On Wednesday, September 21, about 6 local organizations (one attended virtually) met at the Creative Suitland Arts Center in Suitland, Maryland to receive training on trauma-informed care. Tonier Cain, an international trauma-informed trainer, led a two-and-a-half-hour training session.

Tamoyia Ragsdale-Hashim, a long-time birth advocate and doula, has opened a business, partially, to address the needs of women in DC, Maryland, and Virginia who struggle with mental health issues during the postpartum period.

Who are the candidates challenging County Executive Angela Alsobrooks for her position? There are five candidates, including Angela Alsobrooks, who have filed to run for County Executive.

Januari McKay, a long-time advocate for those in Prince George’s County, and progressive, is running for state delegate in District 23B. She wants those who have been marginalized to be at the center of her politics and policies.

“….it is good to remember that the people who are going into the hospitals right now are probably infected with Delta. So we are in an odd place here in the United States. We are seeing new infections with Omicron, but the severe infections are probably driven by the Delta variant.”