By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com With brazen disregard for their African American peers, two White students at a Montgomery County high school posted images of themselves in blackface to social media under a disparaging caption. The caption starts with, “We’re Ni—-ers” and concludes with “Y’all got problems.” The two students posted the picture last […]
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`It Was Meant to Be’
By AFRO Staff On April 27, Del. Adrienne Jones was prepared to concede her bid to become the first woman, and first Black person to be elected Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. In her address nearly 500 attendees at the AFRO’s 3rd Annual High Tea this past weekend, Jones said, “I guess it […]
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Woman Seeks $1.5M in Damages from Neo-Nazi Website Founder
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The first black woman to serve as American University’s student government president is seeking more than $1.5 million in court-ordered damages against a neo-Nazi website operator who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her. In a court filing Monday, Taylor Dumpson’s attorneys asked a federal […]
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Maryland’s Contest for House Speaker Takes Racial Turn
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A candidate in the race for a new speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates dropped out Friday and endorsed Del. Dereck Davis in hopes of unifying Black lawmakers to elect the first Black speaker in the state’s history. Davis and Del. Adrienne Jones, who are both Democrats, […]
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Group Rally in Protest Against Police Brutality in Palmer Park
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com A small but emotional group of Prince George’s County residents made their voices heard, demanding for law enforcement reform during a meeting with police chief Hank Stawinski, while asking for state’s attorney Aisha Braveboy to drop the charges against Kevin Sneed. The group Black Mothers of Prince George’s County […]
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Braveboy Announces Indictment in Fatal February Accident
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Less than a week after making a commitment to prosecuting traffic offenders to the fullest extent of the law Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced an indictment in the case that took the lives of six passengers including five children last February. Dominique Taylor, 32, was charged with […]
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WSSC Calls for Delay of Purple Line Construction in Hyattsville
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Metro purple line expansion – which is supposed to speed up travel time between Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties for commuters – is facing another delay. However, unlike previous delays regarding jurisdictional boundaries or financial responsibility, the next hurdle facing the project appears to be a construction issue. According to […]
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Tuition Increases Should Have Minimal Impact on MD HBCUs
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com When the Maryland Board of Regents unanimously voted to increase the tuition for out-of-state students it was seen as a way to minimize financial impact on those who wanted to continue their education close to home, seemingly at the expense of those from outside the region. “The increase is consistent […]
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Plague of 7-Eleven ATM Robbery Attempts Continues
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The rash of attempted thefts of automatic teller machines in Prince George’s County continued in Mt. Rainier when another truck rammed into the front of a 7-Eleven convenience store April 17. It was the fourth time since March 13 that thieves tried to escape with the cash dispensers. Prince George’s […]
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Feds: Coast Guard Officer Targeted Supreme Court Justices
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists looked at other targets: two Supreme Court justices and two executives of social media companies, according to federal prosecutors. Those new allegations are contained in a […]
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County Officials Begin Plans To Increase Driver Safety
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County’s top three law enforcers spent part of tax day in “a driveby” to save lives. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy and Police Chief Hank Stawinski drove through neighborhoods and on major thoroughfares and began trying to change the mindset of motorists to avoid […]
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Bush Doctor Makes The Cut For Five Decades
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For Black men the place for logic and social commentary has often been the barber shop. Great debates of sports, politics and life have been passionately discussed, and many of the world’s problems have been solved in the down time customers face while waiting for their haircuts. Capitol […]