By AFRO Staff A Black couple from Maryland was found dead in their resort room in the Dominican Republic, the U.S. State Department has announced. Cynthia Day, 49, and Nathaniel Holmes, 63, were due to leave Bahía Príncipe Playa Nueva Romana on May 25. When they didn’t check out, a hotel employee went to their […]
Category: Prince George’s County News
Posted inMaryland Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Prince George's County News
Brown Opposes Hogan’s Toll Road Proposal
By Mark Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Just prior to the Memorial Day weekend traffic jam, Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) continued urging Maryland Governor, Larry Hogan to reconsider his proposal to try and ease traffic congestion by widening and tolling the Capital Beltway before his town hall meeting in Landover. In his letter to Governor Hogan […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, NEWS, Prince George's County News
Officer Dies in Crash on I-495 Beltway
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Police are mourning the loss of one of their own after a motorcycle crash claimed the life of an off duty officer in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Officer Davon McKenzie, 24, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash while riding his motorcycle off the […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News
Parent Asks For More For Special Needs Students
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com When given the chance to speak up for her son Marcus, Rachel West speaks with the loudest voice. She has to, since her precocious four year old struggles to speak for himself. Marcus has apraxia of speech an acquired oral motor speech disorder affecting his ability to connect […]
Posted inCollege, Maryland Sports, National Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports
UMD Athletics Makes Healthcare Changes
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Reforms continue in the University of Maryland athletics department, regarding medical care for student athletes. For the first time the university will employ health care personnel who are not overseen by the athletic department. The current care team will remain in place where athletic trainers are supervised by physicians […]
Posted inD.C Sports, Maryland Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports
Pigskin Club’s Spring Awards Banquet Set
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The Pigskin Club of D.C. is synonymous with honoring excellence in athletics in the D.C. metropolitan area for more than eight decades. Most athletes and their supporters recognize the significance of winning the Club’s awards, which had traditionally been given after football season, to honor some of the top […]
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Arrests Made in Airbag Theft Ring
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Michael Roane and Roy Guzman had become a two-man gang that mastered the skill of stealing airbags from Honda cars throughout Prince George’s County. But thanks to a collaborative investigation between the County police and Bowie police departments, the ring came to a crashing halt May 22. Roane’s […]
Posted inBUSINESS, NEWS, Prince George's County News
RHOA Star Opens Boutique at National Harbor
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com They came early and waited longer for a passing glimpse at a reality show icon who is now blazing a trail in the high-end fashion industry. Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) star Nene Leakes, by all accounts, officially became the first Black woman to own a retail establishment […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News
Goldson Proposes Step Pay Increases For PGPCS Staffers
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Less than a week after she was endorsed by a group of local residents for the interim title to be removed from her job as Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George’s County School System, Dr. Monica E. Goldson announced plans for a salary step restoration proposal, for […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News
Traffic Fatalities Throughout County
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Despite the pleas of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Police Chief Hank Stawinski and State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy, driving fatalities on the roadways continue. After a brief period where it seemed drivers were heeding the call of law enforcement officials, several hit and run accidents and deadly […]
Posted inBUSINESS, LIFE & STYLE, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Travel
Second Black-Owned Store Opens at National Harbor
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Rocky Parrish is not the kind of man who likes to ride the wave he makes them. Whether in his one time role as an outspoken sports talk host at D.C.’s 106.7 The Fan, or now as a full time sports retail businessman, Parrish has never knocked […]
Posted inHigh School, Maryland Sports, National Sports, NEWS, Prince George's County News, Sports
Riverdale Baptist Wins Another Baseball Championship
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com For as much success as the Riverdale Baptist high school baseball program has enjoyed over the past 40 years, this year’s championship may have been its most significant. Their 7-4 win over Southern Maryland Christian Academy to win the Maryland Independent School Athletic League Championship was more […]