By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com After Prince George’s County officials announced the first community transmission case of the COVID-19 virus from a non-traveler in Prince George’s County, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks acknowledged that the impact of the international pandemic has reached the next level in her jurisdiction. “We are in a different […]
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Brown Supports COVID-19 Plan, Endorses Biden
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com In the wake of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan taking the unprecedented step to close Maryland’s public schools until March 27, Congressman Anthony Brown (D- 4th District) reacted to the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus from a non-traveling resident of Prince George’s County. A busy week […]
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Ohio State Prospect Williams Earns 29th Watkins Award
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Despite the scare caused by the COVID-19 epidemic that forced the cancellation of sports events around the country, the 29th edition of the National Alliance of African-American Athletes Watkins Awards went off as planned. Most of the alumni who comprise the fraternity of student-athletes that make the […]
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Durant Among Four Nets Players Hit By COVID-19 Virus
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Kevin Durant, the DMV’s contemporary basketball legend, tested positive for the COVID-19 virus after returning from a trip to San Francisco with his new team the Brooklyn Nets. Durant, who remains sidelined after rupturing his achilles tendon in the 2019 NBA Finals while playing for the Golden […]
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Body Cams Imminent For Police
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A day before one of his officers was indicted for second-degree murder, Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski told members of the County Council that his goal is to have every officer equipped with a body camera by the end of 2020. Stawinski made the remarks […]
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Three Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 In PG County
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. During a press conference on March 10 at the County’s Emergency Operations Center, the County Executive promised that her office is working in conjunction with state and federal authorities to […]
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NFL’s Gerald McCoy, Keynotes Watkins Award Banquet
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com NFL defensive lineman Gerald McCoy is following his former coach Ron Rivera to Washington. However, McCoy won’t be playing for the Burgundy and Gold, he will be wearing a different uniform. McCoy, an 11 year NFL veteran who played last season under Rivera with the Carolina Panthers, […]
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BSU Women Head to NCAA Tournament Again
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Coming off their trip to the CIAA Tournament finals appearance, the Bowie State women’s basketball team earned their consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament under coach Shadae Swan. The Bulldogs are one of three CIAA teams who made the tournament in what many analysts thought […]
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Williams Duo Leaves HU As Greats
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com This week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will mark the end of an era for two of the most accomplished players in the history of Howard University’s basketball program. Ayonna and Charles Williams, who aren’t related, other than as siblings of the program, will be remembered as highly decorated […]
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Washington Becomes First Black President of GMU
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the first time in the 70-year history of the institution, George Mason University (GMU) will be led by a Black president. Dr. Gregory Washington, dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California-Irvine, was selected to become GMU’s eighth president by its board […]
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UMD Professor Says U.S. Is Behind in Confronting Coronavirus
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A University of Maryland professor claims the United States is behind in testing for the coronavirus because its procedures are inferior to those of other countries around the world. In a broadcast interview on WTOP-FM, Michael Greenberger, director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Health and […]
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Delegate Jay Walker Arrested For DUI
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Maryland State Delegate Jay Walker (D- 26th District) was charged with driving under the influence after leaving a cigar bar in Charles County during the early morning hours on March 1. According to multiple reports, Walker was stopped after leaving the Tinder Box in Waldorf around 1 […]