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2 days ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lateshia Beachum |Jasmine Hilton
Braveboy declares victory in Prince George’s county executive special election (washingtonpost.com) Braveboy declares victory in Prince George’s county executive special election By Lateshia Beachum; Jasmine Hilton 2025060412405000 Democrat Aisha Braveboy was on her way to becoming Prince George's County's next county executive Tuesday night after sweeping the majority of the county's vote in a special election that drew more than 31,000 votes.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lateshia Beachum
Prince George’s County credit is downgraded amid federal spending cuts (washingtonpost.com) Prince George’s County credit is downgraded amid federal spending cuts By Lateshia Beachum 2025052412000000 The bond rating agency Moody's downgraded Prince George's County's credit this week, citing the Maryland county's sensitivity to federal spending cuts and its long-standing budget problems amid rising debt and interest rates in the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Michael Brice-Saddler |Lateshia Beachum
This news station is the ‘voice of a community.’ Budget cuts may silence it. (washingtonpost.com) This news station is the ‘voice of a community.’ Budget cuts may silence it. By Michael Brice-Saddler; Lateshia Beachum 2025051810000000 Dressed sharply with his microphone in hand, the 22-year-old reporter tuned out the crowd of protesters behind him.
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3 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lateshia Beachum
She wanted to freeze her eggs. She passed a law to make it accessible. (washingtonpost.com) She wanted to freeze her eggs. She passed a law to make it accessible. By Lateshia Beachum 2025051116300000 Staring at the degrees and certificates that decorate her suburban Maryland office, Prince George's County Council member Wanika B. Fisher pondered the sacrifices she made to become a public servant.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lateshia Beachum |Vivian Ho |Erin Cox
Six Flags America to close. Another rickety turn for an ailing Maryland county. (washingtonpost.com) Six Flags America to close. Another rickety turn for an ailing Maryland county. By Lateshia Beachum; Vivian Ho; Erin Cox 2025050210591900 The abrupt news that Six Flags America will permanently close after 25 years blindsided Prince George's council member Wala Blegay.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Lateshia Beachum |Erin Cox
Home to the Commanders sees a benefit in the team’s departure to D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Home to the Commanders sees a benefit in the team’s departure to D.C. By Lateshia Beachum; Erin Cox 2025043010000000 The loss of the Washington Commanders to D.C. comes during an uncertain time for the Maryland community that has been the football team's home for 28 years.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Katie Mettler |Maria Paul |María Luisa Paúl |Jasmine Hilton |Lateshia Beachum
How a defunct gang registry helped deliver Kilmar Abrego García to a Salvadoran prison (washingtonpost.com) How a defunct gang registry helped deliver Kilmar Abrego García to a Salvadoran prison By Katie Mettler; María Luisa Paúl; Jasmine Hilton; Lateshia Beachum 2025041910005600 The path to Kilmar Abrego García's deportation to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador began six years ago, when a suburban Maryland police detective typed a critical allegation into a Gang Interview Field Sheet....
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2 months ago | 
phillytrib.com | Michael Brice-Saddler |Lateshia Beachum
David and Cheryl Taylor built their lives on federal salaries. He was a 20-year-old warehouse worker in 1973, aching for a better opportunity when a friend told him about the U.S. Postal Service exam. Soon, he had a mail route and was making $4.35 per hour. “Big money,” he recalled thinking at the time. She was 23 in 1982, making $5.80 per hour at a hospital in North Carolina. But even with a master’s in nursing, she struggled to advance her career as the only Black nurse on her floor.
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2 months ago | 
detroitnews.com | Michael Brice-Saddler |Lateshia Beachum
NATIONMichael Brice-Saddler, Lateshia BeachumWashington PostView Comments He was a 20-year-old warehouse worker in 1973, aching for a better opportunity when a friend told him about the U.S. Postal Service exam. Soon, he had a mail route and was making $4.35 per hour. “Big money,” he recalled thinking at the time. She was 23 in 1982, making $5.80 per hour at a hospital in North Carolina. But even with a master’s in nursing, she struggled to advance her career as the only Black nurse on her floor.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Michael Brice-Saddler |Lateshia Beachum
Fed work helped build Black wealth in this suburb. Now families worry. (washingtonpost.com) Fed work helped build Black wealth in this suburb. Now families worry. By Michael Brice-Saddler; Lateshia Beachum 2025040710000000 David and Cheryl Taylor built their lives on federal salaries. He was a 20-year-old warehouse worker in 1973, aching for a better opportunity when a friend told him about the U.S. Postal Service exam.
