By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man inspired by the Islamic State group plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at a popular convention and tourist destination just outside the nation’s capital, federal prosecutors said Monday. The allegation was made in a court filing as […]
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Doctors Hospital Gets Second Grant for Cancer Awareness
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Doctors Community Hospital is revamping its cancer awareness program for residents of Prince George’s County. The hospital is merging its breast and colorectal education programs as part of a $3.5 million grant from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This modification to a previously existing program will focus […]
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WBJ Honors Minority Business Leaders at the MGM
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As part of their annual celebration to recognize businessmen of color, on March 28 the Washington Business Journal gathered distinguished guests at the MGM National Harbor for an evening of merriment celebrating the 12th Annual Minority Business Leader Awards. The evening began with a networking reception, leading to an […]
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Audits Finds PGCPS Not Complying with State Laws
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com According to a report released by the Maryland Department of Legislative Audits, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) didn’t properly follow the procedures to adequately document and justify its spending, while awarding over $80 million in contracts to vendors. This audit concluded PGCPS didn’t follow state law and calls […]
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Jenkins Brothers Hope “Sinners Wanted” Speaks To Their Generation
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Filmmakers Jimmy and Joshua Jenkins grew up as children of a successful Black pastor of a church in the most affluent African American county in the United States. From their seats near the front of the pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden, they listened intently for years as […]
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Water Main Break Forces Boil Water Advisory and Traffic Delays
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com A crumbling infrastructure continued to affect residents in southern Prince George’s County when a water main broke forced massive traffic congestion and a boil water advisory issued by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) on March 31. While the advisory was issued primarily for precautionary reasons, residents in Fort Washington […]
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Halting Human Trafficking Requires Public to “See the Unseen”
By SANCHALI SINGH, Capital News Service WALDORF, Maryland – Bringing a halt to human trafficking needs help from the public, which must learn to “see the unseen,” an anti-trafficking advocate recently told church members here. Civilian training is the first step, said Rebecca McDonald, founder and president of Women at Risk, International (WAR), a Michigan-based non-profit […]
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Legislation Round-Up
By Renee Foose and Hannah Gaskill, Special to the AFRO The AFRO is committed to keeping readers informed of legislation that impacts our community. In the last week of the 2019 General Assembly, here is a brief round-up of several issues. HB 166 Minimum Wage The Maryland General Assembly voted last week to override Governor Larry […]
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A Pill the Senate Needs to Swallow
By Renee Foose and Hannah Gaskill, Special to the AFRO The Maryland House of Delegates took a step forward this legislative session to advocate for lower prescription drug costs by setting limits on how much state and local municipalities would pay for medications. House Bill 768, introduced by Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-PG), is the first of […]
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Brown, Hogan Agree to Disagree
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) may be on the opposite side of the aisle, but they have come to a consensus about one thing: the pothole crisis on the federally owned portion of Baltimore Washington Parkway should be addressed by taking away the responsibility from […]
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FBI Won’t File Hate Crime Charges Against Urbanski in Collins Murder
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) did not find sufficient evidence to file federal hate crime charges against former University of Maryland student Sean Urbanski, in the suspected 2017 murder of U.S. Army Lieutenant Richard Collins III in College Park according to broadcast reports. In a story that was […]
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Durant’s “Adopted Brother” Shot to Death in Atlanta
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Cliff Dixon, who was known at one time as NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s “adopted brother,” was shot to death at an Atlanta nightclub March 20. Multiple reports confirmed that Durant’s former AAU basketball teammate was fatally wounded at the SL nightclub during what was supposed to be his 32nd […]