By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha N. Braveboy announced that two cases have been put to rest with convictions for incidents dating back to 2016. One of the defendants will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing a 68-year old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and […]
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From Promoter to Proprietor
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com From the days where he roamed the Morgan State University campus Tracy Wiggs has always had the gift of gab. With his raw wit and business savvy he found his niche as a promotional entrepreneur and it has served him well staging events for some of the largest […]
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County Wins Three National Awards
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Three Prince George’s County government agencies received awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) during their 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition. These national awards recognize programs that are innovative by improving services for residents. “We are working to make you proud, bringing efficient, effective and award […]
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Police Make Arrest In Transgender Murder Case
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The transgender community was able to breathe a little easier as Prince George’s County Police made an arrest in one of the homicide investigations that had been ongoing for nearly a month last week. Baltimore’s Gerardo Thomas, 33, was apprehended at his job in Cecil County and […]
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Amazon Gets Approval For Controversial Facility
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Council (MNCPPC) approved a four-million-square-foot warehouse project that is expected to be an Amazon fulfillment center in the growing Westphalia community of Prince George’s County. Plans are for the center to be built along Maryland Route 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) at Melwood […]
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Maryland State Conference NAACP Supports Northeast Maglev
By Gerald Stansbury The June 28 announcement of support by the Maryland State Conference and several local branches of the NAACP in support of Northeast Maglev’s first phase of its high-speed Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMaglev) train centered on four words — jobs and business opportunities. Economic sustainability is one of the pillars of the NAACP’s […]
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Arrests Made In Murder and Robbery Cases
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Three investigations were brought to an apparent conclusion when arrests were made over the past week. Although Prince George’s County cases, a homicide suspect and multiple suspects in separate robberies were apprehended in Philadelphia, PA and Montgomery County. Homicide Detectives Make Arrest in District Heights Shooting Prince […]
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Bowie State Picked To Win CIAA Football Title
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Conference media day is the time when wolf tickets are sold and targets are placed on teams who are on top even when evidence suggests there figures to be a dropoff after transcendent seasons. When the CIAA held its preseason football media kickoff in Roanoke, VA last […]
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Brown Leads Bills Benefitting State, Military, HBCUs
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Maryland’s 4th District United States Congressman Anthony Brown, in his role as House Armed Services Committee Vice-Chairman, led fellow Democrats in voting for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Department of Defense (DOD) has been authorized $733 billion in spending for national defense and overseas operations. The […]
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County Moves Toward Renaming Columbus Day
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com If Prince George’s Council member At-Large Mel Franklin has things his way, Native Americans will gain a new form of reparations on Columbus Day. Franklin is hoping to recognize the history, culture and accomplishments of Native Americans in Prince George’s County and across the nation by changing […]
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Investigation Opens As Arrests and Convictions Are Made
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com It was an extraordinarily busy week for the justice system in Prince George’s County. Two cases now have suspects in custody, while another investigation continues after an apparent homicide in Mount Rainier last weekend. In addition, a jury convicted a man who had been accused of killing a D.C. […]
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Page Sentenced For Rape of Girlfriend’s Daughter
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Victor Page was an iconic urban basketball legend who became a top prospect at Georgetown University seemingly destined for a career in the NBA. Now Page faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s 17-year-old daughter last December. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney […]