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 would face its toughest challenge to date in their rematch at Virginia State. Two weeks after their double overtime win at home versus the depleted […]
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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 would often quip that it wasn’t any different from a child who had an influential father figure in his life. “The only difference was that […]
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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 off at Audi Field. Unlike the predecessors in the NFL, who 100 years ago wouldn’t consider Black players as their fledgling league started, the D.C. […]
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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 to hold the position in its history. Green, a native of the County, joins County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, state’s attorney Aisha Braveboy and the CEO […]
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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 a squad car while in handcuffs has been charged with murder. Within a span of approximately 24 hours, Corporal Michael Owen, Jr. was charged with […]
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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 reportedly involved in a 2011 fatal shooting days before Christmas. Rodney Deron Edwards, who was 35 at the time, was reportedly found lying in the […]
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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, his daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash on their way to a youth basketball game, the impact on the players and coaches […]
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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 say University of Florida’s tight end coach Larry Scott is expected to leave one of the premiere college programs in America for the chance to […]
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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 Bryant. It was his first trip to the Association’s mid-winter night’s showcase and he dropped 18 points in his first start, while soaking up as […]
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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 – including Democratic Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-4) – wants answers from the administration regarding how the funding for the border wall construction is affecting the […]
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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 custody during an incident in Temple Hills, Maryland. The victim, 49-year-old William Green, was reportedly handcuffed and wearing a seat belt inside a police cruiser […]
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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 his role in a street fight on Oxon Hill Road near National Harbor in Prince George’s County on Jan 20. However, the Prince George’s […]