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Category: Prince George’s County News

Posted inWashington D.C. News

Coaches and their players – a bond like fatherhood

by Special to the AFROJune 19, 2022June 19, 2022

By H. R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Rob Harris is the head coach of Washington, D.C.’s famed Lions Football Team at Archbishop Carroll High School. Harris thought he was […]

Posted inPrince George's County News

JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES AROUND THE DMV

by Special to the AFROJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022

By H.R. Harris Let’s say you are looking for Juneteenth celebrations in the DMV but don’t want to go into the District of Columbia? Well look no more. Our Juneteenth […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

SECURITY TOP OF THE AGENDA FOR PLANNERS OF SOMETHING IN THE WATER EVENT – JUNETEENTH WEEKEND

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022

By Deborah Bailey Security plans are at the top of the agenda for D.C.  Metropolitan Police as we approach the dates for Something in the Water Festival, happening over Juneteenth […]

Posted inWashington D.C. News

Myles Frost and Phylicia Rashad Bring Tony Awards to the DMV

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorJune 13, 2022June 14, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor HBCU’s in the DMV had their best night on Broadway Sunday as Myles Frost and Phylicia Rashad captured Tony Awards Sunday for their performances […]

Posted inPolitics

Maryland Democratic candidates talk crime, integrity, gas prices in gubernatorial debate – fail to address COVID concerns in public schools

by Special to the AFROJune 9, 2022June 9, 2022

By Tinashe Chingarande, Special to the AFRO In a televised debate on June 6, eight of 10 democratic candidates for Maryland’s gubernatorial race met to debate ahead of the primary […]

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Black woman-owned Restocked aims to supply sought-after sneakers at reasonable prices

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 8, 2022June 8, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Dana Green is no stranger to entrepreneurship, but when she opened Restocked  in Leesburg, Virginia last summer, it […]

Posted inBaltimore News

Report for America Corp Member: Meet Tashi McQueen, new AFRO Politics Writer

by AFRO StaffJune 6, 2022June 6, 2022

By AFRO Staff The AFRO is happy to welcome Tashi McQueen as the new political writer. McQueen will serve as the second writer to join our team from Report for […]

Posted inMaryland Government

Congressman Anthony Brown: Honor victims with action

by AFRO StaffJune 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By AFRO Staff Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) wants to increase the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21-years-old. Brown is calling on House Democrats’ to include […]

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General Assembly passes legislation to increase funding for Commission on African American History and Culture

by Kara Thompson AFRO MDDC InternJune 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By Kara Thompson, AFRO MDDC Intern History was made recently when the Maryland General Assembly passed two bills that will delegate or increase funding to the Commission on African American […]

Posted inPrince George's County News

State Board of Education issues charges against Prince George’s County School Board Chair

by Deborah Bailey AFRO DC EditorJune 3, 2022June 3, 2022

By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The Maryland State Board of Education voted this past week to take action against the Prince George’s County School board chair Juanita D. Miller […]

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William Welch retired from Bowie State University as the oldest full-time faculty member, but that doesn’t mean his human resource development career is finished yet

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com When Professor William Welch retired at 92 from Bowie State University (BSU) in the winter, he was the […]

Posted inHBCU

Meet Paige Blake: the first student to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Megan Sayles AFRO Business WriterJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Bowie State University (BSU) rising senior Paige Blake has a disability, but you wouldn’t know it by looking […]

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