By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The wait for a chicken sandwich turned fatal when a man was stabbed to death at a Popeye’s restaurant in Oxon Hill, MD around 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Prince George’s County police said a 28-year-old man died after he was stabbed multiple times while in the parking lot […]
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Man Arrested For Alleged Attacks on Two Women
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgreen@afro.com Abdul Fuller, 42, of Upper Marlboro, was apprehended by Prince George’s County Police after they say he tried to kidnap two women during separate incidents in Fort Washington, two days before Halloween, according to their accounts. Authorities claim Fuller targeted the first woman while she was walking along Stonesboro […]
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Dukes’ Plan To Retire as PGCC President
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Dr. Charlene Dukes, who has led the renaissance of Prince George’s Community College, announced she will retire at the end of the Spring 2020 semester. Dukes informed the members of the College’s faculty and staff during an address to them on Oct. 29. The process of initiating a national […]
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DMV HBCU Review: Bowie State Passes Last Major Test, MSU & HU Fall Again
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com BOWIE STATE CLINCHES CIAA NORTH Each year Bowie State sets its goals and the first is always to win the CIAA North Division, which puts them in the conference championship game. The mission was accomplished on Nov. 2 in the first half, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 65-20 […]
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Nationals Championship Celebration Brings Love To an Ailing City
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For a few hours in the shadow of the Canadian Embassy and the United States Capitol, the Washington Nationals World Series championship celebration personified what makes America great. Fans representing every demographic that makes D.C. an international city, celebrated the city’s third world championship in two years. It was […]
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Howard Partners With Amazon For LA-Based Entertainment Program
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University has made a name for itself as one of the premiere developers of entertainers and broadcasters who have ascended to the peak of their industry. Now the school has partnered with Amazon Studios to launch Howard Entertainment, an innovative new program designed to diversify the pipeline for […]
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Nationals Bring Black Baseball Back To D.C.
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Major League Baseball has been trying to diversify its clubhouse, front offices, and fan base, so the 2019 World Series did as much to gentrify the game as the demographics of Southeast, D.C. Among the glistening skyscrapers that have risen along the banks of the Anacostia River […]
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Rhim Named ‘Nonprofit Leader of the Year’
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For more than a quarter century, Prince George’s County and D.C. residents looking to prepare or enhance their professional skills have been transformed by the Seat Pleasant-based the Training Source. The organization is one of the oldest Black-owned non profits in the County and serves its role in workforce […]
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Doc Walker Talks Business and Finances With College Students
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com There is a generation of professional football fans who don’t remember the halcyon days of pro football in the District. They only know of the legendary offensive line known as the Hogs that went to consecutive Super Bowls as the Joe Gibbs era began to carve its place in […]
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Officer to Serve Six Months for Assault
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Corporal Stephen Downey of the Prince George’s County Police Department was sentenced to five years in jail, but will serve only six months for his role in aggressively putting a suspect in custody during an incident in October 2018. Downey, 32, was convicted of second-degree assault for […]
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Bowie State Passes Last Major Test, MSU & HU Fall Again
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Bowie State may have passed their final test on the road to the CIAA Championship Game and left no doubt who the best team is in the North Division and their conference. The Bulldogs, who actually dropped a spot in the national Division-II polls after the win […]
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Former MLB Umpire, Meriwether, Dead at 63
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Former Major League Baseball Umpire Chuck Meriwether was a statesman among those who keep the law for America’s National Pastime. Meriwhether, 63, passed away after a battle with cancer. It was a silent battle that ended at his home in Nashville, TN. There were few who recognized the historic […]