Afternoon Buzz: Richmond’s statues fell. Now these sisters aim to lift up Black history.

Prince George's County schools to end mask mandate Sept. 6; Baltimore finds reasons to believe in Orioles' surprising season; Two arrested in Florida, California in separate D.C. killings ; James Gibson, D.C. city planner and Barry adviser, dies at 88; Hitting the high notes at a doo-wop music exhibit in Suitland; Brian Robinson Jr. released from hospital, makes Commanders' 53-man roster; The Commanders narrowed their roster to 53 players. Who was cut?; D.C. United's Christian Benteke set to make his MLS debut; With a young team in a rebuild, Nats coaches focus on development; Grandmother and grandson visit 63 national parks on adventure of a lifetime ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Gregory S. Schneider/The Washington Post) Richmond's statues fell. Now these sisters aim to lift up Black history. The Moon sisters grew up in Richmond but are discovering a rich Black history they never learned in school. Their JXN Project highlights truths beyond Confederate statues. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Prince George's County schools to end mask mandate Sept. 6 School system CEO Monica Goldson announced the policy change in a newsletter to parents Monday evening, at the end of the first day of school. By Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   Baltimore finds reasons to believe in Orioles' surprising season The Orioles were the worst team in baseball last season and opened 2022 with few expectations and even fewer good ones. Apparently, someone forgot to tell the team. By Joe Heim ●  Read more »   Two arrested in Florida, California in separate D.C. killings One is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in front of her children. By Peter Hermann ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   James Gibson, D.C. city planner and Barry adviser, dies at 88 After leaving city government, Mr. Gibson remained involved in the District's artistic, educational and financial welfare in high-level positions at foundations and institutes and on committees. By Adam Bernstein ●  Read more »   Hitting the high notes at a doo-wop music exhibit in Suitland Born on urban street corners, doo-wop music still has fans. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   Brian Robinson Jr. released from hospital, makes Commanders' 53-man roster Robinson made Washington's initial 53-man roster, indicating the team may believe he could be ready to play sooner than previously expected. By Nicki Jhabvala ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Commanders narrowed their roster to 53 players. Who was cut? Washington cut its roster Tuesday in advance of the regular season. By Sam Fortier and Nicki Jhabvala ●  Read more »   D.C. United's Christian Benteke set to make his MLS debut The veteran Belgian striker, who has played 10 years in the UK's Premier League, will take to the field on Wednesday. By Steven Goff ●  Read more »   With a young team in a rebuild, Nats coaches focus on development The Nationals' coaching staff has a big task ahead: Developing a young core in the majors. By Jesse Dougherty ●  Read more »   Grandmother and grandson visit 63 national parks on adventure of a lifetime Joy Ryan, 92, had never seen a mountain. So her grandson decided to take her to every site that has "national park" in its name. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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