Rumors are circling again around action from the White House, this time it’s about Omarosa Manigault Newman’s departure from the President Donald J. Trump’s administration next year. Omarosa Manigault, one of the few high-profile African Americans in the Trump administration, no longer works for the White House. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) According to White House Press […]
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Bishop W. Darin Moore Arrested While Protesting on Capitol Hill
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Bishop W. Darin Moore was arrested with other clergy members Nov. 30 outside of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. A restrained Bishop Darin Moore is escorted by the Capitol Police from a Senate Office Building on Nov. 30. (Courtesy Photo) “At 11 a.m. today I was arrested at the […]
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Mike Ditka: ‘There Has Been No Oppression in the Last 100 Years’
Maybe it was his ignorance on the struggles Blacks have endured throughout time? Maybe he thought he was only talking about the NFL? Or, maybe Mike Ditka, the former coach for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, is just another conservative guy sitting on a perch ignorant of the world below him? Former Chicago Bears […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
David McCoy Joins AFRO Family as New Advertising Account Exec.
Washington D.C. native David McCoy is the AFRO’s new advertising account executive for the Washington D.C. metropolitan region and other national areas. “One thing I want to accomplish here is making the AFRO’s presence more felt with residents and business owners,” McCoy, 37, said. David McCoy is the {AFRO}’s new advertising account executive. He began the […]
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Summit to Benefit Black Entrepreneurs Includes Steve Bannon & Corey Lewandowski as Keynote Speakers
A summit meant to get more Black business entrepreneurs involved in policy proceedings doesn’t seem like a natural fit for Steve Bannon, former White House strategist and executive chairman of the ultra-conservative Breitbart News website, and Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager. But, Bannon, who has been called a racist and White supremacist sympathizer […]
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AFRO 125th Anniversary Gala: A Celebration of Black Voices in Opposition
The call by former AFRO paper boy-now Chairman of the Morgan State University Board of Regents Kweisi Mfume -“Edi Af froh–AFRO! Get your AFRO Newspaper here,” rang out through the grand ballroom at Martin’s Crosswind’s in Greenbelt, Md. Such was the signal for the start of the celebration program of the Afro-American Newspapers’ 125th Anniversary. […]
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Notable Moments in Black History: 1967-1992
1967 The Virginia branch of the NAACP creates a new plan to stop riots. 1968 Nixon decides to keep D.C. Mayor Walter E. Washington in his position for the new presidential administration. 1969 The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans and The President of the New Orleans Jazz Museum establishes a drive […]
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Baker Responds to School Scandals
After announcing his bid to replace Gov. Larry Hogan, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker says he is focused on improving the state of Maryland. Though the county has dealt with several issues, including child pornography crimes by a teacher’s aide at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, Md. and by a teacher/coach […]
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House Lawmakers Announce New Diversity Initiative
Minorities on Capitol Hill recently procured a win when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democratic leaders on June 14 announced the development of a House Democratic Diversity Initiative. The initiative would include a full-time staffer and a focus on increasing the diversity among staff members of the House of Representatives, and would expand opportunities […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Caribbean Heritage Play in D.C. Displays Need for the Arts
As President Donald Trump put forth a budget that would strip federal funding for arts programs, among other things, a theatrical performance based on a woman’s life in Trinidad and Tobago during and after World War II recently premiered in D.C. The D.C Commission on Arts and Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, with […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. Native Keeps Mother’s Legacy Alive Through Healthy Eating Shop
Jerri Evans keeps her mother’s vision of living a healthy lifestyle alive through a chain of green juice and food shops she opened in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Jerri Evans (far left) and Khnum “Stic” Ibomu (far right) along with other Toyota Green Initiative coalition members join Mia Phillips, national manager of multicultural brand […]
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Radio One Seeks to Broaden Scope with Name Change
In a move to better emphasize its expansion and mission of representing the Black culture, Radio One recently changed its name to Urban One. According to a press release, the official name change is in conjunction with the Silver Spring, Md.-based station’s 18th anniversary of its IPO on May 5. According to the Washington Business […]