Category: Prince George’s County News

By Kristi Love, Special to the AFRO After traveling the nation and experiencing different musical cultures, a local restaurant owner decided to incorporate several homegrown styles of Prince George’s County, Md. into his establishment. County residents enjoy a night of Go-Go music at Nipsey’s in Upper Marlboro, Md. (Photo by Lonnie Moses) Nipsey’s Restaurant and […]

Residents of Prince George’s County are upset over the possible loss of millions of dollars in funding for one of the nation’s most successful pre-school programs following a report detailing abuse of children at several schools. On Aug. 17, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III, Prince George’s County School Superintendent Kevin Maxwell, and members […]

Prince George’ Community Resources and N’Style Hair Grooming are scheduled to hold a Hair Groomers with Heart event on Aug. 28 at Towne Centre Laurel, 14708 Baltimore Ave, from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. The event will include free haircuts, special performances and guest speaker Stan Richards, who is a community advocate. The event is for children […]

A bacterium discovered this week in Prince George’s Hospital Center’s neonatal intensive care unit led authorities to close the unit and move patients to Children’s National Medical System in Washington, D.C, the hospital announced. The sometimes-fatal bacterium, named pseudomonas, was unearthed in a patient area outside of the unit during continuous water sampling and testing. […]

On July 26, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) appointed Donnaka Lewis, along with Bryon Bereano and Ada Clark-Edwards, to the Prince George’s County District Court. The appointment of Lewis, chief of the District Court Division of the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, to the District Court by Hogan drew praise from the county’s legal […]

The dreams of more than 100 young entrepreneurs took flight recently during Prince George’s County first KidPreneur Day. Hosted by the county’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Operation HOPE – an international leader in economic empowerment – the youth event promoted financial literacy, while providing budding entrepreneurs with business tactics and inspirational advice. President and […]

The Prince George’s County Council recently supported a charter amendment to add two at-large seats, but the amendment isn’t winning over many county residents. On Nov. 8, county residents will vote on expanding the county council from nine to 11 members. The two non-district seats will be elected by approximately 900,000 county residents. Prince George’s […]

Reginald Lewis’ death is the latest murder being investigated by the Prince Georges County Homicide Unit. Lewis, 24, was found Aug. 10 on a roadway in Clinton, Md. suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. “The investigation is still underway,” Cpl. Lamar Robinson, a spokesperson for the county’s police department told […]

As part of the initiative to build Maryland’s Prince George’s County into a destination that is both attractive to businesses and people, the Economic Development Corp.(EDC) and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations have scheduled monthly job and career fairs for the next six months to address unemployment within the veteran population. The […]

Ada Clark-Edwards Ada Clark-Edwards, a veteran prosecutor for the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, was one of two Black attorneys appointed to start a new phase in her legal career as a judge. On July 26, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) appointed Clark-Edwards to the Prince George’s County District Court. Hogan made the Clark-Edwards […]

Kristi Love, Special to the AFRO After five years of trying and failing at numerous business endeavors, Lenell Watson finally listened to a little bird in his ear – his wife – and created Crab Boss Crab Shack, an establishment that provides Florida style seafood. “I saw the potential in him and told him he […]

In an effort to strengthen community relationships and prevent crime, the National Association of Town Watch along with the U.S. Park Police recently held the 33rd annual National Night Out for Prince George’s County residents. A crowd of Prince George’s County Residents gather at National Night Out on Aug. 2. (Photos by Linda Poulson) Hundreds […]