long event allowed for students, faculty and staff to collaborate and share ideas on important causes. Jackson spoke on topics such as […]
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Rushern Baker Introduces Clean Energy Plan
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Rushern Baker, a Democratic candidate for governor, announced a plan for Maryland to become the first state to achieve 100 percent clean energy and zero waste called the Baker Greenprint for Maryland. Baker announced the plan a few days before Earth Day, a worldwide celebration on April 22, created […]
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Alston Wants to Serve District 24 as a Senator
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Tiffany Alston has served as a delegate representing the 24th Legislative District of Maryland and wants to go back to the General Assembly as a senator from the district. “There are a number of good candidates running for the House of Delegates and I have aligned myself with Marnitta […]
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Williams Wants to take Skill Sets to Annapolis
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Donjuan “D.J.” Williams has accumulated skills as a U.S. Army veteran, three-term mayor of Glenarden, and member of its city council. He wants to use those abilities to effectively represent residents of the 24th Legislative District of Maryland in the House of Delegates. “I am running because I fought […]
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Gary Russell, Jr. Set to Defend WBC Title at Home Again
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO From the start WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell, Jr. has meticulously crafted his ascent to the world championship. Under shrewd leadership from the patriarch of Team Gary Russell – Gary Sr. – Gary Jr. has only one glitch on the road to his title but apparently the countdown […]
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Elementary Students Used Razor Blades to Cut Themselves
The Associated Press An official says seven students at a Maryland elementary school have used razor blades from pencil sharpeners to cut their arms. A spokesman for Prince George’s County public schools said Tuesday that a William Paca Elementary School parent alerted staff to her concerns March 29, leading the district to send a crisis […]
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Vick and Church Leaders Seek to Inspire Next Generation
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO On April 13 and 14, First Baptist Church of Glenarden was filled with more than two-thousand men for the 18th annual “Mighty Men of Valor,” a conference tailored for men to have a weekend of, “fellowship, training and celebration,” said its founder, the Rev Dr. Clifford Ashe. Ashe […]
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Black-Owned Studio Tones Bodies
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Caption: Maya Dennis (left), Jillian Carter (center) and Alexis Miller (right), all work at Sidebarre, a Black-owned barre company that teaches classes in D.C. and Maryland. Carter, 24, formerly a pointe ballerina, started the company in January after she noticed a lack of diversity at mainstream barre studios. […]