By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com When Bowie State hit the road for its last major road trip of the regular season, coach Darrell Brooks knew his Bulldogs […]
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Willie Wood Dies at 83
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com If you ask Willie Wood, Jr. about what it was like growing up with a Pro Football Hall of Fame dad, he […]
Former Local HBCU Stars Lead Defenders To First XFL Win
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com In a town used to inauguration days, the dawn of a new beginning for professional football’s attempt at a spring league kicked […]
Green Officially Becomes First Black Female Fire Chief
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County swore in Tiffany D. Green as the new fire chief Feb. 4 as she officially became the first woman […]
County Police Officer Charged With Murder In Death of Suspect
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The Prince George’s County Police officer who allegedly shot and killed a suspect in custody on Jan. 27 as he was seated in […]
Investigation Reopens Into 2011 Fatal Shooting By Officer
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Corporal Michael Owen, Jr., the Prince George’s County Police officer who is facing murder charges in the death of William Green, was […]
BSU Honors Bryant at Home Games
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Normally the basketball court is a therapeutic sanctuary for players and coaches alike. However, four days after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, […]
HU Football: Reports Say Larry Scott Will Succeed Ron Prince
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the third time in four years, Howard University will take the field with a new football coach this fall. Multiple reports […]
Kobe Bryant’s Second Act Cancelled Too Soon
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com After the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in the old Madison Square Garden, I got my first chance to go one-on-one with Kobe […]
Brown Addresses Trump’s Border Wall
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com While the rest of the nation seems engrossed by the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, a group of 27 lawmakers […]
Officer Placed on Administrative Leave After Killing Suspect in Handcuffs
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com An unidentified Prince George’s County Police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a suspect was shot and killed while in […]
DeLonte West Arrest Leads To Officer Suspension
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Former NBA guard DeLonte West is in trouble with the law after he was captured on police video following his arrest for […]