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Aug 26, 20191 min read

PGAAMCC Community Chest

On August 24, we hosted the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) as they held their Community Chest...

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Feb 23, 20181 min read

Research: Looking for Descendants

Are you a descendant of one of the early African American families who lived on the land that is now Historic Greenbelt? Or do you have...

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Feb 16, 20181 min read

African American History Month: Rossville Rural Development Homesteads

This c. 1937 Lenore Thomas Straus photograph is of African American laborers at what is now the Community Center. Her "Promote the...

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Feb 9, 20181 min read

Black History Month: Aberdeen Gardens

Another African American New Deal community in the mid-Atlantic region is Aberdeen Gardens in Hampton, VA. It was originally named...

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Feb 2, 20181 min read

African American History Month: Langston Terrace Dwellings

Did you know that there are African American New Deal communities in our region too? Let's learn more about the Langston Terrace...

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