A proposal to build a ski resort-style gondola system over the Potomac River connecting the Georgetown area to nearby Rosslyn, Va., has been deemed technically feasible, despite its $80 – $90 million cost to build. While some are anticipating the potential of opening the area to new tourists and producing a new transportation hub near […]
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Ward 8 Residents Concerned by Police
More than 60 District residents testified at a Nov. 3 D.C. Council hearing at the Wilson Building to discuss the state of the police department, crime, and community policing, during a forum on the Metropolitan Police Department. April Goggans spoke out at the hearing about police remedies of enhancing their presence in Black neighborhoods, which […]
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Arrest Made in Fatal Toronto Beating of Baltimore Student
Two Toronto men have been arrested in connection with the beating death of a University of Baltimore student, police said, while a third man remains at large. According to The Toronto Star, the men face charges of second-degree murder for the death of Julian Jones, 26. Toronto police said Jones was in Canada for a […]
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Police: Reports of Attacks on College Muslim Students Wearing Headscarves
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two female students in traditional Muslim headscarves have reported being assaulted on or near college campuses in Louisiana and California within hours of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, authorities said Thursday. A college student in Lafayette, Louisiana, told police that two men — one wearing a white “Trump” hat — shouted […]
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Bloods Gang Leader Gets Life in Botched Kidnapping of Prosecutor’s Father
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A violent gang leader will spend his remaining years in the country’s highest-security prison for orchestrating a botched kidnapping in which his underlings mistakenly grabbed the father of the North Carolina prosecutor who helped convict him. In this undated photo provided by Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification Kelvin Melton is shown. […]
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UMD Star Dixon Starts Coaching Career with UDC Lady Firebirds
Former University of Maryland and NBA guard Juan Dixon knows about overcoming challenges to become a champion and live out his dreams as a pro basketball player. As he embarks on the new phase of this basketball life, as the new coach of the women’s basketball at the University of the District of Columbia, Dixon […]
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Baltimore Native Opens Comic Shop in City of Sisterly Love
It’s likely to come across a comic book fanatic of color, but to hear that not only a woman, but a Black woman, is running things as an owner of a comic book store shows that anything is possible. Founder and CEO, Ariell Johnson, a Baltimorean who currently resides in Philadelphia, Pa. has opened up […]
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Black Cable Dramas Show America’s Diversity
For decades, Black professionals and families have existed in primetime dramas as sidekicks, comic relief, or stereotypical, watered-down versions of White characters. But, Blacks have suddenly become avant-garde in cable and standard networks – a turn that has television executives and viewers glued to the edges of the seats. The sitcom “Underground” (pictured) is one […]
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Author Unveils Journals and Diaries to Tell Blacks Stories
Dolen Perkins-Valdez has spent the better portion of her adult life in libraries and archives. She has become one of the most celebrated Black historical fiction writers, offering Americans a means of acknowledging and embracing stories from the reaches of their ancestors’ journals and diaries. Dolen Perkins-Valdez brings the lives of Black women to light […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
Piano legend McCoy Tyner, with his quartet, will be performing at the Blues Alley Super Club in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 11 and 12. Hello my dear friends, I hope all is well and you are enjoying this wonderful weather we are having so far in November. Now that the clock has gone back, it […]
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The Latest: Police: Louisiana Student Fabricated Assault Report, San Diego Student Attacked
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on reports of students being attacked on or near two college campuses (all times local): 3:00 p.m. Police say a Louisiana college student has acknowledged she fabricated her report that she was assaulted and robbed of her wallet and Muslim headscarf by two men, one of whom she […]
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Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Thursday, November 10.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u From 5-7 P.M. We’ll discuss the implications of the Trump presidency in the Hispanic community, with Elizabeth Alex, regional director, CASA Maryland. Plus, with so many experiencing anger, anxiety and stress because of the Trump victory, we’ll talk about how to cope with Dr. Jonathan Shepherd, board president, Black […]