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The North Brentwood AME Zion Church is located on the south side of Webster Street. The reason why that’s so historically interesting may not be obvious. Continue reading
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Sold-Out Show at Joe’s Movement Highlights North Brentwood’s History
Joe’s Movement Emporium held sold-out performances of a play set in historic North Brentwood this weekend. Continue reading
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When the barrier was put up in 1957, it was as forbidding as a garrison wall, even apart from stopping cars from driving between the white community of Brentwood and the Black community of North Brentwood. Continue reading
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There are few museums dedicated to black history in the U.S., and one of those few is right on the Route 1 corridor. Continue reading
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Meet the North Brentwood Resident Behind a Popular Sign Language App
A North Brentwood resident is one of the designers behind a popular smartphone app for learning sign language. Continue reading
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- Tagged ASL classes, Hyattsville, North Brentwood, Streetcar 82 Brewing Co.
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Four mayors along the Route 1 corridor were recently named to a national list of notable black women across the country. Essence magazine compiled the second-annual list of the “Woke 100 Women” to highlight black women who are “proven change … Continue reading
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- Tagged Bladensburg, Brentwood, Colmar Manor, Edmonston, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, North Brentwood
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A once popular music hall and tavern off of Rhode Island Ave. frequented by the likes of Duke Ellington is being restored. The town of North Brentwood and the Hyattsville Community Development Corp. are rehabilitating the historic Sis’ Tavern at … Continue reading
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