By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO Revolutionizing the look of breast cancer, two Black female entrepreneurs are preparing to open the region’s first medical custom prosthetics and lingerie store of […]
Category: Prince George’s County News
Police Searching for Suspects Who Fatally Shot Man on Suitland Parkway
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A man, now identified as 23-year-old Jerome Robinson of Southeast, D.C., was shot several times on the Suitland Parkway on the morning of Oct. […]
Remembering Hamiet Bluiett
By Nyame-Kye Kond, Special to the AFRO Dating back to the days of Black Broadway, When the U street corridor was an important destination for Black musicians, and later on when […]
DMV HBCU Report: Howard and Bowie State Keep Title Hopes Alive
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Howard Escapes Morgan with Tough Road Win There’s always a battle of cultures when Howard faces Morgan State in one of the understated […]
Black Voters Matter
In this Aug. 24, 2018 photo, Betty L. Petty of Sunflower County Parents and Students United, addresses a meeting of the Black Voters Matter Fund and several Mississippi grassroots organizations […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Brought to the Community
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime according to breastcancer.org. In honor of October’s Breast […]
Prince George’s County Honors Excellence in Business
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO The titans of Prince George’s county were gathered at the Gaylord National Harbor to honor new, innovative and community legends during the 2018 […]
Reaching Souls One Bun at a Time.
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO It was the first Friday night in October and the Northwestern High School Wildcats would normally be playing another 4A opponent somewhere under […]
Local Students Take A Knee
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the singing of the national anthem in response to police brutality has sparked a national conversation, controversy and […]
DMV HBCU Report: Bowie and Morgan State Hold on While Howard Rolls
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO The races in the MEAC and CIAA have entered the stretch drive and Bowie State, Howard, and Morgan State needed white-knuckle victories to […]
Expunging Cannabis Offenses
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO In the wave of marijuana legalization, the war on drugs is left in its wake. Thousands of people remain incarcerated for cannabis convictions while […]
Pastors For Hogan Coalition Join Growing Democratic Coalition for Hogan
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO A coalition of African-American pastors announced its support for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. This proclamation comes at a time when some of the […]