A century before Candace B. Hollingsworth became the first African-American mayor of Hyattsville, a group of women gathered in a field along Rhode Island Avenue in the same city to speak, march, and fight for women’s right to vote. Women gather in front of the commemorative marker honoring suffragettes who rallied for women’s right to […]
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Can Jazz Lewis Win a Four-Year Term?
Though Jazz Lewis became a Maryland state delegate through selection rather than election, he wants to prove to the voters of the 24th legislative district that he is worth a full four-year term in Annapolis. In January 2017, the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee selected Lewis to replace Maryland Del. Michael Vaughn. Vaughn resigned on […]
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Bowie State Dominates in CIAA Finale
You could audibly hear Bowie State University players on the bench chanting “everyone scores” late in the second half during a season finale match against Elizabeth City State University on Feb. 24. Not only did the Bulldogs fulfill that promise, but they ran away with a 14-point victory (85-71) against the Vikings earning the Bulldogs […]
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PGC Police Chief: Rumors about Slain Officer Untrue
The Prince George’s County Police chief is pushing back against rumors that a fallen police officer was in a love triangle at the time of his murder last week, WBAL News Radio 1090 reported. Corporal Mujahid Ramzziddin was shot and killed while he was off duty while protecting a female neighbor from her estranged husband […]
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Community Stands Behind Woman Called Racial Slur
As the AFRO reported last week, Rachel Sherman went viral on Facebook after posting her interaction with an employee at a BP gas station in Largo, Md. Sherman, who is African-American, was called a racial slur by a White employee earlier this month. Rachel Sherman says she was called a ‘n*gger’ at a Maryland gas station. […]
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UMD Highlights African-American’s Contributions
During Black History Month the University of Maryland, College Park launched an online tour that highlights the rich African-American history on its campus. The online tour, created by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion features a number of sites that explores the history of African-Americans contributions to the campus. The online tour commemorates African-American history […]
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DC Funeral Home Mulls Move to Maryland
For 30 years, Ronald Taylor II Funeral Homes in Northeast, D.C. has served a predominantly Black clientele, but as gentrification increasingly pushes Blacks out of the city and into Prince George’s County, Taylor is wondering if the business his father started should move there as well. The ongoing gentrification of D.C. has Ronald Taylor II […]
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Woman Called Racial Slur at Maryland Gas Station
It’s not a secret that racism is alive and well. Yet, when someone is the victim of blatant discrimination, the pervasive problem of prejudice becomes more apparent and is a hard reminder about the realities of racism in the United States. Ask Rachel Sherman, a woman who simply stood up for her brother, and in […]
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Off-Duty Prince George’s County Officer Killed
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and the commanders of a grieving police department are all expressing their condolences over the death of Corporal Mujahid Ramzziddin who was killed after he responded to the aid of a neighbor who was embroiled in a domestic dispute not far from his home in […]
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Baker Picks Embry as Running Mate
Hoping to tap into voter rich Baltimore City, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, has named a Charm City native to be his running mate. She is 40 year old Elizabeth Embry. The City College, Yale and Columbia Law School graduate attended the public school of Baltimore. She’s a former prosecutor and Deputy […]
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Bowie High Ends Season with Win Streak
Bowie High School (13-7), (Bowie, Md.) finished the regular season on an eight-game win streak after taking down Beltsville, Md.-based High Point High School 81-58 on Feb. 15. Bulldogs senior guard Isaiah Burke had 19 points while junior guard Jordan Harris pitched in with 12 points to help lead their team to victory. Upper Marlboro-based […]
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Simpson Pushes on as District 24 Delegate Hopeful
Maurice Simpson, the president of the Prince George’s County Young Democrats, has been active in county politics for a number of years. He wants the voters of legislative District 24 to send him to Annapolis so he can represent their needs and concerns. First, he must do well enough in the Democratic primary on June […]