Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights  (OHR) is collaborating with the Human Rights Commission to host a free employment seminar on Tuesday, May 23 at Bohrer Park 506 S. Frederick Avenue from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Gaithersburg. Participants will be provided with updated information on employment laws at the state and federal […]

Recognizing Rockville as a “welcoming and inclusive community,” the Mayor and Council voted unanimously this week to endorse Montgomery County’s support for refugees from Syria and from around the world. The full motion said: “The Mayor and Council affirms Rockville’s role as a welcoming and inclusive community. We believe that the diversity of our residents […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Chief Tom Manger addresses a question posed at a forum on race relations in Montgomery County. The question: “Do you think a Trayvon Martin type incident occur in Montgomery County?” For more coverage see our earlier posts:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal makes some brief remarks at the start of a Feb. 1 community forum that explored racial, ethnic and community relations in our county. The forum was hosted jointly by the Montgomery County Human Rights Commission and the City of Rockville Human Rights Commission. The discussion began […]

Do you think a Trayvon Martin-type incident could occur in Montgomery County? That was the hot-button question posed to six panelists and dozens of community members at a joint commission public forum held at the Executive Office Building (EOB) in Rockville on Feb. 1. The forum was presented by the Montgomery County Human Rights Commission, […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, a panelist at a race relations forum held in Rockville, addresses the audience. Take a look: Related posts:

Do you think a Trayvon Martin-type incident could occur in Montgomery County? That’s the question an upcoming event hosted by the Montgomery County and City of Rockville Human Rights Commissions will explore during a discussion on the topics of racial, ethnic and community relations on Feb. 1. “We thought that it is important that the community […]