Pgcohr

10/14/2026

Our Youth Leadership Academy session two of our Upper Marlboro cohort this Fall is underway with OHR’s human trafficking division manager, Felipe, leading a training on human trafficking awareness - next week we will have a session on misinformation - come join us

10/14/2026

We are at Upper Marlboro branch library today for two great events for youth! From 5-6 pm, all interested youth are invited to join us for Youth Leadership Academy as this week we learn about human trafficking. And from 6-7 pm, our Teen Book Group discusses the graphic novel Latina Superheroes Volume 1. You can find it on Comics Plus at pgcmls.info - come join us for a great conversation. Service hours are provided for both of these programs!

10/13/2026

Recently, our neighbors in Northern Virginia learned through real life experience what we have been raising awareness on through our anti-human trafficking training efforts.

Six massage parlors were shut down because of prostitution schemes that were connected to human trafficking. If you attend a massage parlor, would you be able to identify if there is either prostitution or human trafficking going on? Would you know who to call if you suspected either were present? Would you take the initiative?

Partnering with multiple counties was the key in this case and that key also applies to all of community if we want to end human trafficking. We cannot identify victims without the help of community; we cannot hold traffickers accountable without the help of community.

Training and knowing who to call is essential in supporting victims and identifying traffickers especially because a trafficker could be anyone as our friends in Northern Virginia have learned. Trafficking is indeed hidden in plain sight, but together we can make a difference; get trained, learn who to call.

To submit a tip call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477)

To learn more about how to get involved with the Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Task Force, or to receive training, email [email protected]

Police arrested three people in connection with a prostitution scheme and rescued several victims.

10/13/2026

Sunday, October 11th, was National Coming Out Day. The Office of Human Rights honors each person's journey. Our office investigates complaints of discrimination, including based on sexual orientation and gender identity, per Prince George's County legislation. We wish for all people rich, full, lives free free from discrimination, but if you or someone you know thinks you've experienced discrimination, please reach out to our office at 301-883-6170

10/13/2026

Wow! We just had a fantastic conversation with Dave Zirin about his wonderful new book about Howard Zinn. Check it out below

10/09/2026

We were happy to be part of Tuesday’s civil rights conference at Bowie State University, along with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, Anne Arundel County Office of Equity and Human Rights, HoCo Human Rights & Equity, Baltimore City Office of Equity & Civil Rights, and other members of the Maryland Association of Human Rights Agencies. Learning together, sharing enthusiasm and energy, and strengthening the partnerships we have to better serve our residents - a great and inspiring day!

10/07/2026

Our second Youth Leadership Academy cohort of Fall 2026 starts in 15 minutes at Upper Marlboro branch library and continues through the first week of November! All interested youth are invited to these drop-in sessions from 5-6 pm on Wednesdays for lively discussions - each week we will touch on a different topic: Intro to Social Justice; Human Trafficking Awareness; Misinformation; Conflict Transformation led by special guests Little Friends for Peace; and on November 4 we close it out with the Social Justice Game.

09/24/2026

We had a wonderful conversation with Ana Hebra Flaster, Author on Tuesday! Her beautiful memoir, "Property of the Revolution", resonates in so many ways, and highlights important Cuban and refugee experiences. If you missed it, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si467SAzUiU - and take her book out from the library, it's a great read!

09/22/2026

This fall, grab your favorite lunch at noon and tune in to virtual conversations with the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System on topics from repairing the effects of racial injustice to fighting for equitable access to recovering from exile and loss. Let’s learn together!

Lunch and Learn returns with special guest Ana Hebra Flaster in conversation with the Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's County Memorial Library System discussing her book, "Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town."

About the Book:
In this sweeping, historical, yet intimate memoir, the author details her family’s transformation from pro-Castro revolutionaries in a scrappy Havana barrio to refugees in a New Hampshire mill town—a timeless and timely tale of loss and reinvention. She reveals how the strong-willed Latinas in her family wove stories of their beloved barrio and Cuba into daily life, creating a new origin story of triumph over communism and corruption. "Property of the Revolution" celebrates the resilience of the immigrant spirit as a whole, while honestly portraying the enormous challenges and complexities of cultural assimilation and identity formation, as well as illustrating how the journey of refugee-dom never truly ends.

About the author:

Ana Hebra Flaster is journalist and the author of "Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town", published in April 2025 (She Writes Press, Simon and Schuster distribution). A former child-refugee from Cuba, Ana’s work has appeared in national print and online media, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR’s All Things Considered and PBS’s Stories from the Stage. Since its publication, Property of the Revolution, her first book, has won first place in the: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir); 2025 Discovery Book Awards (Nonfiction overall); International Book Awards (Creative Nonfiction), and in the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year). She is currently focused on covering the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack, CubaCurious, a project she launched in July 2024.

09/21/2026