Category: Prince George’s County News

Black clergy, policymakers, civil rights leaders and others will gather Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 in Prince George’s County, Md., to design a plan of attack to address pressing concerns facing the Black community at the inaugural meeting of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality. Speakers are scheduled to include the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder […]

Thirty HBCUs were in attendance at the HBCU College Fair. Beltway Church of Christ in Suitland, Md. along with the Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority from Fort Washington, Md. hosted an HBCU College Fair on Nov. 15 to help students choose a college and to emphasize that HBCUs are still […]

A county resident enjoys some of the free produce available at the event. In order to boost nutrition for local families and children in Prince George’s County, Md. the charity Gleaning For The World along with several government departments pledged to give out one million meals per year for three years to fight hunger. Prince […]

Gwen McCall Gwen McCall, President and CEO of the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation, is encouraging all county residents to support local small businesses on Nov. 29. The day is dedicated as Small Business Saturday. The 5th Annual Small Business Saturday is a day to support the local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around […]

A Prince George’s County nonprofit is offering an alternative course for middle- and high-school girls who were suspended or temporary expelled from schools in the Maryland jurisdiction. My Girlfriend’s House, a nonprofit organization that supports at-risk women and teen girls in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, recently launched the Alternative School Suspension Program for female students […]

Prince Georgians are still reeling after Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s (D) loss to Anne Arundel businessman Larry Hogan (R) in the Nov. 4 general election for governor. There is a buzz that Brown’s loss was a sign of a poor voter turnout and a disconnected Black electorate. Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown […]

Rev. Cliff Ashe, founder and president pastor of Mighty Men of Valor. The Mighty Men of Valor held their annual, two-day national conference at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Nov. 7-8. The group’s mission is to build up men to serve Christ.  Their goal is to raise gold men who […]

A former Prince George’s County, Md. bus driver was sentenced to home detention for 30-days and probation for one year after leaving unattended children in his bus, which then drifted into another youth. Arturo Harris, 61, had been charged with reckless endangerment and a second degree assault against a minor. “I am truly, truly sorry for what […]

The Prince George’s County Delta Alumnae Foundation will host its annual Holiday Splendor Dinner Dance Gala. The nonprofit Prince George’s County Delta Alumnae Foundation will host its annual Holiday Splendor Dinner Dance Gala on Dec. 5 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Martin’s Camelot , located at 13905 Old Central Ave in Upper Marlboro, Md. […]

MGM National Harbor, currently under construction in Oxon Hill, Md., will soon employ some graduates of MGM’s internship programs. MGM employees at Morgan State University. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) According to Adam Miller, college relations manager for MGM Resorts, young people across the country are exposed to career building resources through MGM Resorts Hospitality Internship […]

Derrick Broadie, brother of Bryan Broadie, Elizabeth Hewlett, chairman of Prince George’s County Planning Board, Ola Mae Broadie, mother of Bryan Broadie and Russell Crawford, friend of family, pose with new plaque at baseball field. In 1959, seven-year-old Bryan Broadie insisted that his mother take him to the local baseball field where only White children […]

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — More than 400 students in Prince George’s County were barred from returning to school Nov. 5 because they hadn’t gotten their vaccinations. A spokesman for Prince George’s County Public Schools siad 414 students still had not been vaccinated as of Oct. 31. Students were off of school Monday and Tuesday […]