University of Maryland to Honor Its Latino/a Graduates May 17
According to Pew Research Hispanic Center, college enrollment for the Latino/a community was at three percent in 1972. Today, the enrollment has sharply risen to 16.5 percent, which means more and more Latino/a youth are enrolling (and staying) in college. On May 17, University of Maryland at College Park will celebrate its Latino/a graduates with its 9th annual Latino/a Graduation Ceremony on May 17. The goal of the ceremony, which recognizes the success and achievements of the Latino/a student community, is to motivate and encourage future Latino/a UMD students to reach degree achievement ...
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Over 150 Nominated to Be Recognized in Prize Edition
Over 150 nominees are under final consideration for the 2013 Who’s Who in Prince George’s edition to be published this month. The edition represents the second time Prince George’s Suite Magazine produces an edition that recognizes residents, business and faith leaders who help improve the county’s quality of life. Framers of the edition say that the number of submissions has exceeded expectation but the intent is to keep the final count at 100. “We are really excited at the number of nominations that have come in,” says Associate Publisher Maria Lopez-Ber...
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County Profile Is Aided By Who’s Who Listings
These days, the term VIP is too often generally affiliated with the roped off booths of nightclubs eager to triple the price for a bottle of whatever. But in circles above drunken parties, the leaders of a particular culture still represent the present foundation of its power and its vision for future growth. And because of that 2013 Who’s Who in Prince George’s is an important and worthy thing to do, according to its framers. “It’s an important tool toward increasing county profile,” says Prince George’s Suite Media Publisher Raoul Dennis. “When you...
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Guns and the Survival of a 21st Century Society
You were more likely to hear a pin drop on the floor than hear two words from Olu—even if you were standing right next to him. I did that a couple of times. He and I stood near the wall of the church, watching congregation members move about as if we were Ebenezer and the Ghost of Christmas Present: there but not there at the same time. And if any sound were made after we said hello, it would have been drowned out by the dropping pin. But still waters run very deep. And that was Olu. He was a student of philosophy, a self-described warrior for Christ and a humble working man. He’d...
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Maryland Senator Ben Cardin Hosts Town Hall on Sequestration and Federal Budget with Census Bureau Employees
While much has been written about the recent sequestration, there are still a lot of questions looming concerning its true impact on the American public. Last week, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) aimed to answer some of those queries when he held the latest in a series of town halls with federal employees. It was his first meeting with federal workers since the sequestration and the start of the debate on a Continuing Resolution, which would maintain the freeze on federal pay. Sen. Cardin, a Senate Finance Committee member, met with U.S. Census Bureau employees on the afternoon of Mar. 18 at the ...
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The Diva de la Banda, Jenni Rivera, Influenced Music, Domestic Violence and Marketing During Her Stellar Career
Sadly and tragically, the diva of banda music is gone. Many around the world learned that Jenny Dolores Rivera Saavedra, 43, better known as Jenni Rivera, died in a plane crash in the early hours of December 9 near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico, following a concert in Monterrey. She was on her way to Tolucato to appear on the second season premiere of the reality show and singing competition, La Voz México, on which Rivera was to be one of the judges. All seven on board the small plane perished. Rivera was at the peak of her career. Rivera's songs were mainly about social...
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