(Updated 3/18/2017) ORLANDO – When the No. 12 UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (29-5) faced off against the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers (22-10) in NCAA Tournament first-round action on March 16, the brightest spotlight may have fallen on Seahawks head coach Kevin Keatts, a rising star in collegiate coaching. UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts talks with guard […]
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Assault of 84 Year Old Woman Leads to Arrest through New DNA Match Process
For six months Prince George’s County Police searched for a man who assaulted and robbed an 84-year-old woman in her Suitland apartment and for six months police had no answers. The alleged attack took place on Feb. 1 in the 4400 block of Arnold Road. The woman, who has since celebrated her 85th birthday, had […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Pastor Toni’s 10th Anniversary Celebration at Freedom Temple
Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper has been pastor of Freedom Temple AME Zion Church in Brooklyn Park, Md. for 10 years and on Sept. 9 the church showed her how much they love her in a 10-year anniversary service for the woman known as Pastor Toni in its sanctuary on the aptly named Church Street. […]
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High School Student Fatally Shot
As Prince George’s County mourned its 9/11 dead on the morning of Sept. 11, an 18 year-old youth lost his life while walking to school, police said. It was the second time since school started Aug. 23 that a student had been slain. Marckel Ross, of the 400 block of Abel Avenue, in Capital Heights […]
Posted inHealth
Doctors Advice: Pay More Attention to Personal Health
Khaula Holness came to Howard University College of Medicine on Sept. 5 to figure out what was wrong with her. It had been a while since she’d seen a doctor and a free health screening hosted by television talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz provided the perfect opportunity for her. “I have a lot of […]
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Prince George’s Never Forgets 9/11
Never forget. Those words carry a special meaning in Prince George’s County where, on Sept. 11, 2001, 24 county residents were among the dead from a coordinated terrorist attack on key federal symbols here and the World Trade Center in New York City. So the “never forget” chorus rang loudly from Upper Marlboro through the […]
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TV’s Dr. Oz Visits Howard University to Offer Free Health Screenings
Hundreds of people showed up to the Howard University College of Medicine Sept. 5 for a special health screening hosted by daytime television talk show host Dr. Oz. Dr. Mehmet Oz is on a tour around the country with dates in other cities such as Tampa and Pittsburgh, saying he wanted to get a feel […]
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U.S. Treasury’s Planned Move Angers Md. Delegation
Officials in Maryland are hoping mad about the decision by the Department of Treasury to move 450 jobs from its Financial Management Service (FMS) office in Hyattsville, Md. to Parkersburg, W.Va. Six members of Maryland’s congressional delegation denounced the move in a joint statement Aug. 29. One of those members, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) has […]
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FRC Shooting Hero Released from Hospital
Leonardo R. Johnson is back home, healing, after quick action that may have averted an anti-right-wing shooting rampage at the Family Research Council’s (FRC) headquarters in Washington, D.C. last month. The 46-year-old African American maintenance worker requested privacy as he recovers from a gunshot wound that occurred when he happened to be standing a turn […]
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Despite Long Fight, Baker Gets Gaming Referendum He Wants
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III introduced a plan last fall and has seen it through to a November referendum where Maryland voters get to decide its fate. Baker wants a Las Vegas-style casino hotel at National Harbor where guests and visitors can enjoy gaming and other entertainment. In a county looking to […]
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MGM, Penn National Pumping Millions into Casino Debate
Penn National Gaming and MGM Resorts International are spending millions of dollars in the fight over a possible National Harbor Casino. According to campaign finance reports seen by the {AFRO} on the Maryland Board of Elections web site, Penn National Gaming has contributed nearly $5.5 million to Get the Facts – Vote No On 7, […]
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Tyler Perry Studios Catch Fire Again
A building on the campus of Tyler Perry’s movie studio caught fire on Aug. 27 making it the second time this year that a fire erupted at the Atlanta studio. Atlanta Fire Department spokeswoman Capt. Marian McDaniel told the AFRO the official cause of the fire was careless smoking. McDaniel said that it was started […]