Prince George's County's First African-American Settlement (1924)
Media Coverage
From time to time, North Brentwood and/or one of its citizens is featured online, in print or on TV.
Maryland Today
Uncovering a Pioneering Town’s Hidden History
Student Excavation Project Offers Clues to Daily Life in PG County’s Oldest Black Community
With each shovel of dirt, students from the Univ. of Maryland hope to piece together a chronicle of the Henry Randall House, the first residence built in one of the state’s oldest Black incorporated towns, and with it, capture more than a century of life marked by emancipation, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement.
Southern Maryland News
MD Black Mayors Take on Stormwater Drainage to Protect Bay
Photo feature: Jacqueline Goodall (left) President of Maryland Black Mayors [and current North Brentwood Town Manager], and Petrella Robinson (right), Mayor of North Brentwood, discuss how MBM and the Town will use a NFWF grant to curb ongoing flooding issues.
> See article on Southern MD News site
WUSA9
March on Washington: Maryland City Councilman Hopes to Inspire Daughter with March for Unity
The Hyattsville Wire
The Untold Story Behind a Metal Barrier in North Brentwood
> Read The Hyattsville Wire's article about the historic barrier
Essence Magazine
ESSENCE Presents 2018's 'Woke 100 Women' List To Highlight Black Women Change-Agents
The Washington Post
Real Estate: For a historic African American town in Prince George’s, tradition and change
Route One Fun
Local Tourist: Sis’ Tavern / Baby Dee’s & Duke Ellington in North Brentwood, MD
National Public Radio
The Kojo Nnamdi Show: What Gentrification Means for DC’s Artists
Mentions North Brentwood, as part of Gateway Arts District, an affordable alternative for DC artisans.