PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDITION
Volume 123 No. 11
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Black Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Expected to Increase
Breast Cancer Study
Saving Black Women
By James Wright Special to the AFRO
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By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent African-American women suffering from breast cancer in the Washington, D.C. area offered some “real talk” about their experiences in a soon-to-be published study. The report’s authors said that while breast cancer is one of the deadliest
While breast cancer is one of the deadliest diseases for Black women, research on African-American women and cancer has been lagging behind. of literature on African-American women breast cancer experiences,” said Phyllis D. Morgan, a certified family nurse practitioner, researcher and coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty in the School of Nursing at Walden University. In her study, Morgan and her colleagues focused on – Kim Barnett one of the more debilitating side effects of breast cancer treatment – fatigue, inviting the participants to offer frank descriptions of their own experiences. The purpose of the exercise was not so much to draw comparisons between Black and White women, but to identify the terminology that may be unique to African-American women, the researchers said.
“I wanted to know that the person who is treating me cares about my life and not just about saving my life.” diseases for Black women – they are more than five times as likely to die from the disease and are less likely to survive five years after their diagnosis compared to their White counterparts – research on African-American women and cancer has been lagging behind. “There are several studies that are focused on Caucasian women and their cancer experiences, but there is still a dearth
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The Nov. 4 general election is expected to produce a record number of Black members of Congress. This will be historic in terms of the number of African American women serving, Black Republicans in both chambers at the same time, and an African American
“We are proud of all of the Democratic women running this year.” – Dr. E. Faye Williams
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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) is one of the Black female representatives expected to be on the way to Washington.
with the most seniority of all members. All of the 44 Blacks serving in the U.S. House and Senate that are running for re-election are expected to win easily. There are four races, however, that will likely increase the
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North Brentwood African American Museum Blesses Site for New Facility By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor The Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center in North
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Brentwood, Md. experienced financial problems a few years ago, almost to the point of closing its doors, however, the museum was able to overcome with the aid of a savvy business plan and federal funds to preserve the history of the town’s Black residents. The center is currently planning to build an addition to its current facility. “The board decided that we were going to live, that we were not going to rollover and shut the doors,” Dr. Jacqueline Brown, executive director of the center told the AFRO Oct. 11 after a blessing ceremony for the site of the
“Our fellow arts programs help to ensure that the arts remain one of our most enduring institutions.” –Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski
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Dr. Jacqueline Brown stands next to rendering of the museum’s new facility. new building. The new facility will be
two stories high and 10,000 square feet. It will house a
gallery, a black box theatre, classrooms, and meeting space. “Every space becomes something else,” Brown said. “Everything is multiuse.” She said she expects to open the doors of the new facility in May of 2016. The center is currently featuring a small historical exhibit of the town’s Black
history. North Brentwood is the oldest Black township in Prince George’s County, Md. The center has been trying to get a museum built for the last 18 years, renting gallery space in nearby areas until recently, when it experienced a lapse in funds and had to sell a majority of the 3.418 acres it owned. Continued on A4
Introducing the New NAACP Nat. Pres.
Brown Proposes Positive Gains on Behalf of the African American Community
By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor
By AFRO Staff
Inspired to help people of all walks of life, Cornell William Brooks, recently appointed president and CEO of the NAACP, wants to expand the civil rights organization into a more 21st Century state of mind. He is currently on a justice tour, traveling state to state to spread the NAACP’s message and listen to members voice their questions, concerns, aspirations, and perspectives on how to make the organization better. “By doing so,” Brooks told the AFRO Oct. 9, “not only are we well positioned to well represent the actualizations Continued on A4
“I’m looking at the NAACP to… reflect the oneness of the African American experience.” – Cornell William Brooks
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) seems destined to become the first Black governor of Maryland—if recent polls are any indication. The AFRO did not get a chance to speak with him or his running mate Ken Ulman about his potentially historic election or how their platform will impact African Americans, as requests for interviews went unmet. However, a look at the Democrats’ campaign website anthonybrown.com and the candidates’ public Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown seems destined to become the remarks offer some insight first Black governor of Maryland—if recent polls are any into what a Brown-Ulman indication. administration will mean for Maryland’s African Americans. Jobs and economic empowerment continues to be a chief issue for African Americans across the nation and in Maryland. Brown has pointed to his support of legislation this year that will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by July 2018 as something that will specifically affect African Americans. In terms of creating jobs, his plan involves infrastructure projects, such as the Red Line and Purple
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