Category: Prince George’s County News

On July 29 the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, located at 9832 Piscataway Road, is scheduled to host a College Ministry Fireside Real Talk Chat from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. College students are invited to Clearwater Nature Center, 11000 Thrift Road  to discuss various topics and share information in a comfortable environment. For more information […]

The Greenbelt Boys and Girls Club Cheerleading Team says the staff at a Chipotle treated its members with “hostility and hatred” at a fundraising event Sunday. Greenbelt Cheerleading Team In a Facebook post, the team’s coach, Tatjana Dale, says management canceled the fundraiser and made racially offensive comments to the cheerleaders and their families. “This past Sunday we had a scheduled fundraiser at […]

From her fifth floor perch, overlooking the Capital Beltway, Carolyn Cuff thanks God for a smart decision that bloomed into successful real estate, computer science and media entities. At one time the New Carrollton, Md. space where Cuff’s office is located was home to Cathy Hughes and the Radio One family. Carolyn Cuff is a […]

Shaking his head in disgust, Greenbelt, Md. Mayor Emmett Jordan said he can’t understand why the White House and the Republicans would pull the plug on the FBI Headquarters project after five years of planning. “It’s obviously a disappointment,” Jordan told the AFRO. “For Greenbelt, Prince George’s County and the state of Maryland, WMATA (Washington […]

Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins was stabbed to death on May 20, three days before he was to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Bowie State University. (Courtesy Photo) A man arrested in a fatal stabbing at the University of Maryland that has been under investigation as a possible hate crime was indicted Thursday on a […]

As Marylanders face an uphill battle against opioid drug addictions and a sharp increase in chronic health conditions, a formidable trade group for generic pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Maryland legislation that would keep them from being able to raise prices beyond reasonable rates. The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) filed the […]

Just days after the United States celebrated its independence on July 4, Forestville, Md.-based Bishop McNamara High School’s Sankofa production of “Harriet and the Underground” took audiences back in time, in order to understand the true meaning of freedom for Black Americans. Under the image of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, students at Bishop […]

The nation’s top law enforcement agency will continue operating out of its deteriorating downtown Washington headquarters for the foreseeable future after the federal government announced Tuesday it had scrapped a decade-long plan to look for a new building in Maryland or Virginia. The General Services Administration, which oversees federal office space, said it does not […]

In one of the worst violent crime sprees in recent memory, community leaders have started to look at ways to stop the violence in Prince George’s County where there have been more than 12 homicides in less than two weeks through July 11. Three of the killings came two days and a little more than […]

U.S. Army Captain and former Miss USA Deshauna Barber speaks about her support for veterans treatment courts at the 2017 NADCP Training Conference Closing Ceremony at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on July 12 in Oxon Hill, Md. The conference also addressed criminal justice reform. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for NADCP)

Deonte Carraway, a Prince George’s County man who is jailed and facing 270 counts for sexually abusing children in an elementary school in Glenarden, Md. recently requested a judge to drop the charges against him, because he has not received adequate legal representation. Carraway’s handwritten letter, received by the courts on June 15, asked Judge […]

Once considered a recreational activity for day camp counselors and physical education teachers to occupy the time and energy of precocious youth, kickball is enjoying a resurgence among young professionals in the DMV area. Among reasons for its rise in the area is Goombay, an outdoor adventure and team sports company which targets urban professionals. […]