Category: Prince George’s County News

Milt Peterson, through the Peterson Family Foundation, donated $1 million to the Teach for America Program, designating the funds be used for Prince George’s County schools. “When you’re making a decision, you ask, ‘What are we investing in?’” Peterson, leading developer of the National Harbor said. “You say, ‘How much good is this investment going […]

Seven Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE) students excelled in the annual Maryland SkillsUSA Regional Competition early February. These students now have the opportunity to compete in the state competition in April. Trayvon Washington, of Suitland High School received the first place “Carpentry” award. Meanwhile, Jazmine Tinsley, of Laurel High […]

Racial identity development will be the central issue addressed at a national conference to be held on March 27 at the University of Maryland College Park. In its inaugural year, the Conference on Racial Identity Development (CORID) will allow participants the opportunity to increase their understanding of various aspects of racial identity as a tool […]

Mount Ennon Baptist Church held their annual HIV/AIDS awareness service on March 3. While most churches shy away from topics of sexually transmitted diseases, Pastor Delman Coates says it is important, as a Black church, to break the silence on HIV/AIDS. Thousands of church members attended service dressed in black, with red accents, to bring […]

Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian T. Segears graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four […]

On a frigid Saturday morning recently in Prince George’s County there was a gathering of a rare species in public schools: Male teachers. And while there were less than 100 people in Charles Herbert Flowers High School’s cavernous auditorium in Springdale, the meeting –dubbed The First Annual Male Educator Summit: Envisioning the Future of Prince […]

The Prince George’s County School Board on Feb. 25 unanimously approved a $1.75 billion budget that provides for increases in funding for full-day pre-kindergarten in a few high poverty communities, expanding art and foreign language programs and restoring some parent liaison positions to improve interaction between school administrators and parents. It was the first budget […]

Lanham, MD (February 24, 2014) Associated Black Charities of Maryland (ABC-MD) announced its award of a planning grant by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) under the EARN Maryland Program to convene healthcare corporations, administrators and providers in drafting a comprehensive and “employer-led” healthcare workforce development plan for Prince George’s and Charles […]

The Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex will host a costume contest to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 28. Dress as one of your favorite African-American heroes and recite a speech pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement. The best presentation will win a prize. For more information: www.pgparks.com.

On Feb. 25, Montpelier Mansion staffers will honor the contributions made by Maryland African-American scientists during a special ceremony at the Deerfield Run Community Center in Laurel. For more information: Pgparks.com. 

Members of Maryland NAACP chapters, including representatives of the Prince George’s chapter, converged on the Maryland statehouse Feb. 24 to urge Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and statewide legislators to place a moratorium on foreclosures until a top-to-bottom investigation is conducted into practices that are leading thousands of homeowners to lose their property. About 15 members […]

After this winter’s episodes of snow and ice, county roads are marked with potholes deep enough to damage tires and, in some places, possibly cause or contribute to accidents. To correct the problem, the Department of Public Works & Transportation Feb. 20 began a pothole repair project. Dozens of repair teams converged on county roads […]