Fairfax Symphony Orchestra services more than 60 schools across the D.M.V., with their free and virtual “Link Up,” programming, connecting the concert hall to the classroom. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the COVID-19 pandemic may have silenced its concert hall, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) is working in overdrive to […]
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AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor
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ASALH celebrations go virtual, Biden proclaims National Black History Month
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is using the entire month of February for virtual Black History Month programming. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When Carter G. Woodson founded Black History Week in February 1926, he probably had no idea that 95 years later the […]
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Director of DC health warns against vaccine fraud
Director of DC Health, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, warned against potential vaccine scams in the area. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Mayor Muriel Bowser’s daily coronavirus updates have turned into general press conferences about the happenings in the nation’s capital, including the budget, crime, closures and inclement weather notices. However, on Monday’s snow-day […]
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Book talks life from real prodigal son to Pastor
The Rev. Kevin Hart, Sr., pastor of Christian Tabernacle Church of God, released the book “Homeless in My Own Backyard: Living Beneath my Privileges as a Child of God,” as a source of inspiration in a time of despair. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The Rev. Kevin Hart Sr. pastor of […]
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Cicely Tyson has taken her final bow
Legendary, award winning actress, Cicely Tyson, 96, died on Jan. 28. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Cicely Tyson, 96, know n for her iconic roles such Coretta Scott King, Binta in the 1977 series “Roots,” and in the title role of “The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,” for which […]
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DCPS preps for return to in-person learning
District of Columbia Schools and administrators, such as those at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, are making safety plans and taking precautions as they gear up to offer in-person learning options for some students on Feb. 1. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite coronavirus continuing to plague the nation’s capital, […]
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Former Larry King employee reflects on boss, friend
Judy Thomas worked for Larry King for almost 20 years. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor More than 40 years ago, Judith Thomas had a brief interview opportunity to work for legendary broadcaster Larry King, and that chance meeting turned into an almost 20-year tenure with the “King of Talk,” plus a friendship […]
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Howard Leaders Talk VP Harris, Black Agendas
Kamala Harris hugs Amos Jackson III, then Howard University Student Association president, after speaking at Howard University in January 2019. Boasting having educated the first Black and first woman to be elected Vice President, Howard University leaders discussed the significance of Kamala Harris and the importance of holding leaders accountable to address issues facing HBCUs […]
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Mayor hopes to return D.C. to tourist destination
Destination DC president and CEO Elliott Ferguson said that his organization, the Mayor and the local hotel and restaurant associations are working hard to ensure D.C. can safely return to a tourist destination, after taking precautions by dissuading visitors for the inauguration. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While District of Columbia Mayor […]
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Kamala Harris: HU marching band escorts alumna VP
Howard University Showtime Marching Band escorted Vice President Kamala Harris into the inaugural ceremony. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Vice President Kamala Harris dons her HBCU education, like her Blackness, Southasian ancestry and womanhood, proudly. Thus, when Howard University Showtime Marching Band learned they were asked to escort Harris into the […]
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AFRO brings Black Business Matters Expo
The 2021 Virtual Black Business Matters Expo will be hosted on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The AFRO has been walking and talking Black businesses since its founding in 1892 and almost 129 years later, the publication is hosting the inaugural Black Business Matters Expo on Feb. […]
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Rev. Annie Chambers: Mother to many, mother of the movement, still fighting
The Rev. Annie Chambers is a mother of the Civil Rights Movement who, at 79 years old, is still fighting. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Not many mothers or fathers of the Civil Rights Movement are around to share their memories, reflect on their contributions or say they have witnessed major […]