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) […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]