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Prince George’s County council program spotlights African Americans in labor; Employ Prince George’s outlines workforce initiatives
Summary
At a Black History Month program hosted by the Prince George’s County Council, Walter Simmons of Employ Prince George’s reviewed historical labor leaders, cited county demographic and workforce figures, and highlighted local apprenticeship partnerships including a culinary apprenticeship tied to a Black-owned caterer.
Prince George’s County Council hosted a Black History Month program that honored African Americans’ contributions to labor and included a presentation from Walter Simmons, president and CEO of Employ Prince George’s and executive director of the Prince George’s County Local Workforce Development Board.
Simmons framed his remarks around historical leaders in Black labor organizing — from Mary McLeod Bethune and George Edmund Haynes to A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and contemporary organizer Christian Smalls — and tied that history to current workforce efforts in the county. “We are those successes,” Simmons said, referring to county residents and institutions.
Simmons also cited county demographic and economic figures during his remarks. He said Prince George’s County has “over 960,000…
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