Category: Prince George’s County News

The 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County’s fourth Annual Community Breakfast will be held on April 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Martin’s Camelot, 13905 Central Ave. The keynote speaker for the breakfast will be Boyd K. Rutherford, Lt. Gov. of Maryland. The annual breakfast is one of the fundraisers that supports […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, along with the Prince George’s County Charter, have prepared Baker’s fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker’s proposed FY 2016 budget calls for increased spending on education and public safety. The proposed FY 2016 budget, for all funds, […]

The Jack and Jill of America Foundation helps children prepare for the world through mentorship and training. The organization, founded in 1938 to support Black families, has chapters across the United States. The National Harbor Chapter, started in October 2010, is hosting the Sparkle Walk for Heart Health 5K event with the American Heart Association […]

The Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, will host its third annual “Teen Dating Violence Awareness Walk,” on March 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Prince George’s County, Md. The walk will commence at the Tucker Road Community Center in Fort Washington, Md. and will end at the Henson […]

AMF and Negro League Legends Hall of Fame will host a “Bowling For Our Communities” event at the Laurel AMF Bowling Lanes, 15013 Baltimore Avenue North from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 28. April Watts from Magic 102.3 is the guest co-host for the event. All attendees must RSVP. To RSVP call 240.353.1748 […]

Joe Gaskins, co-chair of the Maryland Business-Clergy Partnership The Maryland Business-Clergy Partnership and The Prince George’s Contractors and Business Association held an Emergency Town Hall meeting and panel discussion. Participants leveled an extensive inventory of grievances, including systematic discrimination against African-American contractors by major developers. Most significant among the charges, were accusations by residents and […]

In honor of their 150th anniversary as a HBCU, Bowie State University hosted a presidents’ forum with present and past HBCU presidents to discuss various topics. There were four speakers: Bennett College President Dr. Rosalind Fuse-Hall, Kentucky State University Retired President Dr. Mary Evans Sias, Cheyney University Interim President Dr. Frank G. Pogue ,and White […]

The Black College Expo is back on the road, stopping in five different states. On March 14, the BCE and the National College Resources Foundation, made its way to Bowie, Md. to host their 16th annual expo. Bowie State University’s gymnasium filled with hundreds of students from all over, some with their parents, to find […]

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Del. Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk (D-District 21) have all joined the race for the House seat vacated by Edwards. (Courtesy Photos) The recent decision by Rep. Donna Edwards to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 has produced a crop of politicians who have declared for […]

The National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) will host the 12th Annual Black College Expo (BCE) on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bowie State University (Gym), 14000 Jericho Park Road. Tickets are $7 for groups of 15 or more, $8 online and $10 at the door. This event will bring a […]

The First Baptist Church of College Park will hold its first seminar for the church’s newly established ministry, The Family Institute on March 28. The seminar will address Domestic Violence with the theme, Broken Silence from Isaiah 32:18. The Domestic Violence seminar will commence with a continental breakfast, followed by a panel discussion, various workshops […]

26-year-old Officer Brennan Rabain A memorial service was scheduled for March 12 for a Prince George’s County Police officer who died after crashing his cruiser in Lanham. The viewing for 26-year-old Officer Brennan Rabain was held at 3 p.m. at the Borgwardt Funeral Home in Beltsville. His funeral was held March 12 at Victory Christian […]