By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County continues to be plagued by fatal automobile accidents. There is not any consistency with the trend of incidents which have taken the lives of victims for seven consecutive weeks since the start of 2019. These tragic incidents continued Saturday March 9 when one person was killed […]
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FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested in Prince George’s County
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For five years FBI investigators had been looking for Lamont Stephenson who allegedly killed his fiancée and her dog in 2014 then resigned himself to a secretive existence. Stephenson became one of the 10 most wanted fugitives and was the subject of an intense investigation that last for more […]
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Potholes Wreak Havoc on BW Parkway Causing Major Damage
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The epidemic of potholes in Prince George’s County continues to wreak havoc on automobiles and drivers. Frustrations continue to mount as the traffic delays from repairs that are not affecting the quality of the roads only add to the concern from drivers who can’t avoid the land mines that […]
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Maryland Makes Changes to Practice After McNair’s Death
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For nearly one year, the University of Maryland has been trying to overcome its culpability in the death of former offensive lineman Jordan McNair. One day after the athletic department announced its plans for its spring football game in April; the University provided a synopsis of the progress made […]
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Bowie State Women Head Back to NCAA Women’s Tournament
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For the second consecutive season the women of Bowie State will extend the basketball season by making the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs, who were upset in the CIAA Tournament quarterfinals by Elizabeth City State, face Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) at Glenville State of West Virginia […]
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Teachers Set to March in Maryland’s Capital
By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s largest union says it is expecting thousands of teachers to march on the state capital in a call for increased school funding. The Maryland State Education Association says more than 5,000 educators from the union have signed up to attend the rally on Monday evening. The […]
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Lawmakers Introduce African-American Burial Grounds Network Act
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Two lawmakers are adding to the growing effort to preserve African American burial grounds and continue to collect data on important aspects of Black culture and history. The African American Burial Grounds Network Act, also known as HR 1179, was created by Rep. Alma S. Adams (D-NC) and Rep. […]
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Congressman Brown Leads Charge For Transgender Military Service
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown has joined a group of bi-partisan representatives who are vigorously challenging President Donald J. Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers serving in the military. Sources close to the Congressman, who served in the U.S. Army, said he has never been more “worked up” about an issue […]
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11-Year-Old Charged in Connection With Baby’s Death
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com An 11-year-old girl was charged with first-degree child abuse and is in custody after one-year-old Paxton Davis was severely injured after being left in her care. According to Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD), approximately 3:25 p.m., police responded to an area hospital after reports of an injured baby […]
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DMV HBCU Report
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com By the time the CIAA Tournament shifted from the preliminary rounds at the Bojangles Center to the Spectrum Center it had already ended for Bowie State. The Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs didn’t make to the semifinals in what was considered to be disappointment for their program. The BSU […]
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Watkins Award Honors Nation’s Top Black HS Players
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For 30 years the National Alliance of African American Athletes has created a movement amongst young high school football talent who buy into being a part of the legacy where they are a part of a fraternity of exceptional athletes who are committed to servicing their communities. Their signature […]
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White Hyattsville Principal Apologizes for Uses N-Word
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com In this week’s news of White people using the n-word, a Hyattsville principal is apologizing after saying the derogatory term in front of students during a Black History month program last week. Fox 5 D.C. reported that Joy Morrow, principal of New Hope Academy, stepped in last minute to […]