(WASHINGTON) — Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) penned a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, demanding an explanation for the circumstances around the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who led the Department of…
Almost a year later, DC protesters keep up their weekly Target boycotts
On the sidewalk outside of the Columbia Heights shopping mall on Saturday morning, a group of about 10 protestors scattered around the entrances.
As young Americans struggle with mental health, online support surges — including in Maryland
Adolescents across the country have increasingly suffered from anxiety and depression over the last 10 years, and school officials in Prince George’s County noticed the same trend locally. So when the county’s public school system needed to support its struggling…
On school safety, Maryland school board candidates push for officers, mental health services
The school safety problem is a national one. Violent incidents increased 49% in the nation’s schools the 2023-2024 school year, according to the Educator’s School Safety Network.
From D.C. to Dakar, basketball connections stretch over the Atlantic
KIGALI, Rwanda – On June 1, African basketball fans packed DK Arena in Rwanda’s capital city to witness the apex of the sport on their continent. It was the championship game of the Basketball Africa League, a league established by…
On child care, a fitful search for local solutions to a national problem
America’s child care shortage extends far beyond Maryland, the overall condition of child care in the U.S. being described as a “dumpster fire”.
African basketball’s changing of the guard
SALY, Senegal – Joel Embiid, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo. These are the elite African professional basketball players that National Basketball Association fans have known over the decades, towering big men who dominate the low post on both ends of the…
Five things to know about the Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League started in 2021 and has become the premier continental basketball league in Africa. From how to qualify for the finals to a women’s program to promote female success in the sports industry, here are five things…