Category: Prince George’s County News

Excel Church,  located at 15200 Major Lansdale Blvd., is scheduled to host their three-day Women’s Weekend 2017, beginning Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The conference, themed “Girls on Fire with Healthy Relationships” will start with a Chat and Paint led by Taste of Color, LLC. The cost for this event is $35 and includes painting […]

The Prince George’s Community College and its Board of Trustees awarded Promise Scholarships to the above recipients at the Sept. 21 reception. (Photo by Rob Roberts)

As of Oct. 9, four people have thrown their hat into the running to become Prince George’s County Executive and two of the most well-known contenders are Black women. After serving eight years in Congress and losing her bid for a U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Donna Edwards joined the race last week after she spent […]

A 22-year-old Temple University student in town to celebrate her birthday drove her BMW into a Florida police officer and was fatally shot by another officer in Miami Beach in front of a crowd of onlookers, police said. Bowie, Md. resident Cariann Hithon was fatally shot by police while on vacation in Miami Beach. (Courtesy […]

Aisha Braveboy, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates who ran as a candidate for attorney general in 2014, has changed her focus from Annapolis to Upper Marlboro, Md. as the county’s top prosecutor. Aisha Braveboy is running for Prince George’s County State’s Attorney. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates from […]

The Balanced Women of God Conference is scheduled to be held on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oxon Hill Assembly of Christ, located at 8400 Allentown Rd. The two-day event will feature empowerment sessions focused around marriage, well-being and more. Edna Spann of The Promised Land Word Ministry, International, located in Detroit will […]

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards has announced she’s running for Prince George’s county executive. Donna Edwards Edwards joins the list of candidates hoping to succeed incumbent County Executive Rushern Baker. Baker, who is term-limited, is running for governor. The Democratic race for the job pits Edwards against Prince George’s County […]

The multidimensional facets of Black womanhood and the artistic mediums that represent it are the crux of an upcoming festival hosted by the Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC). The Prince George’s County Black Arts Festival is scheduled to take place on Oct. 7 at the museum and explores the intricacies of […]

Massive hurricanes have ravaged much of the Caribbean Islands, floods have gutted  homes from Florida to  Texas and a Las Vegas shooter has  killed and wounded hundreds at a country music concert. And yet, despite the magnitude of the pain, local pastors say that the Bible and constant prayer are still critical to heal, help […]

When former Prince Georges County, Md. teacher’s aide, Deonte Carraway, was sentenced to 100 years in prison last week – he pleaded guilty to sexually defiling and abusing dozens of children in his care – parent Perry Davis was relieved but still uneasy. The father of three said 100 years would not erase the pain […]

PALMER PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating allegations of discrimination against Black and Hispanic officers in the Prince George’s County Police Department. Prince George’s County Police (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Police Chief Hank Stawinski announced the investigation in a letter to his officers Tuesday. Stawinski said he was notified that the Department of […]