Category: Shopping
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Cultural Community Event at Bowie Town Center- Sat. 3/26
Location: Bowie Town Center (Lot Behind Five Guys) Date: Saturday, March 26th Time: 12pm- 4pm Sponsored by the Black Greek Letter Consortium (BGLC). Looks like a lot of fun! And it’s free! Check out the advertisement below: Source: https://bowietowncenter.com/events-news/event/2022/03/26/default-calendar/bglc-rooted-in-resilience-community-day
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We Have 2 Black Owned Car Dealerships in PG County!
Yay! Sounds like some great generational wealth! Source: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/black-owned-dealership-celebrated-in-prince-georges-county/ Dan Banister now owns Ford of Marlow Heights. The Grand Opening was on February 11th. it is located at 5000 Auth Road; Suitland, MD 20746. Damon Lester has owned Nissan of Bowie since April 2020. It is located at 2200 Crain Hwy; Bowie, MD 20716. Damon…
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Watermelon Scented Black History Month Candles at Bath & Body Works?!
Say it ain’t so! But this article says it IS so! https://www.distractify.com/p/bath-and-body-works-black-history-month-controversy They should know better! Out of all the scents they could have selected- watermelon? Really?!! Are the rest of the black history month scents fried chicken and grape soda?! Who approved this? Lol!!
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Black Pride Gear at Target, JCPenney & Forever 21
These three stores have done a great job of collaborating with talented artists to develop inspiring black pride apparel collections that we would be proud to wear. Target Shop “Black Beyond Measure” at Target. It’s a limited time collection available now! Some of the items were created by 2021 HBCU design challenge winners. One of…
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PG County Offices, Services and Shopping- Christmas Eve and Day
Check out the article below for offices and services on hold for the weekend: https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/heres-what-open-closed-christmas-prince-georges Also, check out the hours you have for last minute gifts: https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/christmas-eve-mall-hours-2021-prince-georges-county Whatever you do, have fun and try not to stress! This too shall pass! 🙏🏾🤗
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Black Santa at Tysons Corner! Say what?!
Word on the street (or on NextDoor) is that there is the first black Santa at Tysons Corner Mall in Northern VA this year! Yay!! Make your reservations now to support him! https://www.tysonscornercenter.com/SantaPhotos You can even bring your fur babies to take pics with Santa on certain dates/times: Remember! Black Santa’s Matter! 🎅🏾 And here…
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Black Owned Businesses- National Harbor- Prince Georges, MD
I was pleasantly surprised by the long list of black owned businesses at the National Harbor! I love this! Here goes: Mahogany Books CommUnity Love- positive conscious apparel Furlough Cheesecake Messy Treatz (inside of the Westin) The Agency (Financial Education Services) Ashton Global Strategies, LLC- a strategic management consulting firm ZAAF Collection- Handbags, Jewelry, Clothing…
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Info You Need For Black Friday Shopping in PG County!
Which Stores and Malls are open on Thanksgiving Day? And what are their hours? What’s the deal with the supply chain for toys and tech items? If you want to burn off some Mac & Cheese calories by going out shopping on Thanksgiving Day- you can do it! If you prefer to wait for the…
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Black Owned Businesses- Downtown Upper Marlboro, MD
I feel lucky to live so close to the selection of black owned businesses in Downtown Upper Marlboro, MD! Most are on or off of Main Street. Let’s look at the list: 1. Afrique Fashion House (next to the 7-Eleven) https://afriquefashionhouse.com/ 2. Free Smoke Smokeshop IG: freesmoke_dmv The owner is super friendly! And yes, all…
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Huge Liberty Sports Park Coming to PG County- Spring 2022
Get ready! The 76 acre site near the intersection of Routes 214 and 301 (across from Wawa) is going to be awesome! It’s labeled as a premiere sports vacation destination! https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/10/prweb18281219.htm From the article: Check out the home page for Liberty Sports Park! https://www.libertysportspark.com/
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Blurred Lines: Black Owned Versus Black Founded Businesses
Why is it so difficult to find a database of businesses that are truly black owned? I’ve heard from neighbors and friends that businesses listed online as black owned are too often misrepresented as such. This was a bit frustrating for me, so I decided to do a little research. I ran across an article…
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Grab A Friend and Support Mahogany Bookstore!
One of my thoughtful friends organized a shopping excursion to Mahogany Books at The National Harbor. Yay! This is a fabulous black owned bookstore for books written by black people. They carry books for children and adults, as well as gift items such as puzzles, comics, paraphernalia, t-shirts, and more! I was more than happy…
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Where does a man do the “cha cha slide” on stilts? In PG County of course!
My husband and I took the baby dog to the 1st annual Festival in Old Bowie, MD today. Yay! We got there at the tail end of the event, but still had a great time! There was a wide variety of arts and crafts vendors and entertainment for all! One of the first things we…
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Unexpected Encounter At The Dollar Tree Store- Upper Marlboro, MD
I went into The Dollar Tree store for items to decorate my home with a Fall theme. I came out with renewed faith in humanity. As I was shopping, a woman approached me and said God put it on her heart to pay for the items I wanted to purchase. I told her that I…
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No Entry Into The Black Hair Experience- National Harbor
https://www.theblackhairexperience.com/ My husband, sister in law and I made a trip to The Black Hair Experience at The National Harbor yesterday evening. It’s a pop up art exhibit with lots of super creative photo opportunities. I thought we could just buy tickets as a walk in….but I guess not! The young lady at the front…
Andy Girl Is In Da Streets! 