Briefs: July 2020 Edition
Black Lives Matter in Hyattsville’s city park Hyattsville resident Sage Morgan-Hubbard organized a community event, Family March for Black Lives,…
Lights in the darkness: Residents peacefully protest racism in America
By Lindsay Myers and Emily Strab Several local peaceful protests have garnered city-wide attention as the Hyattsville community grapples with…
Route 1 Mask Match provides homemade cloth masks to area residents
By Sophie Gorman Oriani A group of committed craftivists is doing their part to slow the spread of coronavirus, one…
DeMatha All-American Jack Bulger weighing college baseball vs. the pros
By Chris McManes Jack Bulger is pleased with the two major decisions he’s made in his young life. The biggest…
Hyattsville reacts to the reinstatement of officers
By Sophie Gorman Oriani Over the six weeks since the reinstatement of six officers involved in the Sept. 26…
Graduation goes virtual, mobile
A tight cluster of caps taking flight — an iconic image of a pre-pandemic graduation. This year’s graduation celebrations, however,…
From The Editor: Words aren’t enough against racism
By Maria D. James “Hello, Hyattsville.” These two words were the headline of my first column for this paper…
Hyattsville celebrates 2020 graduates
By Anuoluwapo A. Adefiwitan Hyattsville pulled out all the stops to celebrate the city’s graduates today amidst the ongoing pandemic….
In memoriam: Dr. David Driskell
The greatness in our midst By Stuart Eisenberg Not every Hyattsville resident has been the subject of a scholarly biography,…
Chase Young, two others, the latest DeMatha football players heading to NFL
By Chris McManes When Bill McGregor was named to return as head football coach at DeMatha on Jan. 4, 2019,…