By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Ronet Aching had dreams of becoming a teacher one day but they came to a horrific end near the end of the Fourth of July weekend in one of a series of fatal automobile accidents in Prince George’s County. The 22-year-old resident of Upper Marlboro lost her life when […]
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Goombay Spring Kickball Championship Sunday Is Soggy One
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com As twilight gave way to nightfall at the end of the holiday weekend, Goombay’s coed spring kickball league drew to its conclusion July 7 at Tucker Road park. The previous night’s torrential rains threatened to derail this version of championship Sunday for the rookie and intermediate leagues. However, nothing […]
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Howard Basketball Heads To Spain For Tour
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com When the fall semester begins and students at Howard University ask their men’s basketball team how they spent summer vacation, they will pull out a passport. The Bison will get a head start on the 2019-2020 season when they head to Europe for a Summer Tour in Spain this […]
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Storms and Flooding Impact the D.M.V.
By Mark Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Around 8:30 a.m. July 8 scores of people received the blaring alerts on cell phones throughout Prince George’s that there was a flash flood warning and that low lying areas were vulnerable. As rush hour reached its peak the heavens opened wreaking havoc throughout southern Maryland. When Mother […]