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    Sandra "Pinky" Dorsey, puts on her necklace before heading to the grand entry of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, at the The Show Place Arena, in Upper Marlboro, MD, Saturday, September 23, 2023.
    Four Black cowgirls from Maryland ride together again. This time in search of sisterhood.
    The Cowgirls of Color made national headlines after The Guardian published an article recognizing the riders’ aim to win the relay division of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo as an all-female team, while simultaneously seeking to change the narrative about rodeo as a competition dominated by men.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, second to left, reacts to a comment made by Rep. Steny Hoyer and Sen. Ben Cardin during a press conference on the selection of Greenbelt as the site of the new FBI headquarters on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 in Greenbelt.
    Steny Hoyer’s big win: Congressman ‘quarterbacked’ effort to bring FBI to Maryland
    During a series of victory speeches Friday, politicians praised Hoyer’s leadership. He was variously called the champion, quarterback, captain and general manager of the “Team Maryland” effort to win the FBI headquarters for Greenbelt.
    The FBI headquarters is seen on February 2, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Federal officials chose Greenbelt Wednesday as the site for the next headquarters.
    As Maryland cheers FBI HQ decision, critics question selection process
    The project is seen as a potential boon to Prince George’s County and the state, bringing thousands of jobs to a majority-Black county that has relatively few federal agency offices despite being so close to the nation’s capital.
    Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives at her trial at United States District Court, Greenbelt Division, last week.
    Letters: Would Baltimore’s civil rights giants let Marilyn Mosby go it alone?
    Offering support to the former Baltimore state's attorney as she faces criminal prosecution would be following a legacy established by civil rights giants of the past, Haki S. Ammi, a community activist and author, says.
    Kyle Longerbeam, Jermain Williams and Timothy Hawkins, all Bowie State University students, flip through a book in the Maryland Correctional Institution library on August 1, 2023.
    Why a Maryland HBCU started a college degree program for men in prison
    Bowie State University has about 20 students at Jessup Correctional Institution working toward a bachelor's degree in sociology.
    Breaking News alert
    Maryland man serving in Israel Defense Forces killed by Hezbollah missile
    Omer Balva, of Rockville, was killed near the Israel-Lebanon border by an antitank missile fired by the militant group Hezbollah, according to The Washington Post.
    Jason Billingsley raises his hands as he’s apprehended at a Bowie train station on Sept. 30, 2023, in this still image taken from surveillance video obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
    Video: Marshals swarm train station to arrest Jason Billingsley in killing of tech CEO
    Jason Billingsley had been on the run for days after an alleged crime spree in Baltimore. Surrounded in Bowie, he raised his arms and surrendered.
    A little boy takes a standardized test on a laptop.
    How two-dozen Prince George’s County schools drastically improved English test scores
    Several school leaders said they used data to target help for struggling students.
    Maryland State Police said Sunday they found two male victims with non-life-threatening injuries in front of Bowie State University’s Center for Business and Graduate Studies.
    Bowie State adds police, security measures in wake of shooting
    In a letter to the school, Bowie State president Aminta Breaux told students and staff to expect “an increased presence of police and security officers with support from local police agencies and security services.”
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks before President Joe Biden’s visit to Baltimore on Jan. 30, 2023. Biden touted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, which will help to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.
    2 community colleges receive grants for commercial driver’s license programs
    Prince George’s Community College and Community College of Baltimore County received $173,640 and $197,410 respectively, to help with the cost of tuition for veterans, refugees and the underserved.
    Thomas Smallwood is considered the first person to use the phrase “underground railroad,” which he did when writing about how he led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom.
    Commentary: Thomas Smallwood’s ‘underground railroad’ freed hundreds in Maryland, D.C.
    Thomas Smallwood led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom and made a point of letting the public, including enslavers, know what his “underground railroad” had achieved.
    Breaking News alert
    Woman killed in early morning shooting in Laurel
    When police arrived, they found a female victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
    Khoi Young of Bowie brought home two silver medals and a bronze from Belgium.
    Bowie gymnast Khoi Young wins 3 medals at world championships
    Young leaves the world championships in Belgium as the most decorated athlete on the U.S. men's team.
    Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
    Suspect Jason Billingsley apprehended by U.S. Marshals in killing of Baltimore tech CEO
    The registered sex offender was taken into custody after 11 p.m. at a train station in Bowie, U.S. Marshals confirmed.
    Portrait of Marilyn Mosby at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office.
    Judge moves Marilyn Mosby’s perjury and fraud case to Greenbelt, orders 2 trials
    Mosby, 43, who was in office from 2015-2023, is charged in U.S. District Court in Baltimore with two counts of perjury and making false statements on a loan application
    Frances Tiafoe of the United States reacts against Ben Shelton of the United States during their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 5, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    Maryland native Frances Tiafoe loses US Open quarterfinal to Ben Shelton
    The matchup, which began in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday evening and ended after midnight on Wednesday, was the first major quarterfinal between two African American men in the Open era, which dates to 1968.
    Prince George’s officer suspended after viral video shows him kissing woman, getting in police car
    The video shows a uniformed officer closely embracing and kissing a female before they both hopped in the the backseat of his marked vehicle.
    Credit: CBS News Baltimore.
    Odenton farm cows seen roaming miles away in Bowie neighborhood
    The cows have been spotted in more than five places around the streets and neighborhoods of Bowie.
    Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
    Former College Park mayor pleads guilty to child pornography charges
    Patrick Wojahn, 47, pleaded guilty to 60 counts of distribution of child pornography, 40 counts of possession of child pornography and 40 counts of possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute, according to a press release from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
    Paul Milewski of Wisconsin,  Robert Koontz, 79, of Waldorf MD, and William Bach of South Carolina, compete in the 100-meter at South Fayette High School, in McDonald, PA, during the National Senior Games, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
    Too old for gold? Not these senior athletes.
    More than 1,000 medal events took place over twelve 12 days in 21 different, sports including basketball, swimming, table tennis, track and field, and badminton.
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