The Associated Press An official says seven students at a Maryland elementary school have used razor blades from pencil sharpeners to cut their arms. A spokesman for Prince George’s County public schools said Tuesday that a William Paca Elementary School parent alerted staff to her concerns March 29, leading the district to send a crisis […]
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Vick and Church Leaders Seek to Inspire Next Generation
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO On April 13 and 14, First Baptist Church of Glenarden was filled with more than two-thousand men for the 18th annual “Mighty Men of Valor,” a conference tailored for men to have a weekend of, “fellowship, training and celebration,” said its founder, the Rev Dr. Clifford Ashe. Ashe […]
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Black-Owned Studio Tones Bodies
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Caption: Maya Dennis (left), Jillian Carter (center) and Alexis Miller (right), all work at Sidebarre, a Black-owned barre company that teaches classes in D.C. and Maryland. Carter, 24, formerly a pointe ballerina, started the company in January after she noticed a lack of diversity at mainstream barre studios. […]
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As County Executive, Muse will Elevate Inner-Beltway Areas
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Maryland Sen. C. Anthony Muse said that he will work to bring development to all parts of Prince George’s County as the next county executive and not just to areas that are considered a priority by the business community for development. Muse made his remarks April 16 at the […]
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Gubernatorial Candidate Launches Criminal Justice Reform Plan
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO In a state where there is a crowded field of Democratic contenders challenging a popular Republican incumbent, Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous is calling for sweeping reforms in the criminal justice system. Jealous, the former President and CEO of the NAACP, said while apprehending violent offenders will […]
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Leader in AME Zion Church Remembered as “An Anointed, Gifted and Extraordinary Woman”
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. editor It wasn’t referred to as a funeral, but a “Service of Triumph” as family, friends, congregants and distinguished leaders from the AME Zion Church said “see you next time” to the Rev. Dr. Kathryn Gertrude Brown, associate minister of Judah Temple AME Zion Church in Bowie, Maryland. The […]
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New Maryland Black Legislative Caucus Chair Lays Out Vision
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO With the March 29 election of Maryland Delegate Darryl Barnes (District 25) to chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Prince George’s County now has two people advocating its interests in the caucus. Barnes and Delegate Jazz Lewis, the caucus’ new secretary, both represent Prince George’s […]
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Dr. Aminta Breaux Takes the Helm at Bowie State U.
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO AC Jordan Basketball Arena on the campus of Bowie State University was awash in in a sea of black and gold Thursday, with students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters crowding into the transformed gym of Maryland’s oldest HBCU. The campus overflowed with well-wishers from all corners of the state […]
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Time to End the Prince George’s County Pay Gap
By Donna Edwards, Special to the AFRO This week, our nation marked the 22nd observance of Equal Pay Day — the day when women will make the same amount of money their male counterparts made the previous calendar year– four months into the year. President Kennedy signed our first Equal Pay Day law in 1963 […]
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St. Anselm’s Abbey School Dominates Sandy Springs Friends HS
By Daniel Kucin Jr., Special to the AFRO St. Anselm’s Abbey School’s baseball team notched an 11-1 victory over Sandy Springs Friends High School located in Sandy Springs, Maryland April 5. Panthers juniors Carlo Pizzano and Declan Friel were nearly unstoppable at the dish. Pizzano had two hits, scored two runs and accounted for two RBI […]
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Jones Wants to Make Prince George’s County Safer
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Sylvester Jones, a seasoned law enforcement professional, wants to make Prince George’s County safer by serving as its next sheriff. “I ran for sheriff against Melvin High in 2014 and while I came in second, I amassed 10,000 votes in four months of campaigning,” Jones told the AFRO. “I […]
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Prince George’s County Keeps Funding Shelter Despite Complaints
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Despite reports of rodents, moldy food and poor living conditions, Prince George’s County has decided to continue funding the Family Crisis Center, the non-profit organization that runs the county’s only domestic violence shelter. Prince George’s County law mandates that money collected from marriage license fees must be directed to […]