Category: Prince George’s County News

The Taking Effective Action are partnering with Love A.M.E. Church and New Beginnings Community Church to host a two-act play entitled “Things Aren’t Always What They Seem” on Dec. 1 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the New Beginnings Community Fellowship Church, 16508 Old Central Ave. The play highlights HIV/AIDS as well as STDs […]

Speak Up & Speak Out is a youth mentorship program located at 6801 Bock Rd. The program will be hosting their first meeting on Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The mentors hope to empower, engage, and promote strong mental health within the youth in the area. The event is free. Speak Up […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and a host of legal and elected leaders remember retired Maryland Circuit Court Judge William Missouri as a brilliant legal mind whose legacy of service went far beyond listening to cases and clearing court dockets. Judge William Missouri died Nov. 21. His funeral will be held Nov. 30. (Courtesy […]

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker recently teamed up with the Washington NFL team and an army of volunteers to pass out turkeys and other food items to 2,500 of the county’s poorest residents. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker along with the Washington NFL team and volunteers handed out turkeys and other food items […]

The holiday season brings images of savory collard greens gingered with smoked meats, the piquant smell of ham glazed with honey and decadent cobblers. For Upper Marlboro-based baker and pastry chef Ian Barthley, this year’s holiday festivities are particularly sweet because he is currently competing in a baking game show on the Food Network. Ian […]

Juan Stewart Jr., longtime resident of District 7, said he wants to help his community prosper. In order to do that, he has decided to seek the Democratic nomination for the District 7 Prince George’s County Council seat in 2018. Juan Stewart says he wants to improve the lives of central Prince Georgians. (Courtesy photo) […]

Investigators in a Maryland suburb of Washington say a woman and her adult son have died after a house fire. Mark Brady is a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. He says in an email that the fire was reported in the afternoon of Nov. 15 in a one-story house in Temple Hills, […]

Three men are in custody after police say they shot at a car while driving along a road in Walker Mill, Md. on Nov. 16. Police believe the suspects shot at two men in a car as they drove in the area of Walker Mill and Old Walker Mill roads, just after midnight. A short […]

In a season where dreams have been deferred, Bowie State’s football program remains on the precipice of history.  Despite missing a chance to play for a CIAA championship, the Bulldogs will begin the quest for a national title by hosting Delta State in an NCAA Division II first round playoff on the Prince George’s County […]

Bob Ross, the president of the Prince George’s County chapter of the NAACP recently told the AFRO that his organization is dealing with several cases of racial prejudice. Bob Ross, the president of the Prince George’s County chapter of the NAACP. (Courtesy Photo) According to Ross, the cases, including a dispute between two neighbors and a […]

Two months after their 19-year-old daughter was abducted from a sandwich shop inside the gate of Norfolk Naval base, the parents of Ashanti Billie have more questions than answers. Prince George’s County resident Ashanti Billie was found dead in Charlotte, N.C. after allegedly being kidnapped. (Courtesy photo) The FBI and a task force of Navy […]

GLENARDEN, Md. (AP) — New court documents allege that administrators at a Maryland elementary school ignored warning signs from an aide who was later charged with sex abuse. Deonte Carraway is currently in prison after being convicted of sexual abuse of minors. (Courtesy photo) The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the documents focus on the […]