Maryland Primaries Are April 28; Voter Registration Closes April 7
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t know this is the season of primary elections for the two major political parties to select their presidential candidates? Probably not. If anything, Marylanders have been wondering if they would get a chance to contribute their two cents. This year, Maryland voters will go to the polls on […]
County and City Encourage 2020 Census Participation
Are Prince George’s County and Greenbelt residents informed and Census-ready? By law, every 10 years, the U.S Census Bureau counts every resident in the United States. Your participation determines your federal, state and local representation, and how billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed. If our communities are undercounted, we miss out on an […]
SHL Students, Staff, Celebrate African American Culture, Vote
Over 200 parents and students attended the African American history celebration at Springhill Lake Elementary School on February 27, according to Springhill Lake teacher and program coordinator Paulette Chung. More than 50 students and staff members participated in the program, which consisted of a chorus performance, a poetry reading by first-grader Marla Powe and an […]
County Approves Preliminary Plan For Beltway Plaza Redevelopment
On February 20, the Prince George’s County Planning Board voted to approve the Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS) for the Beltway Plaza redevelopment proposed by GB Mall Limited Partnership. The approval was dependent upon conditions set out by the board, which focused mainly on bike and pedestrian accessibility within and around the site. The Greenbelt […]
News Review to Match Donations For V. Beauchamp Scholarship
The Greenbelt News Review will be matching all donations, up to a total of $5,000, made to the University of Maryland’s Virginia W. Beauchamp Scholarship through March, Women’s History Month. This scholarship is named in honor of University of Maryland Professor Emerita Virginia Beauchamp, who founded the university’s Department of Women’s Studies in 1975. She […]
Delegate Washington: Funding Increases Will Benefit Schools
At his first table talk of the year held in Greenbelt’s New Deal Café, Delegate Alonzo Washington discussed funding for education and House Bill 1300, which is intended to implement recommendations from the Kirwan Commission and improve Maryland’s school system. Washington, the delegate for the 22nd District and chair of the Education subcommittee, went through […]
La pregunta sobre la ciudadanía no está incluida en el Censo 2020
Al completar el Censo 2020, a los residentes no se les preguntará si ellos o alguien en su hogar son ciudadanos estadounidenses, según la Oficina del Censo de los EE.UU. En 2019, la Corte Suprema dictaminó que la decisión del Departamento de Comercio de incluir una pregunta de ciudadanía en el Censo 2020 violaba la […]
Women Led the Way to Polls: Gibbs Recalls Their Struggles
Historian C.R. Gibbs described the challenges and victories of African American suffragettes to an engaged audience at the Greenbelt Library on Tuesday, February 11. Gibbs is the author or coauthor of six books on African American history and won the 2008 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation in Public Education from the D.C. Preservation League. […]
Students Create Clay Tiles Evoking Eleanor Roosevelt
Two hundred Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) students are working with Artist in Residence Parran Collery to create stoneware tiles that reflect their dreams for the future. These tiles, once fired and glazed, will be assembled and installed in the stairwell near the school’s main lobby. The completed installation will be three tiles high, running […]
Citizenship Question Not Included in 2020 Census
When completing the 2020 Census, residents will not be asked if they or anyone in their home is a U.S. citizen, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the Commerce Department’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census violated federal law. The reason for the court’s […]