By Mark F.Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For more than a year there has been an investigation into a City of Bowie police officer’s role in an alleged shooting where it appeared there was no imminent danger. That officer has finally been indicted in Prince George’s County. Lt. Ernest Stanley now faces one count of misconduct in […]
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BSU Football Review: Carson Newman Ends Bulldogs Perfect Season
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the first time this season Bowie State University (BSU) needed their offense to bail them out, but it wasn’t meant to be. After a perfect regular season where the defense made the difference and the offense was efficient, the Bulldogs lost in the first round of […]
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Woodson and Dunbar Will Meet In 50th ‘Turkey Bowl’
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the 50th time, the District’s biggest high school football game of the year will kickoff on Thanksgiving. Two of the city’s hallowed programs will take center stage for the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) championship, where Dunbar will face H.D. Woodson in the 2019 […]
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Saxby’s Café Opens At Bowie State
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com There is no experience like practical work experience for college students who hope to work in the food service or restaurant industry. Now those who wish to gain the knowledge to manage and run establishments that attend Bowie State are now able to develop those skills through a program […]
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Largo H.S. Teacher Faces Charges After Fight with Student
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com After what has been referred to as a “horrific” altercation at Largo High School, a teacher has been accused of child abuse and second degree assault following a physical confrontation in a classroom. The teacher, Vivian Noirie, 36, of Clinton, is charged with physical child abuse and second-degree assault […]
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Byrd Becomes Greenbelt’s New Mayor
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Colin Byrd has been a fighter since he first stepped onto campus at the University of Maryland. After delivering the activist blows that led to the name of a segregationist administrator being removed from the football stadium, he delivered a political haymaker in his hometown’s recent mayoral election. Byrd, […]
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Bulldogs Will Host Division II Playoffs Again
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Two years ago Bowie State was shackled by the same championship ghosts that surround Fayetteville State. The Bulldogs had proven they were clearly the best team in their division, but couldn’t win the championship game after multiple trips. After beating the Broncos in the 2018 CIAA Championship […]
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The Black Eagle Soars To Radio Hall Of Fame
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Joe Madison has never looked at himself as a radio guy or a talk show host. For him, that theatre of the mind platform which has earned him a daily national following and has been his forum for activism. For over three decades, the “Black Eagle” has […]
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MSU Upsets NC A&T as BSU Caps Perfect Regular Season
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com It was going to take a seismic event if Morgan State was to share the headlines with Bowie State after a season that went to the dogs. The Bears shocked the Black college football world after beating the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standard bearer in the biggest upset of the […]
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Adams Elected As Bowie’s First Black Mayor
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com After more than two decades, the City of Bowie has a new mayor and for the first time in its history, he is Black. In what came as a shock to many in one of Prince George’s County’s most vibrant communities, Timothy J. Adams won by claiming 42 percent […]
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Millennial Filmmaker Speaks on Race, Politics in Documentary
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Asia Norris is a millennial filmmaker with a baby boomer’s perspective. She sees life through a prism of historic context and uses new media approaches to tell stories. Norris has blended old school knowledge and cutting edge technology to produce a documentary that begins a frank discussion about perceptions […]
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Howard Vetting Process Questioned After Suspending Football Coach
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University football coach Ron Prince has been placed on administrative leave, while he is under an internal investigation regarding verbal abuse and intimidation of players. Director of Football Operations Aaron Kelton is serving as the interim coach until further notice, according to a University statement. The investigation began […]