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For Deborah Glover, the opportunity to live in a new home on her family property brings her life full circle — back to the intergenerational living she experienced as a young girl and now, as an elder,
First announced during Black History Month in February, the Big Ten Conference recently completed a field trip of 100 student-athletes, coaches, administrators, staff and others from across the conference to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama for a three-day “transformational educational experience.”
Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash Earlier this week, WTOP reported, as well as other news outlets, that PGCPS will go to mask optional for the upcoming school year . This ruling moves away from a mask mandate that was a part of the school system last year. It comes at a time when an Omicron variant, BA.5, one that evades vaccinations, is spreading in the county. There is no guarantee that the spread will slow into fall. It has been predicted that 100 million people could contract the virus . The Biden-Harris administration will roll out a new booster for children 12 years old and older in September. This new booster is meant to combat this current Omicron variant. The county is encouraging students to get vaccinated before returning to school. But these vaccines are not the booster shots that will be released in the fall. However, vaccines as well as masking remain the best mitigation strategies against the virus.
Back To School Tips From PGCPS .
Though it is true that Prince George's County has a relatively high vaccination rate. It is also true that some areas of the county still have low vaccination rates. But vaccination is not the only mitigation strategy to slow the spread of this highly transmissible virus. Improving indoor air quality is another sure strategy coupled with mask-wearing, and vaccines to slow the spread.
As of July 29, in Prince George's County, there are 374 new cases, and the 7-day average is 302 . Prince George's County Health Department has recommended putting on a mask.
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In a Facebook post , Aisha Braveboy, State's Attorney, congratulated Burroughs's win on July 20.
Harrison did not post anything about his win.
Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center has announced it is relocating two miles up the road from its current location in Prince George's County,...
A federal lawsuit shined a light on a dysfunctional courthouse system long in place in Prince George's County.
Elections officials in Prince George’s County have finished counting the votes from the July 19 primary, and a picture of what the new County Council could look like is emerging.
Smart Growth America’s latest edition of Dangerous by Design examines the astonishing 62% increase in the deaths of people struck and killed while walking since 2009. Here is a look at one of the region’s particularly deadly corridors.
The neighborhood around Capitol Heights Metro has the potential to be a vibrant, thriving mixed-use community, with shops and residences, buzzing with pedestrian, bike, and scooter traffic for all; however, Prince George’s officials also need to adopt policies to keep long-time residents in place.
While research shows that possessing a gun raises the risk of violent death, some Black women are desperate for a way to feel safer.
Scientists are developing vaccines to target the virus family that spawned Covid-19. Their efforts could thwart future variants, or even new related viruses.
Though the range of beliefs on abortion is wide within and among groups, leaders of Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist communities agree they have not been represented in the political debate on abortion — and that restrictions could infringe on their rights.
Many of us working to protect access to abortion are doing so because of our faith, not in spite of it.
The Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has dedicated a new monument in Utah to four Black Latter-day
Interfaith America has launched a multi-year, national nonpartisan civic engagement initiative called Vote is Sacred. The vote is Sacred will activate the social capital of higher education and faith communities to underscore the centrality of the vote in a religiously diverse democracy.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
The prevalence of Christian nationalism as an ideology makes it the greatest threat to democracy in America today, writes Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
