By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, gray@afro.com Despite its perception as a suburban sport played mostly by White athletes, Black players and teams are finding more than just a niche in lacrosse. In Prince George’s County, players are picking up the game at an early age and its beginning to show up on the […]
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‘It’s Your Time,’ Says Roland Martin
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Facing the challenges of a new world order and armed with degrees, over 700 students were conferred as graduates of Bowie State University on May 17. With confidence and enthusiasm the latest group of BSU alumni was charged by peers, their president and the keynote speaker, Roland Martin […]
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Former Ballou Football Player Charged With Murder in Death of Girlfriend
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Last September Ballou High School running back Jamal Speaks seemed to have the world in his hands. He was a highly touted running back who was a key component to the defense of their DCIAA championship and appeared to be on his way to a college scholarship. However, […]
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Graves Blends Teams At Riverdale Baptist
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In an alternate universe, Riverdale Baptist first-year baseball coach Aaron “Hercules” Graves has made a name for himself mixing beats as a national satellite radio host. But now as the leader of a famed program in Prince George’s County, he blended a group of high school and middle school players […]
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Greenbelt Murder Investigation Now Stretches Coast To Coast
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Last weekend’s shooting of a woman in Greenbelt was more than just a random act of violence, authorities say. The death of Bettie Jenifer as she was walking from work to a parking lot was intentional and has linked her to a notorius drug ring in Baltimore and […]
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Goldson Gets Public Support For CEO of School Board
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County residents made it clear they want to stay the course at the top of their embattled public school system. The advocacy for Dr. Monica E. Goldson was loud and clear during Monday’s community meeting at Flowers High School that allowed the public its chance for […]
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BSU Men Finish Fourth in CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com In the annual St. Augustine’s invitational meet that is known as the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, things held true to form on the men’s side as the Falcons won for the 22nd consecutive year. However, a resurgence on the track at Bowie State led to the […]
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The Rise and Fall of Rosenwald Schools
By J. K. Schmid, Special to the AFRO The Howard County Historical Society hosted a lecture on a disappearing history of Black education, Friday. “Lunch Date With History,” an ongoing lecture series at the Museum of Howard County History, hosted a talk with docent Mattie Hays about the story of Rosenwald Schools. Numbering more than […]
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HBCU 2019 Commencement Announcement
Morgan State University Keynote: Elijah Cummings Thursday May 16, 2019 Graduate 9:30 a.m. Saturday May 18, 2019 Undergraduate 9:30 a.m. ************************************************************* Coppin State University Keynote: Robert L. Wallace Wednesday May, 22, 2019 College of Arts and Sciences, and Education 9:00 a.m. College of Health Professionals College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 2:00 p.m. College of […]
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County Works to Thwart Illegal Trash Dumping
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In early April, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spent a leisurely Wednesday afternoon walking along the boundary that separates their communities and vowed to attack the problem of illegal trash dumping. Last weekend, the efforts to put the clamps on the nasty […]
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PGCPS Begins Search For New CEO Monday
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The process of finding a new Chief Executive Officer who can rebuild the credibility the Prince George’s County Public School System starts in earnest next week with public hearings that begin May 13. According to a spokesman for County Executive Angela M. Alsobrooks, a three-person search committee and representatives […]
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Nanny Sentenced to 15 Years in Death of Infant
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com A 73-year-old, former live-in nanny, who was convicted of murder in the death of an eight-month-old infant child in 2016, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with 25 years suspended last week in Prince George’s County. Oluremi Adeleye was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder following the […]