By Norma Adams Wade I wrote my first column in 1988 for a local Dallas newspaper. I wrote about a beloved Dallas guidance counselor and teacher that most students called “Mama.” Chew on that for a minute. A teacher that students called “Mama.” There is so much meaning in that thought that I can hardly […]
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Watkins Award Class of 2020 Finalists Announced
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The final whistle may have blown on college football season, but some of the brightest stars representing the future of the sport will be coming back to the D.M.V. to be honored in March for their exploits in the classroom and on the field. Earlier this […]
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Free Auricular Acupuncture at NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like every year, “NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo” will offer a great deal of exhibits, activities, giveaways and services, and Maryland University Integrative Health (MUIH) is excited to be joining in on the healthy fun. On Jan. 18 and 19 MUIH will be at the Walter E. Washington […]
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BSU Hoop Teams Split in Carolinas
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com As Bowie State’s women finally cracked the national top ten in Division II they hit the Carolinas beginning with a stop at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in Charlotte. The Bulldogs, coming off their struggle to hold off a comeback attempt by Winston Salem State should’ve gotten […]
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Brown Denounces Trump’s Attack on Iran
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown (D-4th District), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year combat veteran, denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to engage Iran in a potentially major military conflict with fatal drone strikes, which he said “left us with little hope of reducing tensions or […]
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Retiree Sets Artistic Goals
By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO After 32 years of federal service, Prince George’s County native Monique Downs, 56, retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Dec. 31 and has picked back up a favorite pastime she shelved for nearly forty years- painting. “When I was young, I would be up on […]
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Gaines Sentenced To Six Months
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Former Prince George’s County delegate Tawana Gaines was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to federal charges of misusing campaign donations. State prosecutors were asking for an eight-month prison term, while the defense team was hoping for home detention. Gaines was facing the possibility […]
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Bowie State Women Off To Best Start In School History
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com At the dawn of this new decade, the nation’s only undefeated HBCU basketball program plays in Prince George’s County. Entering the heavyweight portion of the schedule, Bowie State’s women’s basketball won its first 13 games and are pushing Virginia Union to be the team to beat when the […]
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Ex-Maryland Lawmaker Sentenced to Prison for Misusing Funds
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland state lawmaker was sentenced Friday to six months in prison followed by two months of home detention for misusing campaign funds for her personal benefit. Tawanna Gaines, a Democrat who had served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2001, also must pay $22,565 in restitution. Tawanna Gaines, […]
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Prince George’s Speaks: New Decade, New Vision
By AFRO Staff, Special Contributors “Prince George’s SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in the storytelling of their own communities. To continue providing hyper local accounts to readers, the AFRO has taken to the streets and reached back into neighborhoods to offer residents an opportunity to share their experiences, stories, […]
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Former State Senator Currie Passes Away at 82
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Former Prince George’s County Senator Ulysses Currie, a former educator who became one of the most prominent members of the Maryland State Assembly before getting tangled in a 2010 ethics scandal, passed away at 82 years old Dec. 27. In a statement announcing his death, Maryland Senate President […]
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School Bus Driver Shortage Continues For PGCPS
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com As the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year begins, the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) system is facing a transportation crisis. The absence of enough bus drivers are hampering efforts to deliver students, which is forcing the school system to take drastic measures to overcome the […]