As of Jan. 1, Prince George’s County residents are no longer allowed to use plastic bags to collect and set out their yard waste. From now on, leaves, grass and tiny branches have to be collected in reusable pens or paper bags, according to a statement by the Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources. […]
Author Archives: Zachary Lester
AFRO Staff Writer
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D.C. Council Measure Would Help Senior Citizens to Pay Their Rent
D.C. Council member Tommy Wells has introduced legislation to help pay rent for “low-income and very-low income seniors,” according to a statement released by his office. The Housing Assistance Program for Unsubsidized Seniors Act of 2013 was sponsored by Wells and co-sponsored by Council members Yvette Alexander, Anita Bonds, David Grosso and Kenyan McDuffie. It would […]
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Prince George’s Junior Sensation Francis Tiafoe Makes Tennis History
Francis Tiafoe trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park, Md. But after winning an international tennis competition recently, his name is being heralded around the world. Tiafoe, 15, became the youngest winner ever when he took top honors Dec. 15 at the Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in Plantation, Fla. […]
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Laurel Woman Charged With Stabbing Husband to Death
The wife of a military officer has been charged with second degree murder for allegedly stabbing him to death in their Laurel home. Police believe the incident occurred as the couple’s toddler was inside the home. The child was not injured. Anne Arundel County police were called to the 8300 block of Frostwood Road in […]
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Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Howard Tapped for Fourth Star
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michelle J. Howard was recently nominated by President Obama to be elevated to the rank of admiral. Howard would become the first woman—Black or White—to receive the fourth star. Her nomination requires Senate approval. Howard, 53, currently serves as deputy chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans & Strategy. If confirmed, […]
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Court Martial Dates Set for Two Former Navy Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault
Courts martial have been set for two former U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with sexually assaulting a woman midshipman at an off-campus party in 2012. Midshipman Joshua Tate, 21, of Nashville, is charged with aggravated sexual assault. Eric Graham, 21, of Eight Mile, Ala., is charged with abusive sexual contact. Tate and Graham both […]
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Study of Millenials of Color Shows Surprising Results on Education, Spirituality and Marriage Views
A study of more than 1,700 Black and Hispanic young adults found that the majority value education, believe in a higher power and support marriage. The study, entitled the Inner City Truth 3 Survey, was conducted by Motivational Educational Entertainment (MEE) Productions in Philadelphia. The MEE website called the study “A Unique Look into the […]
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MARC Train Service between D.C., Baltimore Begins Dec. 7
A host of dignitaries, including Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, and government and business leaders from Baltimore and Washington D.C. will celebrate the new MARC Weekend Service between the Charm City and the nation’s capital at special events scheduled for Dec. 7, the day the service begins. MARC trains will […]
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Illinois Pastor, Grieving for Beloved Wife, Kills Self One Year after Her Sudden Death
Pastor Edward Montgomery, a marriage counselor at Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International in Hazel Crest, Ill., allegedly shot himself inside his home Nov. 30. According to news accounts, his mother and son were present at his home at the time. Montgomery, 48, also a railroad conductor, had been mourning the death of his wife, Prophetess […]
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Prince George’s County Police Graduate K-9 Partners
The newest members of the Prince George’s Police Department are being celebrated, but hold the cake and punch—these recruits prefer bones and biscuits. The department’s Special Operations Division hosted a graduation ceremony Nov. 15 for its newest K-9 trainees. Each of the graduates completed a tough training program during which they learned and perfected techniques […]
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Prince George’s Police Investigate Three Slayings
Prince George’s County police continue to look for the culprit responsible for the slaying of U.S. Postal Service carrier Tyson Barnette as they investigate at least two other fatal shootings that occurred in the last two weeks. The slayings brought to 52 the number of people murdered in the county this year, a 10 percent […]
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Kennedy Assassination Left Many Blacks in Despair
It was early winter 1963, and the Civil Rights Movement was in high gear. 1963 had been seen many tragedies in the movement. Medgar Evers had been assassinated in Jackson, Miss. Four little girls had been murdered when a racist’s bomb went off in a Birmingham, Ala., church. There had also been victories. The March […]