Prince George’s County Police arrested 45-year-old Jimmy Belton in the death of 50-year-old Dwayne Crawford in Landover, Md. Jimmy Belton (Courtesy Photo) The department said in a news release that on the morning of Nov. 11, officers were called to Kent Town Drive to do a welfare check. Police say they foundCrawford dead in his […]
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Family and Friends of Slain Morgan Student Still Search For Answers
On Sep. 19, Morgan State University student Marcus Edwards, 21, was murdered on the 5400 block of Loch Raven Blvd. Every Monday night since Oct. 17, Edward’s mother and others return in an attempt to find answers. The family of Marcus Edwards hands out copies of this flyer on Monday nights in an effort to […]
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Democrats in Disarray in Trump Era
After 11 years away from the spotlight Dave Chapelle, arguably the most incisive comedian in the world since Richard Pryor, made his triumphant return to the spotlight as host of “Saturday Night Live,” just a few days after the world was turned upside down with the election of Donald John Trump. Chapelle’s timing (as usual) […]
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Trump in His Own Words: ‘Laziness is a Trait in Blacks’
To hear Donald Trump tell it, he’s the “least racist person on Earth” and doesn’t have a racist bone in his body—but then that’s what a lot of bigots say. In fact, like those of his ilk, he further claimed to LOVE “the Blacks,” “the Hispanics,” “the Muslims” and whichever group he happens to be […]
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1st Black Marine Corps Aviator Lt. Gen. Petersen Honored with Destroyer
The ship bearing Frank E. Peterson Jr.’s name, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., is set to join the naval fleet in 2020. Petersen, a decorated military officer and fighter pilot died in 2015 at his home in Stevensville, Md. at the age of 83. Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen On Nov. 9, at Marine […]
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Forest Whitaker Touches Down in Alien Tale ‘Arrival’
Forest Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas on July 15, 1961, but raised in Carson, California from the age of 4. He earned an athletic scholarship to Cal Poly Pomona where he switched his major to music after a back injury prematurely ended his football career. Forest Whitaker is one of the stars of ‘Arrival,’ […]
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Why Can’t Bowie State Win the CIAA Football Championship?
There’s a fine line between dynasty and devastation in the crucible of competitive athletics. Teams are remembered as much for the number of championships won as they are for the times they fell short. A second consecutive loss to Winston Salem State in the CIAA Football championship game moves the Bulldogs into that dubious place. […]
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Maryland Approves Pepco Rate Hike
The Maryland Public Service Commission has approved a rate hike for Pepco, which provides electricity to two suburban D.C. counties. The commission issued an order Nov. 15 granting a revenue increase of $52.5 million to Pepco. The increase, which will add about $6.96, or 4.76 percent, to the average residential monthly bill, took effect the […]
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Ministers Move with Faith Not Fear
When President Obama first moved into the White House his spiritual advisor Joshua Dubois wasn’t very far away offering scriptures, prayers, and words of encouragement daily. Joshua Dubois was President Obama’s director of the Office of Faith Based Initiatives from 2009-2013. (Courtesy Photo) Now, President-Elect Donald Trump is preparing to move into the White House […]
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D.C. Area High School Students Protest Trump Election
Just a week after the 2016 presidential election, hundreds of high school students from D.C. and Montgomery County, Md. left their classrooms to protest Donald J. Trump’s win as President of the United States. The latest protest occurred when students from various D.C. Public Schools, including Benjamin Banneker, Ballou, Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering high […]
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Gwen Ifill, Journalism Pioneer, Was Mentor to Many
Television news anchor and public affairs show host and media pioneer Gwen Ifill died Nov. 14 of endometrial cancer at a hospice center in Washington, D.C. She was 61. While best known as co-anchor of “The PBS NewsHour” and moderator of the public affairs show “Washington Week,” Ifill also had a distinguished career in newspapers, […]
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Area Child Provides Socks to the Needy
By Kristi Love, Special to the AFRO At first glance everything about Miracle Omar, otherwise known as “The Princess” by family and friends, resembles a typical eight-year-old girl who attends public school in Prince George’s County, Md. However, she goes the extra mile by providing socks to needy people in D.C. and surrounding areas as […]