by Jennifer Roberts, founder of Conversations In the Community America is the land of the free… for some. Because of the 246 year legal enslavement of Africans and African Americans and the subsequent subjugation that continues today, African Americans collectively are not included in this blanket freedom that is supposed to be the right of […]
Prince William County Community Foundation sponsors the following article Prince William County, VA – Six lucky Prince William County high school seniors will soon meet with Prince William County Community Foundation (PWCCF) staff members and receive ascholarship to recognize their scholastic accomplishments and continued pursuit of education beyond high school. The PWCCF scholarship program receives […]
(Editor’s Note: the following piece has been submitted by Katherine Gotthardt of All Things Writing, LLC)
by Jennifer Roberts We understand equity and its effect on living a quality life. Equity affects the way we shop, eat, purchase vehicles and purchase homes. We even see it at work in little things that don’t seem to have much significance. Creating equitable environments is what we do. Look at the way we purchase […]
Another Friday word of inspiration by author Katherine Gotthardt Enough In the family of “Is there enough?” money plays hide and seek, food travels by foot, arriving when it can. Dinnertime stretches like grandma’s back. Can you still touch your toes? (Read: Will there be any left for me?) Mom asks about winter clothes. Anything […]
You’ve come to grips with it: no one’s in the audience. Every day, you hear yourself, reverberating in the mic, saying the same things in different ways, repeating your truths like mantras, your words like they came from the mountain. You must be doing something wrong, though. Nothing is happening. Nothing is changing. Nothing nods […]
by Kristina Nohe Three words have been a political cudgel in Prince William County for over 20 years: The Rural Crescent. These 16 letters have pushed residential development east and south, prevented traffic mitigation and ended political careers. They’ve been used to oppose churches, schools and investment – all without being clear about what is […]
The following article is sponsored by Katherine Gotthardt of All Things Writing, LLC. Give Back Prince William is pleased to partner with local author and poet Katherine Gotthardt in providing free copies of her poetry books and inspiring creative writing workshops for disadvantaged students in our communities. Katherine has already donated more than $3,000 in books, art […]
According to an article in Virginia Business, data centers are the major driver of economic growth in Virginia, comprising 62% of all new investments, or $6.8 billion, announced by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership in 2021, according to a new report released Thursday. Here are some of the advantages that a data center will provide […]
by Dr. Babur Lateef As I enter my fifth year as chair of the Prince William County School Board, I will be overseeing my fifth budget and a new strategic plan. We have been fortunate to receive increased revenues from the state each year and have been a beneficiary of the recent increase in property […]
