By AFRO Staff Exelon Corporation announced the Oct. 15 appointment of Calvin G. Butler Jr., CEO of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, as interim CEO of Exelon Utilities, effective immediately. This appointment follows the retirement of Anne Pramaggiore, senior executive vice president and CEO of Exelon Utilities, which is also effective immediately. Mr. Butler will […]
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Maryland Fights Clean Water Rollback
By Dan Novak, Capital News Service The Environmental Protection Agency revoked two regulations last month dealing with clean water and air that present conflicting positions from the Trump Administration over the role states should play in protecting their own natural resources. The first came in the removal of an Obama-era rule that sought to protect streams, […]
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Peer Forward Steers Students Toward College
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For more than 20 years, PeerForward, formerly known as College Summit, has been on the cutting edge of helping bridge the gap between high school and college by using positive peer pressure on high school students to influence their decisions to continue their education. More than 350,000 high school […]
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Bowie State Breaks Ground
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Those who showed up for Bowie State University homecoming festivities were late to a different party of sorts. The sprawling Prince George’s County campus continued its expansion that will benefit Maryland’s oldest Historically Black College and its corporate community. A group of state, county, and local officials participated in […]
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High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Abuse
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Thomas Barber, 29, a teacher at Bladensburg High School, has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a student twice in a one-month span, according to police reports. The Prince George’s County Police Department was notified on Oct. 10 after the student reported that Barber engaged in sexual contact […]
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Therapy Puppies In Maryland Juvenile Centers
By Hannah Gaskill, Capital News Service LAUREL, Maryland––When visitors and staff members walk through the front door of Thomas JS Waxter Children’s Center, they’re greeted by sign-in sheets, hand-held metal detectors and, now, a bouncing, fluffy yellow pup named Clay. Affectionately described by staff as Waxter’s “welcoming committee,” he is a 20-week-old Miniature Goldendoodle. Clay and […]
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Md. Governor Offers Final Settlement to State’s HBCUs
By WI Web Staff via BlackPressUSA.com To the ire of his state’s lawmakers, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has offered a final proposal of $200 million to settle a 13-year-old lawsuit over inequitable funding of the state’s four historically black colleges and universities — less than half of the sought amount. Hogan’s administration made the […]
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Kirwan Group to Propose Funding Formulas for Md. Schools Next Month
By William J. Ford via BlackPressUSA.com ANNAPOLIS — The chair of a group commissioned to provide policy and funding recommendations for Maryland’s public education system announced Thursday that a final decision on its funding formulas would be made by Oct. 15. William E. “Brit” Kirwan, former University of System Maryland chancellor and chair of the […]
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Community Remembers Local Youth
By Charles Nyonga, Special to the AFRO Over 100 friends and family gathered for a candlelight vigil mourning the loss of Bryant Brooks, the 19-year-old man who was murdered Sept. 30 in Oxon Hill. Loved ones met at Fort Foote Recreation Center Sunday evening to deal with the emotions of his passing. The outpouring of love […]
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ACLU Challenges Police Shooting in Hyattsville
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging the Prince George’s County Police Department’s accounts of a fatal shooting involving a man who appeared to be dealing with mental health issues. Leonard Shand, 49, of New Carrollton, was shot to death after officers spent 28 minutes trying to bring […]
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Forum Address Entrepreneurship, Reentry
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Despite the investments of corporations who are bringing additional revenue streams into the community, the engine that drives the economic system of Prince George’s County remains small business. However, access to funding and the proper education to understand the strategies for success as business owners for County residents remains […]
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BSU Marches On, Struggles Continue for Howard, Morgan
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com BSU Defense Keys Big CIAA Road Win On a day where the offense sputtered for most of the game, Bowie State’s defense was the difference in their 23-13 win at Winston Salem State University (WSSU). The 20th ranked Bulldogs improve to 5-0 on the season (2-0 CIAA) while Winston-Salem […]