By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In these unprecedented times associated with the novel coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against the inevitable uptick in stress and anxiety, and according to Mental Health America, screenings for clinical anxiety increased 19 percent in February and 12 percent in the first two […]
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Council Unanimously Passes Relief Bill for Residents
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Conducting a virtual meeting for the first time in its 45-year history, the District of Columbia Council unanimously passed its second COVID-19 relief bill that will offer rent freezes, mortgage deferrals, further extensions for unemployment insurance and even assistance to incarcerated citizens and high school seniors. “We are […]
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Black Folks Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter is an avid runner, and while I’m working to abide by all the social distancing rules of these unprecedented times, I cannot resist the beauty of spring, the embrace of these warmer temperatures on my melanated skin and the cool breeze that offers comfort as I […]
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Numbers Rise, Peak Projected in Late June
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com It’s been a month since the first person tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C., on March 7, and as of April 7, there have been 1,211 confirmed cases, 318 recoveries and 22 deaths. “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is suffering from COVID-19, recovering from […]
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McDuffie Leads Efforts for Small Business, Race Relations During Pandemic
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With non-essential businesses closed, restaurants under-operating and much of the nation’s capital shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D) and the District of Columbia Council are working to assist small businesses during this hard time, while also keeping communities of color in […]
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Mayor’s Top Aide Dies of COVID-19
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com According to the D.C. Health Statistics Summary, 401 District of Columbia residents have tested positive for COVID-19, 106 people have recovered and nine patients have died. One of the local decedents from the deadly disease hit home for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her team. “Today, it was […]
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Organization Supports Young Girls
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With schools being out due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, organizations that support students, like Crittenton Services of Greater Washington (CSGW), have had to find creative ways to engage and encourage their youth, while staying true to its mission. Despite the unique issues presented with the unprecedented spread […]
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D-Nice Throws World’s Biggest Dance Party
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With businesses shutting down and people from the United States and countries around the world quarantining due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, people of all backgrounds are spreading light, love and art through social media, as viewers watch from their confines of their homes. From his living room, […]
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Journalism Program Honors Jim Vance
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com On Thursday, March 12, Archbishop Carroll High School in Northeast, D.C. hosted an official ribbon cutting and special ceremony in honor of one of the District’s most legendary broadcasters, Jim Vance, who died in July, 2017. Several journalists, politicians and leaders were in the building to pay their […]
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Grosso Says He Was Sexually Assaulted as a Minor
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Soon after Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced charges against former Catholic priest Scott Asalone, District of Columbia Council member David Grosso (I- At Large) revealed he was the victim of the clergyman’s sexual abuse. “Last week, the Commonwealth of Virginia indicted and detained Mr. Scott Asalone for […]
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Barrier Breaking Bishop Dies at 89
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In the middle of Women’s History Month, the Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris, a barrier-breaking heroine, the first woman to be ordained and consecrated a Bishop in the global Anglican Communion, died, March 13, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, following a hospitalization in Boston. She was 89. The Rt. Rev. […]
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COVID-19 Update: More Than 1,000 Cases Confirmed
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As of the afternoon of March 10, COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, had infected more than 100,000 people worldwide, with about 800 cases nationwide and 21 cases in the Washington Metropolitan area, and had killed about 25 people in the United States and 4,000 people total. With the […]