By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com While they play alleged father and daughter on the show, David and Tamela Mann have been married 34 years and continue to create magic together in film, television and stage as the dynamic duo Mr. Brown and Cora, most recently highlighted in the third season of […]
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AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor
Posted inCoronavirus
Black women at the forefront of COVID fight
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com While the President’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, may have become the face of the United States’ fight against COVID-19, Black women, such as Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, have been at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus. In fact, the […]
Posted inNational News
Equal Pay Day falls earlier, Black women are still fighting for more equity
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com First called “National Pay Inequity Awareness Day,” sponsored by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996, the United States has officially recognized “Equal Pay Day,” as the day women have to work into the next year to equal what male counterparts earn annually. As […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Smithsonian, IF/THEN collaborate to celebrate women in STEM
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor, mgreen@afro.com With Women’s History Month in full swing, the Smithsonian Institution and Lydia Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN collaborated on an exhibit that showcases and celebrates women in STEM. The exhibit, called #IfThenSheCan, includes 120 full sized statues of women in STEM- highlighting these women scientists as true […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Ward 5 Council candidate Faith Gibson Hubbard working hard for Washingtonians outside of the spotlight
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com Wife, mother, education advocate, former Director of the D.C. Office of Community Affairs and now Ward 5 Council candidate Faith Gibson Hubbard said her wealth of experiences doing things outside of the spotlight makes her the perfect candidate to dutifully and selflessly serve her hopeful constituents. […]
Posted inBaltimore News
The AFRO welcomes two new additions to the editorial team
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com The publication is pleased to welcome two new members of the editorial team to help continue the strong storytelling legacy of the media company. Longtime AFRO writer Alexis Taylor has joined the editorial team as news editor and recent graduate Nadia Reese is entering the journalism workforce as […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Arena Stage’s world premiere of Change Agent brings beautifully, diverse reimagined historic tale
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com In the United Kingdom it’s not hard to know who the royals are because they hold regal titles in front of their names, however, in the United States there’s a last name that connotes regality as well- Kennedy. Just like the British royals, despite famous public […]
Posted inNational News
Sista Justice!: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman nominated to SCOTUS
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com She’s got “Sisterlocks” in her hair, rich, brown skin and her name is of Indian origin meaning, “Pure Gold,” “Mark,” “Sign,” “Dwelling,” or “Home,” and now she is about to have a lifetime title- Supreme Court Justice. Keeping good on his campaign promise two years ago […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Demetria McKinney talks A House Divided, working in Hollywood
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com Though Demetria McKinney said that her original goal was to be singer not actor, the actress known for “House of Payne,” “A House Divided,” and “Motherland: Fort Salem,” is no stranger to Hollywood or the entertainment industry. However, having made it through the throws of the […]
Posted in!Front Page
Simmons takes audience on life’s ride, gets real with ‘Just Angela’
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com Actress, entrepreneur, mother, producer and designer Angela Simmons has spent much of her life in the limelight and being followed by cameras, but in her Aspire TV show Just Angela the daughter of rap royalty works to show us intimate aspects of her personal life journey […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Love Jones: Esteemed local couple weds on 2.22.22
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com With the high profile nature of the wedding and location at the St. Regis Hotel in Black Lives Matter Plaza, one may have thought that the marriage of Karl Jones and Angel Rich would have been more like, “Keeping up with the Joneses,” but instead it was a […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
NMAAHC first of its kind, making firsts, highlighting firsts, continuing legacy
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor, mgreen@afro.com When the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) opened its doors it had been a long time coming to celebrate a monumental moment for Black people and American history. The first Smithsonian institution dedicated, solely, to Black history and culture, NMAAHC is […]