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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has kicked off its free Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program. More than 2,000 children in third through eighth grade are encouraged to participate. SEEK’s mission is to build a pipeline to engineering careers for African-American and other minority youth who are underrepresented in the field. SEEK […]

First Annual New Dimensions Church Community Day will be held Sat July 14th, 2012 from 11a until 3p. The church is located at 10401 Lanham Severn Road Lanham, MD 20706 The Admission is free! The day will include: A “Tribute to the Troops” where we will be recognizing and celebrate the soldiers in our area […]

Participants are needed for a new study at The National Institute of Health. ClinSeq is an exciting new study that is looking at how genes may cause or contribute to common diseases, such as heart disease. The ClinSeq study needs African American, African or Afro-Caribbean volunteers between the ages of 45 and 65, who have […]

ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 28, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act: “President Obama and Congress chose to pass the Affordable Care Act because the status quo was hurting our ability to create jobs, expand opportunity, […]

On Sunday, July 1, Metro fares and parking fees increased. You can view a summary of all fare changes on Metro’s website, but the best way to determine the new fare for your trip is to use Metro’s Trip Planner and enter a travel date of July 1 or later. (Use July 2 to calculate peak-period fares.) A few […]

The D.E.A.R. “Community” Book Drive will be held until Friday, July 31 2012. If you have new or old books and would like to donate, you are encouraged to drop them off at the following locations:   *Beltsville Community Center *Berwyn Heights Community Center *Bladensburg Community Center *College Park Community Center *College Park Youth Service […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) launched its summer meals program this week and will feed thousands of students at sites throughout the county in the coming months. An event celebrating the launch of the 2012 program was held at Rolling Terrace Elementary School Tuesday (June 26, 2012) and included Montgomery County Board of Education Vice […]