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a man in blue long sleeves playing with his baby
Posted inLifestyle

Pastors in the DMV Reflect on Significance of Father’s Day and Juneteenth

by Hamil R. Harris June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

While dads in America will be honored on Sunday on the annual celebration known as Father’s Day, the familiar holiday shares the day this year with Juneteenth – the newest national holiday which President Joe Biden approved in 2021.

Alvin Thornton (left), chair of the Prince George's County school board, speaks during a Nov. 13 rally in Annapolis to push for an end to a 13-year lawsuit for Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities to receive adequate funding. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal

Alvin Thornton, Prince George’s School Board Chair, to Resign

by WI Guest Author December 11, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience, Community

Black Brothers from the DMV Remember 1995: ‘We Were Part of History’

by Hamil R. Harris October 14, 2020December 21, 2021
Protesters hold signs during a Sept. 15 rally outside Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland, against school resource officers in Prince George's County schools. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Debate Rages Over School Resource Officers in Prince George’s

by William J. Ford September 14, 2020December 21, 2021
Michelle Obama
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Politics

Michelle Obama Rallies Behind Biden, Condemns Trump’s Behavior

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 19, 2020December 21, 2021
An employee at Crossland High School in Temple Hills waits for documentation to distribute a Google Chromebook to a student on April 2. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s Officials Review Education Budget Amid Complaint About Summer School Fees

by William J. Ford April 28, 2020December 21, 2021
The Kirwan Commission Funding Formula work group recommended approvals to split the cost between state and local governments for funding public education over the next 10 years. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local, William J. Ford

Kirwan Group Recommends $4B for Md. Public Education

by William J. Ford October 15, 2019December 21, 2021
Danielle Farrie (right) presents an assessment of Maryland in comparison to other states on education funding in Annapolis on Aug. 1. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Local

Maryland Needs to Distribute Education Funding Equally: Report

by William J. Ford August 1, 2019December 21, 2021
Prince George’s County Public Schools interim Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson takes part in "Coffee and Conversations" at Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Glenn Dale, Maryland, on April 13. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

Prince George’s Co. Officials Host Community Forum to Improve Schools

by Hamil R. Harris April 17, 2019December 21, 2021
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks introduces longtime education expert and advocate Alvin Thornton (right) as the new chair of the county's school board. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLocal, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Thornton Back at the Helm of Prince George’s School Board

by William J. Ford December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

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