By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor A gunman who shot four persons in Northwest Washington DC Friday has been found dead in an apparent suicide according to DC Police. The four victims; one man, two women and a female child are all being treated for their injuries. One of the shooting victims is retired from […]
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Bruce Johnson, legendary news anchor dies at 71
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO DC Editor Longtime WUSA Anchor and fixture in the DC Community, Bruce Johnson, 71 died on April 3 of heart failure at a hospital in Delaware. His wife, Lori, posted news of Johnson’s passing on her Facebook page Sunday night, asking the public to respect their request for privacy. Johnson anchored […]
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James Clyburn, US Congress Majority Whip Visits students at Bowie State University
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO DC Editor US Rep. James Clyburn (D-S. Carolina) got off of Capitol Hill last week and visited with students on the campus of Bowie State University. During a forum held in the Student Ballroom, Clyburn answered questions from students about the recent rash of HBCU bomb threats reported at Bowie State […]
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Three sculptures from acclaimed artist Elizabeth Catlett coming to the National Museum of African American History and Culture
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO DC Editor The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is currently displaying the work of DC native and world-renowned artist, Elizabeth Catlett (19151-2012). The acclaimed 20th-century sculptor and graphic artist now have three of her best-known depictions of the Black American Experience inside the museum. Three 5–foot […]
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Timeline of the Maryland HBCU Equality Lawsuit
By Deborah BaileyAFRO Contributing Editor The remedial phase of the Maryland HBCU equity lawsuit being heard in federal district court is coming to end. Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education et al. v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, originally filed in 2006 by a community-based group composed of alumni from Maryland’s four historically […]
