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Former District Heights, Maryland, Mayor Johnathan Medlock (left) is sworn in as a interim member of the Prince George's County Council by Mahasin El Amin, clerk of the county's circuit court, during a ceremony May 9. Medlock fills vacated District 6 seat on the council until December. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Medlock Sworn In to Prince George’s County Council

by William J. Ford May 9, 2022May 11, 2022

Tequila Butler (right) files Naomi Smith's nails during a Mother’s Day luncheon at Prince George’s Ballroom in Landover, Maryland, on May 5. Smith joined 149 other mothers who received treatment such as a catered meal, massage therapy and pictures taken. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Women Pampered in Style During Mother’s Day Luncheon

by William J. Ford May 5, 2022May 11, 2022

**FILE** Rushern L. Baker III (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Gubernatorial Candidates Outline Top Policies for a More Progressive Agenda

by William J. Ford May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

District Heights, Maryland, Mayor Johnathan M. Medlock (Courtesy photo)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Council Appoints District Heights Mayor to Fill Vacant Seat

by William J. Ford May 3, 2022May 4, 2022

**FILE** The 15th Street SW entrance of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C. ( Tim Evanson via Wikimedia Commons)

Prince George's County

U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Relocating to Prince George’s

by WI Web Staff May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System’s Pebble pop-up library will open inside Arts’tination gallery at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on April 30. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Library System Opens Pop-Up Location at National Harbor

by William J. Ford April 27, 2022May 4, 2022

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Council Hears from Residents on Filling Vacancy

by William J. Ford April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Del. Darryl Barnes, who chairs the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, speaks April 5 during the 90-day legislative session in Annapolis. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Barnes: ‘Need Diversity and Inclusion’ in Maryland Business Climate

by William J. Ford April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Maryland comptroller and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Franchot extends his arms in appreciation after receiving a standing ovation during an April 23 community rally at Tucker Road Athletic Complex in Fort Washington. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Governor Hopeful Franchot Holds Rally in Prince George’s

by William J. Ford April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Maryland Senate President Pro Tem Melony Griffith (left) and House Speaker Adrienne Jones (right) join Gov. Larry Hogan at the State House in Annapolis on April 21 as the first two Black women serving as presiding officers to sign bills into law. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Griffith, Jones Make History Signing Maryland Bills Into Law

by William J. Ford April 21, 2022April 21, 2022