By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A family is in mourning after a single car accident claimed the lives of five children and injured two adults on Saturday morning in Bowie, MD. The children are reportedly extended relatives according to Capital Gazette. A woman, Sarita Johnson-Herald, believed to be the grandmother of many of the […]
Category: Prince George’s County News
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Congressman Brown Shares Vision for Political Partnership
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Former Maryland gubernatorial candidate and United States Congressman Anthony Brown met with the Prince George’s County delegation prior to addressing the general assembly in Annapolis. Brown navigated through inclement weather and braved the elements on a historically frigid day on February 1. On his visit to the State Capital, […]
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PRESS ROOM: Homeownership in D.C., Maryland Get $7.1 Million Boost from NeighborhoodLIFT Program
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Wells Fargo Company, NeighborWorks America, MANNA, Inc. and Community Housing Partners announced the NeighborhoodLIFT program. The program which focuses on boosting local homeownership in Washington, D.C., and Prince George’s County, Maryland, will launch with a $7.1 million commitment by Wells Fargo. The 2019 NeighborhoodLIFT program is a […]
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5 Children Ejected From Minivan, Killed in Maryland Wreck
By The Associated Press BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say they’re investigating a crash that killed five children who were ejected from a minivan. Two adults were also injured. Maryland State Police troopers say in a news release that the single-vehicle crash happened before 5 a.m. Saturday on northbound Route 301 in Prince George’s […]
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Durant Establishes Education Program in Prince George’s County
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Golden State Warriors all star and two time NBA champion Kevin Durant defies all logic when it comes to the perception of what role he should play on the basketball court. He is the size of a conventional big man who can be as dominant on the inside then plays […]
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Williams Brings Championship Savvy to Wise in First Season as Coach
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Whether he’s leading a team of a private school or guiding what has become one of the now storied high school public basketball programs in the D.M.V., Wise first year head coach Lou Williams keeps on winning at a championship level. As Williams, the former Riverdale Baptist head coach, […]
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DMV HBCU Report
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Bowie State University Perhaps Bowie State got the wake up call they needed from their fiercest CIAA rivals after an extended win streak. Just when it appeared the Bulldogs had turned the corner and become a legitimate championship contender one year ahead of schedule, the Blue Bloods came into […]
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Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman to Get Statues in MD State House
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Some of the most nationally recognized Marylanders happen to be Black, were slaves and made a huge impact on American history; yet they’re just now getting statues in the Maryland State House. Abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, who famously helped over 300 slaves escape the South into freedom, […]
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As Indictment Is Filed Route 210 Claims More Lives in PG County
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com On a weekend after a Prince George’s County grand jury formally indicted the driver of a car that killed three children in a hit and run accident on Indian Head Highway, a County police officer was injured when his car was rear ended on the same dangerous roadway while investigating […]
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DMV HBCU Report: MLK Weekend Starts Conference Stretch Run
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Now that winter break is over the march toward college basketball tournament time is on at Howard, Bowie and Morgan State. Inexperience and injuries have caused inconsistency for all three programs but there is reason to believe that neither team has rounded into peak form as the season moves […]
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King Becomes DC HBCU Alumni Alliance President
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Dr. Nardos E. King, a 1987 alumnus of Virginia State University has been elected as the new President of the Washington, D.C. Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance. Dr. King replaces Hampton alumnus Jamie Tettey who served two years as president of the organization that launched in 2012 to support the mission […]
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MLK Justice Fighters: Gary Russell, Sr.
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com What’s in a name? If you’re Gary Russell it means a “bloodline of royalty.” However, in real world vernacular it means raising world champions who are leaders in their community. The senior Russell is the patriarch of Maryland’s first family of boxing. As father, coach, mentor, manager and husband he […]