By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A former Fairmount Heights Police officer who had been previously charged with sexual assault, but was released, is now back in custody after being accused of raping a woman he pulled over and exposing her to HIV. Martique Vanderpool was indicted Jan. 21 on new charges […]
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BSU Splits Two Games At Lincoln
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The northern most rivals in the CIAA met at Lincoln University as Bowie State’s men and women split a pair of games in Oxford, Pennsylvania. The Bulldogs men were led by an explosive career high performance, while the women were beaten by a team who made a […]
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Bison Remain Winless in MEAC After Loss To FAMU
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Through the first half of their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule, the Howard Bison men’s basketball team has mastered the art of beating themselves. It’s something that continues to frustrate head coach Kenney Blakeney, but, to his credit, the team is still fighting despite their lack of success. […]
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NAACP Files Suit To Help County Gain Accurate Census Count
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County is putting an all out blitz on making sure all residents are accounted for during the 2020 United States Census after missing out on millions of dollars when many of its residents went undocumented during the 2010 population count. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks estimated […]
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Wise Basketball Coach Reaches 700 Wins In Family Affair
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For Henry A. Wise High School boys varsity basketball coach Louis Wilson, Jr., making an impact on the lives of young people is part of his DNA. The Prince George’s County Schools’ Facilities Administration building was renamed posthumously after his father in 2019 after an accomplished career. […]
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Bowie HBCU Review: Bowie State Tips Off MLK Weekend By Sweeping Shaw
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com A dose of home cooking was just what the doctor ordered for Bowie State as the frigid holiday weekend tipped off a two-game basketball homestand against the Shaw Bears after their tough road trip to the Carolinas. The Bulldogs swept the men’s and women’s games before the […]
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Sports Review: Yale Visits Howard For MLK Day Matinee
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The intersection of sports and civil rights achievements came together for a uniquely ironic celebration on Dr. Martin Luther King’s federal holiday. At the end of Yale’s 89-75 win over Howard in Northwest, D.C., Bulldogs coach James Jones and Bison coach Kenny Blakeney shared a long, respectful […]
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Jackson’s Dream Season Ends In Nightmare
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com In one unseasonably warm January night the paradigm of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s career took a seismic shift. The NFL’s most valuable player and most marketable commodity, who seemed to have answered all his critics with an epic regular season, ended the year with the same […]
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Watkins Award Class of 2020 Finalists Announced
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The final whistle may have blown on college football season, but some of the brightest stars representing the future of the sport will be coming back to the D.M.V. to be honored in March for their exploits in the classroom and on the field. Earlier this […]
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BSU Hoop Teams Split in Carolinas
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com As Bowie State’s women finally cracked the national top ten in Division II they hit the Carolinas beginning with a stop at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in Charlotte. The Bulldogs, coming off their struggle to hold off a comeback attempt by Winston Salem State should’ve gotten […]
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Bison Playing Better Despite MEAC Home Losses
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There are growing pains that come with the transition from high school to college and for Howard University they have hit the men’s basketball program along with new head coach Kenny Blakeney. Behind his calm demeanor and steel-eyed confidence beats a fierce competitor who remains confident that […]
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5K Moves To National Mall
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) from local and regional alumni association chapters are taking over the National Mall in early July. The DC HBCU Alumni Alliance will host its “8th Annual HBCU 5K Run/Walk and Community Day,” however the event’s location is moving from Howard […]