By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO America… Land of the Free (labor). At its inception, America represented an exceptional opportunity to experiment on various nouns (people, places and things) without the direct threat of said experiment backfiring and permanently injuring the nations in power. Slavery has existed for as long as man, with one […]
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Student protests at Howard University amid policy changes, housing concerns
By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO The students and administration of Howard University have found themselves at an impasse and it seems to be getting worse by the day. At the heart of the issue is a seemingly appropriate set of requests from students. The student requests -which have since become demands- began during […]
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D.C. Council: Update The 2022 budget is done
The D.C. Council unanimously finalized the District’s 2022 budget spending plan. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO The D.C. Council unanimously finalized the District’s 2022 budget spending plan. The plan, which really revolves around a substantial boost in federal aid and a tax increase in the wealthiest residents, has been referred to […]
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D.C. Council compromises with Mayor for MPD officers amid crime increase
Despite concerns from Council members about MPD behavior and lack of community trust of authority, the D.C. Council voted to keep additional resources. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO A recent uptick in crime has forced City officials to make some very difficult decisions. At the forefront of these decisions is the […]
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Hundreds of District residents March to bring awareness to gun violence
Activists rallied and marched for peace after Nyiah Courtney, 6, was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Southeast, D.C. on July 16. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Community activists and neighbors came together last week to put forth action aimed at one of the city’s most pressing problems- gun violence. The […]
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Pedestrians and drivers in N.E. evade potential mass tragedy, roads back open
A truck sits under a collapsed pedestrian bridge along Kenilworth Avenue & Polk Street Northeast in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Just before noon on Wednesday, a boom truck left a construction site on Kenilworth Avenue N.E. and entered the flow of […]
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Council Budget hearings talk MPD, inhumane conditions at D.C. Jail
The D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole discussed student related agencies and flavored tobacco at a recent budget hearing. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia Council committees have been busy in this last week of budget hearings across various categories, but two hot budget topics brought more than […]
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The GoGo Swing
GoGo music is a sound indigenous to D.C. that fuses musical genres and gained popularity in the 70s, with groups such as Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, and remains relevant today. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Langdon park day June 1987- that was my first introduction to GoGo (that I […]
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Gun violence activists work diligently to make difference in city
Applications for mini grants to prevent gun violence in the District are now open for D.C. residents. (Courtesy Photo) By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO Will $59Million be enough to reduce the rampant crime and gun violence in Washington, DC? As of Monday June 14, mini grant applications are open for individuals and organizations […]
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Pedestrians and drivers in N.E. evade potential mass tragedy, roads back open
A truck sits under a collapsed pedestrian bridge along Kenilworth Avenue & Polk Street Northeast in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO Just before noon on Wednesday, a boom truck left a construction site on Kenilworth Avenue N.E. and entered the flow of […]
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D.C. Council budget hearings: Student agencies, flavored tobacco on the docket
The D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole discussed student related agencies and flavored tobacco at a recent budget hearing. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO D.C. Council committees were busy this week with a full schedule of budget hearings across various categories. Each year the budget, which originates with the Executive Office […]
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Employ Prince George’s launches program to help diversity in workforce
Employ Prince George’s launched Career Pathways for All (CPFA) in order to help improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO A group of local leaders are piloting a new angle to economic empowerment through workforce development, by using Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with a […]