By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@aftro.com Boldly proclaiming to remember the past while building towards the future, Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks delivered her first “State of the County Address,” by confidently charting her plans for the future. On June 11 at the Hotel at the University of Maryland, in a speech that […]
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Judge Allows Racist FB Page As Evidence
By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press/AFRO Staff Racist memes on a cellphone and a racist Facebook page can be used as evidence in the trial of a White man charged with murder and a hate crime in a Black student’s fatal stabbing on the University of Maryland’s campus, a judge ruled June 5. Sean Urbanski’s attorneys […]
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Resort Ownership Takes No Blame in Death
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com After the rash of deaths at their resort properties in the Dominican Republic, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts issued its first public response to the incidents that took the lives of two Prince George’s County residents last week as they were preparing to head back to the […]
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Citizens Rally For Driver Safety On Indian Head Highway
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com A group of residents who have lived through the anguish of losing their loved ones on a dangerous stretch of Route 210 in southern Maryland gathered June 8 to remember those who perished. While Prince George’s County Police continue to increase measures that would curtail the number […]
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Dodd Rape Trial Begins
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The prosecution began its full court press against former University of Maryland basketball player Damonte Dodd who is facing rape charges in an alleged 2017 sexual assault in College Park. On the first day of the trial that began in Prince George’s County Circuit Court jurors heard from […]
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Cook’s Resilience Leads To Shot on NBA’s Biggest Stage
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Golden State Warriors guard Quinn Cook has already become something of a legend in Prince George’s County. There is a story that he caught the eye of a prominent former college basketball coach as a freshman at DeMatha, who knew he would be a can’t miss, NBA prodigy. […]
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New Maryland City Councilman Stopped in “Driving While Black” Incident
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “This shouldn’t be our truth but sadly it is,” wrote Jotaka Eaddy, a friend of Will Jawando, a member of the Montgomery City Council in Maryland. The new Councilman was stopped by police in Maryland on the morning of June 8, a Saturday, as he drove to meet […]
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Durant, Cook, Jenkins Team Up for Documentary
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Kevin Durant may be on the sidelines of the NBA Finals at this point, but he and his D.M.V. teammate Quinn Cook are still carrying the mantle for basketball in this area. With local filmmaker Jimmy Jenkins, this version of a big three is set to chronicle the […]
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Delays as Defendant Misses Hearings
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The grief and anguish continued for the friends and family of U.S. Army Lt. Richard Collins III as his alleged murderer didn’t make his scheduled court appearance May 30, thus delaying it until June 5. Sean Urbanski, who is charged with first degree murder and committing a hate […]
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Title IX Impact Felt On Local High School Sports
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com If there was any doubt about the impact that Title IX is having on women in sports, the number of girls who won D.C. Pigskin Club Spring Awards and their impact on high school athletics this year left no doubt. Accessibility and improvements training over the last two decades are […]
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Pigskin Club Honors Swing Sports Athletes
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com In the shadows of FedEx Field a new array of sports were recognized at the second annual Pigskin Club of Washington Spring Awards Banquet at the original First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Known primarily for honoring the excellence of football and basketball student athletes from the Metropolitan area, […]
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Community Malls Getting Makeovers Thanks to Grant
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Despite retail manufacturers making their products available to consumers online, which is leading to the demise of department stores around the country, nearly $2 million of funding is now being made available for improvements to shopping centers and strip malls throughout Prince George’s County. The facelift […]