Category: Prince George’s County News

Erika Robyn White Mushala died April 21. (Photo courtesy of the Phila. Tribune) After serving 22 years as a Prince George’s County exemplary teacher at Beltsville Academic Center in Beltsville, Erika Robyn White Mushala, 44, died April 21 after a long battle with cancer. Mushala, daughter of Barbara Johnson White and the late Robert Albert […]

Prince George’s County Schools need to improve. Residents and county officials agree on this point. It’s the method proposed to fund a $1.839 billion school budget that is being debated. County Executive Rushern Baker has suggested a 15 percent property tax increase to the County Council that will finance an ambitious improvement program for schools, but some homeowners are not happy. The council is scheduled to approve a final budget […]

Don Speed Goodloe, the first principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie for the Training of Colored Youth, 1911-1921. To celebrate their 150th anniversary, Bowie State University held a Founders Day Celebration Convocation at the university’s Samuel L. Myers Auditorium on April 15. “We challenge ourselves to continue the rich legacy that […]

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards In her bid to become the first African-American U.S. senator from Maryland, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards has picked up support from a former senator and the majority of the Prince George’s County Council. On April 13, Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the United States Senate, endorsed Edwards’ […]

Jonese Holloway and her daughter. (Photo by Teria Rogers) Eleven men and women were sweating to the beat in a Saturday morning workout.  James Davis was on the back row dropping one knee into a lunge holding kettlebells. Felesha Johnson was on the front row lying flat on her back, legs suspended by resistance bands […]

(Photo Credit: Michael A. Graham, 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County) Over 400 people attended the 4th annual community breakfast hosted by 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County, Md. on April 11. Under the theme “Empowering Our Community with Tomorrow’s Leaders,” Maryland’s newly elected Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford was the keynote speaker. […]

Jodi Evans, 11-year-old from Bowie, Md. is hosting her third annual Fun Run & Fitness Event for kids ages five to 16 on April 18 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on the track and field turf at Bowie High School, located at 15200 Annapolis Road . Jodi is a Youth Ambassador for the Alliance […]

The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism hosted the Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Awards Luncheon at the University of Maryland on April 2. At the luncheon, four awards were given to current and upcoming journalists. The Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award was given to the guest of honor, CBS anchor James Brown. (Photo/imdb.com) The first award was […]

Dwight Jefferson, former principal of Dwight Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, Md. (Photo/Office of the State’s Attorney) After hours of deliberation for a verdict, the jury in the State v. Dwight Jefferson case found the former principal not guilty of child abuse and second-degree assault. The trial took place at the Prince George’s County Courthouse […]

Most schools in Maryland celebrate the birth of their school with a Founders Day. Bowie State University on the other hand, celebrates being the first Historically Black College (HBCU) in Maryland as students, professors, and staff members gather to celebrate 150 years of existence at a black-tie only event. Brian McKnight will perform at the […]

State Attorney Angela Alsobrooks Prince Georges County State Attorney Angela Alsobrooks spoke March 28 on Newschannel 8 about crime and safety. This included the two bills on domestic violence she is advocating for with Maryland Judiciary Committee in Annapolis. Alsobrooks wants to increase the penalty for second-degree murder in cases of domestic violence from 30 […]

The Southern Maryland Steppers will be teaching beginning and intermediate original style stepping at the Thai Palace, 3732 Crain Highway in Waldorf, Md. The class will be held every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Package A, beginner 8 week class costs $80; Package B, beginner, intermediate for 16 week class costs $120 and […]