Category: Prince George’s County News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prince George’s County prosecutors are dropping charges against Maryland running back Wes Brown, weeks after he was accused of assaulting a police officer who was questioning him about a shooting, a spokesman said Monday. Prosecutors decided to dismiss the case after reviewing the evidence ahead of a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, […]

A Bowie State University undergraduate with dreams of becoming an immigration lawyer will travel to her childhood home of Nigeria in the fall to study the Yoruba language, as a recipient of the institution’s Boren Scholarship. Iyabode Sodipo, 20, a junior criminal justice major from Baltimore, was selected among hundreds of applicants around the nation […]

Kayla Pasteur, 14, formerly of Ernest Everett Just Middle School in Mitchellville, Md., completed a week-long summer program, July 14-20, at Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Science Training, Education and Preparation (VET STEP). VET STEP is designed to introduce minority 9th – 12th graders to the exciting careers in veterinary medicine. Kayla’s team […]

All Shades of Pink (ASOP) partnered with the Maryland – National Capital Parks & Planning Commission, November 2012, regarding its Wrapped in Comfort Blanket program.  ASOP provided instruction to senior participants at area Senior Activity Centers throughout Prince George’s County. Participants learned how to create signature comfort blankets for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Executive […]

A Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge sentenced Michael A. Johnson, 33, of Hyattsville, Md. to 115 years in prison on July 18 for death threats and more than 70 counts of domestic abuse, including stalking, reckless endangerment and multiple violations of a protective order, all aimed at Angel Williams, his ex-wife. Under the sentence, […]

The first Black astronaut to walk in space July 12 lead an exhibition of what 50 middle school students helped produce in a tough math and science camp at Bowie State University. Under the guidance of Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., the campers created spacesuit coatings that would endure the harsh environment of space but […]

Rev. John K. Jenkins, Sr. looked out at the congregation of First Baptist Church of Glendarden and sighed. Less than 12 hours after jurors in Sanford, Fla., found George Zimmerman not guilty in the fatal shooting of unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin, he was having “trouble” coming to terms with the verdict and what it […]

April Nelson and Kristyl Nelson may not pose a threat, just yet, to television mogul Oprah Winfrey’s position on Forbes Magazine’s 2013 list of billionaire entrepreneurs, but the two Upper Marlboro, Md. women are no strangers to the world of successful business owners. And, given enough time, skill and luck, Lash Love, the company the […]

The Prince George’s County Council is trying to make sure ex-convicts have a path into productive roles in society after prison now that Maryland has become the ninth state to “Ban the Box.” The state recently enacted legislation to remove questions about criminal history from state job applications and forced consideration of such questions until […]

For Kevin Maxwell, the recent call from County Executive Rushern Baker III was both a summons to run Prince George’s County’s public school system and an invitation to come home. “This is my home,” said Maxwell, the newly appointed superintendent for Prince George’s County Schools. “I never left because this is my home.” Although he […]

Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown recently received the endorsements of elected officials from more than 70 municipalities across the state who support his gubernatorial bid. “I’m honored to have the support of 70 of Maryland’s hardest working municipal leaders and look forward to working with them to build a better Maryland,” Brown said in a […]

Bowie State University awarded Ashford and Simpson, the legendary soul singing group, an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree May 17. The degree was conferred at the school’s commencement ceremony in College Park and comes after Bowie State recently established a scholarship named for the late Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the Ashford and Simpson […]