By Mark. F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Police are still looking for suspects in separate shooting and stabbing incidents in Capitol Heights and Seat Pleasant that took place within an hour of each other. Meanwhile, a 17-year old from Bowie is in jail after being arrested in the stabbing death of his […]
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HU and Morgan Not Threatening MEAC
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com During the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football media day in Norfolk, VA, it was clear the league’s coaches and sports information directors had a great deal of respect for the talent pool at Howard and Morgan State. With a total of 18 preseason all conference players between […]
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Fighter Dies After Fight Card At MGM
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com A damaging blow may have been dealt to major boxing matches coming to Maryland after the death of a fighter during a nationally televised card at MGM National Harbor. Junior welterweight Maxim Dadashev died July 23 as a result of brain injuries suffered during an 11th-round knockout loss to […]
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Bethea Starts Season with NY Giants
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea is getting a chance to live out his dreams. In 2015 Bethea went undrafted and signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts. After 13 years,183 games, and a Super Bowl victory, the former Howard University safety heads to training […]
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Green Named County’s First Black Female Fire Chief
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Another African American woman is making history by holding a major leadership position within Prince George’s County’s government. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Prince George’s native Tiffany Green as interim chief of Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Service, once Benjamin Barksdale retires in November. Green has […]
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State’s Attorney Convicts Defendants in Fatal Incidents
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha N. Braveboy announced that two cases have been put to rest with convictions for incidents dating back to 2016. One of the defendants will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing a 68-year old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and […]
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From Promoter to Proprietor
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com From the days where he roamed the Morgan State University campus Tracy Wiggs has always had the gift of gab. With his raw wit and business savvy he found his niche as a promotional entrepreneur and it has served him well staging events for some of the largest […]
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County Wins Three National Awards
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Three Prince George’s County government agencies received awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) during their 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition. These national awards recognize programs that are innovative by improving services for residents. “We are working to make you proud, bringing efficient, effective and award […]
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Police Make Arrest In Transgender Murder Case
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The transgender community was able to breathe a little easier as Prince George’s County Police made an arrest in one of the homicide investigations that had been ongoing for nearly a month last week. Baltimore’s Gerardo Thomas, 33, was apprehended at his job in Cecil County and […]
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Amazon Gets Approval For Controversial Facility
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Council (MNCPPC) approved a four-million-square-foot warehouse project that is expected to be an Amazon fulfillment center in the growing Westphalia community of Prince George’s County. Plans are for the center to be built along Maryland Route 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) at Melwood […]
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Arrests Made In Murder and Robbery Cases
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Three investigations were brought to an apparent conclusion when arrests were made over the past week. Although Prince George’s County cases, a homicide suspect and multiple suspects in separate robberies were apprehended in Philadelphia, PA and Montgomery County. Homicide Detectives Make Arrest in District Heights Shooting Prince […]
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Bowie State Picked To Win CIAA Football Title
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Conference media day is the time when wolf tickets are sold and targets are placed on teams who are on top even when evidence suggests there figures to be a dropoff after transcendent seasons. When the CIAA held its preseason football media kickoff in Roanoke, VA last […]