Who holds the power in Prince George’s County depends on how its boundaries are drawn

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• In Prince George’s County, the county redistricting commission has been meeting since March. Two of its three members — former Maryland state senator David C. Harrington and former Prince George’s Community College president Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes — were appointed by the Democratic Central Committee. (There are no Republican appointees, since the Republican candidates did not attain at least 15% of the votes cast in the 2018 County Council race.) The chair, Rev. James J. Robinson, was appointed by the County Council.
• The redistricting commission is required by the county charter to make final recommendations to the county council for new districts by September 1, 2021. The county council will then have until November 30 to either accept the commission’s proposed map or to reject it and draw their own instead.

"Shared Struggle: African and Native intersections with Racial Justice in Prince George's County" - Aug 27th

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Friday, August 27, 12:00 pm - In partnership with the Prince George’s Lynching Memorial Project’s Community Remembrance Committee, this program supports the outreach efforts to honor Thomas Juricks, a victim of a lynching in Piscataway, Maryland. Omar Eaton Martinez of Parks & Planning and Shemika Berry of the Accokeek Foundation will be part of the panel for this webinar event. 

The event will highlight the following:

1. Importance of oral history and remembering the trauma of racial terror despite efforts (historical and current) to erase that history.
2. Intersectionality of the African American and Native American experiences in Prince George's County.
3. Contemporary ways that people are remembering and honoring the victims of racial terror today (such as through Community Remembrance Projects)

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Media Coverage of Our Protest on August 6, 2021

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Passing of Judy Murphy

Dear Neighbors,

We are sad to report the passing of Judy Murphy who with her husband Tim are long-time residents of our area. Please keep Judy, Tim, and their family in your thoughts and prayers.

From Kalas Funeral Home:

Judith Ellen (Fizer) Murphy died at her home in Fort Washington, MD on August 1, 2021. Judith was born December 20, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio to the late William D. and Mary Alice Fizer. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Thomas J. (Tim) Murphy, daughters Linda E. Murphy of Silver Spring, MD, Laura A. (Murphy) Houser (William) of Brookeville, MD, sons Timothy J. of La Plata, MD, and Brian W. of Milton, NY, as well as two grandchildren, Ryan Houser and Moira Houser.
Judith graduated from Francis C. Hammond High School in Alexandria, VA and from the Washington School for Secretaries. Judith taught children in preschool and at daycare, which brought her much joy; though, her greatest joy was her family.
Visitation on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in the school hall, 2317 Brinkley Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in memory of Judy on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in the school hall, 2317 Brinkley Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744. A private interment will be held at a later date at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham. Arrangements by Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 6160 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research or Montgomery and Prince George’s Hospice.

Don't Make Stormwater Drainage Worse with Your Fence

Visit the DPIE website at dpie.mypgc.us and see the reports below for more information: 

• Drainage and Flooding in Prince George’s County 
• DPIE’s Drainage Defects Complaint Program (for new homes)
• Information about Flooding and Flood Insurance
• DPIE Under Construction Newsletter May 2021
• Prince George’s County Stormwater Management Design Manual