By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), in 1890, 56.8 of Black or Colored Americans were illiterate, with the definition of literacy at that time referring to solely basic reading and writing skills. In 1892, the AFRO came to be. With the audacity to hope that […]
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AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor
Posted inNEWS
Karine Jean-Pierre says Black people in high positions must become the norm
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com Karine Jean-Pierre made history when she was appointed chief of staff for Vice President Kamala Harris on now President Joe Biden’s 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign, becoming the first Black woman to serve in that role. While Jean-Pierre is proud to be a barrier breaking woman, she […]
Posted inHBCU
Fisk University announces first HBCU Intercollegiate Gymnastics team
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com Fisk University announced on Feb. 11 that the institution will be the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and the first in the state of Tennessee to have an intercollegiate gymnastics team. “Women’s gymnastics exemplifies the values of Fisk University: determination, excellence, and a commitment to a […]
Posted inBooks
Journalist, best-selling author Linsey Davis has new book to help children, guardians breach the conversation of death, loss
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Two years into the coronavirus pandemic and with more than 900,000 American lives lost, ABC News Correspondent and bestselling author Linsey Davis has a new children’s book that is sure to resonate with readers who have lost a loved one. Using her own conversations with her son […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
New MLK Library Auditorium to be named for Toni Morrison
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com Sometimes when Washingtonians speak out and up on an issue in one accord, bigwig businessmen like Jeff Bezos listen- as was the case after many D.C. residents protested the Amazon founder’s name being on the auditorium of the District’s newly remodeled Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Bezos […]
Posted inNational News
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Black AIDS Institute committed to educating, removing stigma, improving healthcare access
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com The decades-long HIV/AIDS epidemic and the two-year long COVID-19 pandemic, which have both heavily impacted Black communities, has offered a high definition microscope for the rest of the world and America into the healthcare inequities African Americans face daily. As the country celebrates and acknowledges National Black HIV/AIDS […]
Posted inSports
AFRO Exclusive! CIAA commissioner talks pandemic pivot, importance of tournament
By Micha Green,AFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com In a few short weeks Charm City will host the 76th Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament, ushering in important athletic, political, career and social events for young people to seasoned adults. While the celebration’s official kickoff date is Feb. 22, CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams told the AFRO […]
Posted inNational News
Check out Biden SCOTUS spectator nominees
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, ushering in room for President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, and it’s got a lot of people talking. “Black women saved our fricken’ democracy, so I don’t give two fiddly figs if you’re […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
New Ward 8 Men’s Shelter opens
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor One of District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s big projects was finding ways to make the former hospital space at the historic St. Elizabeth’s East in Washington, D.C. useful and resourceful for the City’s residents- particularly vulnerable neighbors. On Monday, Jan. 24, the third effort in transforming […]
Posted in!Front Page
AFRO Exclusive! Legends LisaRaye McCoy, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs talk new season of ‘A House Divided,’ Emmy nominee, trust, growth
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afrocom AllBlk TV’s Emmy-nominated show A House Divided recently premiered its fourth season with more scandal, drama and entertaining plot lines that will keep audiences wanting to tune in week-after-week and binge old seasons as a reminder of all the convoluted mess that makes for such good […]
Posted inD.C. Community
Bowser advocates for D.C. Statehood in wake of King celebration and Voting Rights fight
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On the day celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Deliver for Voting Rights held a press conference with speakers and guests such as King’s granddaughter and son Yolanda Renee King and Martin Luther King III, activist Melanie Campbell, Speaker […]
Posted inNEWS
King’s family speaks on leader’s legacy in wake of voting rights legislation
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Over the weekend, the family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated his life and legacy by continuing their fallen patriarch’s life’s work. “My mother always said, ‘the (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) holiday should be a day on, not a day off.’ […]