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 […]
Drum, Music and Dance Inspire At Black History Month Event
A chorus of drum beats could be heard echoing down the halls of Beltway Plaza Mall on Saturday afternoon, as a crowd of more than 50 community members gathered at the west end of the facility for a celebration of African American music and culture. The event – titled Wellness, Movement, Inspiration – was organized […]
City Council Critiques Revised Beltway Plaza Redevelopment
City Council voted 5-2 to support the Beltway Plaza Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS) at their February 10 regular meeting. Although only Mayor Colin Byrd and Councilmember Rodney Roberts voted against supporting the current version of the PPS, the plan spent more than two hours under intense scrutiny from the council at large. The PPS […]
Police Warn of Robberies Connected to Dating App – Aviso a Residentes
The Greenbelt Police Department released a citizen advisory on February 16 warning residents of a recent string of armed robberies in the 6200 block of Springhill Court involving victims agreeing to meet women through a dating website. According to police, when victims arrived at the agreed-upon location, they were met by armed suspects wearing masks. […]
Democracy in Peril Is Theme Of Greenbelt Youth Musical
The Greenbelt Youth Musical is celebrating its 20th year with a brand-new, world-premiere musical that is both timeless and topical, because it focuses on democracy in peril. The show, Theseus and the Monster in the Maze, tells the spellbinding story of Theseus, the legendary founder and defender of Athenian democracy. Theseus’ story is presented as […]
El legado de la esclavitud en Maryland contado en un programa de historia Afroamericana
Chris Haley, director del proyecto Estudio del Legado de la Esclavitud en Maryland del Archivo del Estado de Maryland, trajo una nota histórica al Programa del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana de Greenbelt del domingo, centrando su presentación principal en cómo era la vida para los afroamericanos en todo el condado de Prince George y […]
Maryland’s Legacy of Slavery Told in Black History Program
Chris Haley, the director of the Maryland State Archive’s Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland project, brought a historical note to Sunday’s Greenbelt Black History Month program, centering his keynote presentation on what life was like for African Americans across Prince George’s County and Maryland prior to the state’s abolition of slavery in […]