Bowie Residents Respond to Hate Speech in Their Community - Issue #22
Bowie Residents Respond to Hate Speech in Their Community - Issue #22
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On Sunday, I attended a rally in Bowie, Maryland. Various religious leaders gathered to talk about the latest hate crimes against the local Jewish community, and Black people. In the article, we also look at the hate crimes in Maryland as a whole.
Excerpt:
"It was important to put this event together because we could not let hatred rear its ugly head in our great city and say nothing in response," said Tameeka Washington, founder and president of Interfaith Coalition of Bowie. "We are proudly diverse in Bowie and united in purpose in facing down bigotry and racism. So, it made sense to gather our faith and local leaders as well as the Bowie State community to say loudly and together that there is no place for that here. Not today and not ever."
Link: t.ly/j9RI
Local Politics
Angela Alsobrooks has endorsed Wes Moore, 2022 candidate for governor. Here, in this video, Alsobrooks explains her decision in this video.
Quote: "I was most attracted, quite honestly, to his humility and, from what I sensed, as having a keen understanding of people; what our needs are all across the spectrum, not just Prince Georgians. I am convinced that he is a person who sees all of us," said Alsobrooks.
Alsobrook also met with all the candidates, seemingly, before making her decision. Former Prince George's County County Executive Rushern Baker, who is running against Moore, said Alsobrooks called him while he was doing door knocking in Prince George's County to inform him that she's chosen to endorse Moore.
Baker responded to Alsobrooks's endorsement of Moore with a Facebook, and Tweet post.
Excerpt:
I have the deepest respect for County Executive County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Because of my deep belief in her, I’ve been happy to provide counsel and advice to her over the years. In the face of competitive races for State’s Attorney and County Executive, I enthusiastically endorsed her. That’s why I’m extremely disappointed in her decision to support one of our opponents at such a precarious time.
When I entered the office of County Executive, Prince George’s County residents were reeling from the effects of a recession and ethical neglect. Eight years later, when I left the office of County Executive, you could feel the impact. We cut crime in half; became an economic engine for the state, leading in job creation; we were on track to build a brand new state-of-the art hospital; and the Purple Line construction had begun—things were growing.
The Map
On March 7, The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned the David-Franklin map that was passed in Prince George's Council back in November. See here
I interviewed DW Rowlands. I asked Rowlands this: Now that the Davis-Franklin map has passed, is there a way in which this ruling can be overturned?
"The only way the redistricting map could be changed at this point is if the courts intervened in some way. I think there have been suggestions there might be a lawsuit, but it's not at all clear what the grounds would be or how it would succeed," Rowlands replied.
Board Of Education
Belinda Queen has officially resigned from her Board of Education position to run for the County Council seat in District 6. Queen is the third board member to exit the position. Raaheela Ahmed, a former board member, also resigned to run for Maryland State Senate, representing District 23. Edward Burroughs resigned last year and has become a County Council Member, representing District 8.
COVID-19
March 17 - COVID-19 in Prince George's County
New Cases (Prince George's County): 32
7-day average cases: 3.5 (which is still high, but the CDC ranks this as low). The state's 7-day average is 5.
Fort Washington, MD: Total COVID-19 cases: 9,378, one of the highest COVID-19 case count in the state.
Total Cases: 169, 514
Hospitalizations: 174
New Deaths: 3 person died
Cumulative Death: 2, 083
Vaccinations: 86 percent (1 dose)
73 percent (2 doses)
From The City of Laurel:
"Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced today that the County’s COVID-19 emergency declaration will not be extended past the current expiration date and will expire on March 9, 2022, at 5:00 PM.
The County’s percentage of positive tests continues to be below 2% and cases have remained below 100 per day since February 7, 2022. The County’s current positivity rate as of March 7 is 1.7%, and the weekly case rate per 100,000 residents is 28.37." link
Education
