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Richard Collins Jr., father of slain Bowie State University student Richard Collins III, stands beside his wife, Dawn, as he talks about their son during a May 16 dedication ceremony at the University of Maryland in College Park, where Collins was fatally stabbed in 2017. A plaza on the U.Md. campus has been named for the late Collins. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

U.Md. Dedicates Plaza to Lt. Richard Collins, Black Bowie State Student Killed in On-Campus Hate Crime

by William J. Ford May 16, 2022June 10, 2022

Before dozens of people walked over to view a plaza at the University of Maryland, Richard Collins Jr. offered advice about moral courage.

Richard Collins III, 23, was fatally stabbed May 20 while visiting friends at the University of Maryland in College Park. Collins was scheduled to graduate from Bowie State University on May 23. (Courtesy of Facebook)

Community, William J. Ford

Collins Family Continues to Mourn, Honor Slain Son

by William J. Ford January 20, 2021December 21, 2021

Community, William J. Ford

Urbanski Gets Life in Prison for U.Md. Campus Killing of Richard Collins III

by William J. Ford January 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Community, William J. Ford

BSU, U.Md. Create Social Justice Alliance

by William J. Ford October 7, 2020December 21, 2021

Dawn and Rick Collins, parents of slain 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, stand alongside Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy (left) at a Feb. 11 press conference in Annapolis. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Testimony on Md. Hate Crime Bill Gets Emotional

by William J. Ford February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

Richard Collins III, 23, was fatally stabbed May 20 while visiting friends at the University of Maryland in College Park. Collins was scheduled to graduate from Bowie State University on May 23. (Courtesy of Facebook)

Judge Drops Hate Crime Charge in U.Md. Murder Trial

by WI Guest Author December 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Richard Collins III, 23, was fatally stabbed May 20 while visiting friends at the University of Maryland in College Park. Collins was scheduled to graduate from Bowie State University on May 23. (Courtesy of Facebook)

Education, Local

Md. OKs HBCU Scholarship in Honor of Slain Student

by WI Guest Author December 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Ronald A. Stroman, deputy postmaster general of the United States, and ASALH President Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham unveil the 2018 commemorative Black Heritage stamp of Lena Horne during the 92nd annual Black History Luncheon at the Washington Renaissance Hotel in D.C. on Feb. 24. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History

ASALH Honors Blacks in the Military at Annual Luncheon

by WI Guest Author February 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Black Experience, National, William J. Ford

Rep. Anthony Brown to Sponsor Bill on Hate Crimes

by William J. Ford September 1, 2017October 31, 2020

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Experience, National

Nooses on National Mall Echo Domestic Terrorism

by WI Guest Author June 20, 2017October 30, 2020