By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Chairman of the Prince George’s County Board of Education Segun Eubanks is facing assault charges following a July 12 meeting where the debate over giving outgoing Public Schools Chief Kevin Maxwell an $800,000 severance became so heated that he allegedly pushed and threatened a political rival on the […]
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Following Growth, MGM Expands
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO On July 15, MGM National Harbor casino, hotel and entertainment complex opened its $48 million expansion. The enlarged casino competes with Maryland Live Hotel and Casino in Anne Arundel County, which recently added a 310-room hotel and now stands as the county’s tallest building. State regulators report that June […]
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Damonte Dodd, Former UMD Basketball Player, Yields Passport Following Rape Allegations
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Damonte Dodd, former University of Maryland (UMD) basketball player, had to surrender his passport but is free on his own recognizance after a bail hearing on July 12, following rape charges for an incident in November. Dodd, 24 was charged by Prince George’s County police last week with raping […]
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Freshman Delegate Charles Preps for Challenges Ahead
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Nick Charles is one of Prince George’s County’s newest elected officials. He cannot wait to go to Annapolis as a delegate in January. Charles got 8,330 votes, enough to have him win one of the three seats for the 25th Legislative District, located in central Prince George’s County. Nick […]
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What Does It Take to Start a Business in Ward 7?
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Entrepreneurs who operate their businesses in the District of Columbia’s Eastern End often complain about getting capital to fund their businesses. However, a lending expert with the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) recently told a group of entrepreneurs how small business financing works. Stephanie Thomas is the director […]
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Famed Choir Director Showcases Choir Legacy at Eastern High School
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to The AFRO The National Church of God in Fort Washington, Maryland was filled with an eclectic offering of music last July 7 as generations of singers from the District’s Eastern High School took part in a musical homecoming that left people soaked in tears of joy. Dressed in long black […]
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DC Girls Joined Street Child World Cup in Moscow
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Caption: Children playing at Tubman Elementary Soccer Field, a soccer camp site. Nine DC SCORES alumni were honored with a D.C. Council proclamation for their participation in the Street Child World Cup held during the 2018 World Cup tournament in Moscow, Russia. The group of teen girls who continue […]
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Streeter, Harrison Poised to Take County Council Seats
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com On July 6, the Prince George’s County Board of Elections released the results of the absentee and provisional ballots cast during the June 26 Democratic and Republican primaries. The races for District 7 and District 9 of the county council were the ones of most interest. The results showed Rodney […]
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Local Organization Launches App to Keep Domestic Violence Survivors Safe
By Akira Kyles, Special to the AFRO One of the main problems for survivors of domestic violence is finding shelter to escape their situations. However, a Prince George’s County organization hopes to address this serious and dangerous issue, by assisting survivors attempting to leave with an app. This summer, the Community Advocates for Family and Youth […]
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Arlington Links Member Honored by AFRO Named National President
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The Links elected Kimberly Jeffries Leonard as its national president, putting her in charge of one of the world’s largest and oldest women’s service organizations. The move came July 3 at the 71-year-old group’s 41st national assembly in Indianapolis, Ind. “As gatekeepers of justice and our communities, we […]
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Edwards Was Outwitted; P.G. Contests Unresolved
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A decade ago on June 19, Donna Edwards was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives as the first Black woman to represent Maryland. Last week, Edwards was defeated for county executive for the jurisdiction that she represented as a federal legislator. As the smoke clears from the June […]
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Community Responds to Gazette Shootings
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO On June 28 five members of the journalism community were killed in the 888 Bestgate office building in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette headquarters in Annapolis Maryland. A gunman shot his way through the Capital Gazette newsroom Thursday afternoon in Annapolis, Md., killing five people using a shotgun […]