J’Nai Bridges will be performing as part of Washington Performing Arts Home Delivery Plus Series March 26- April 1. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges had just begun her Washington National Opera debut as Deliliah […]
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Traditional healing in contemporary context
A traditional healer attends Freedom Day celebrations in Kwa-Thema Township (near Johannesburg) in South Africa on April 27, 2019. Traditional African healing practices are still used to this day and considered as a means of treatment by the World Health Organization (WHO). (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As a spiritual, […]
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COVID diary: The long lasting effects of COVID-19
While some people generally recover from COVID-19, medical professionals are finding that there are others who experience long-term challenges from the illness, called “long-haulers.” (Courtesy Photo) Interviewed By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Since before March 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, many doctors, media […]
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Black anti-vaxxers have major concerns amid federal push
In this 1950’s photo released by the National Archives, men included in a syphilis study pose for a photo in Tuskegee, Ala. For 40 years starting in 1932, medical workers in the segregated South withheld treatment for unsuspecting men infected with a sexually transmitted disease simply so doctors could track the ravages of the horrid […]
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Webb fights COVID and racial inequities from the hospital to the White House
Dr. Cameron Webb is a senior policy advisor for equity for the White House COVID response team. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Dr. Cameron Webb is both a physician and lawyer who has used his interests and experiences in medicine and law to truly serve within the intersectionality of health and […]
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Everyday people: Life changes due to pandemic pivot
Pastor Jamal Brown, right, escorts his daughter Janiyah from her dorm room at Messiah College. (Courtesy photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The surge of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just mean the closing of outside merriment, but a change or end to traditions, intimate family gatherings and general normalcy, which made quarantining incredibly […]
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What happens when a skeptic gets vaccinated
Live on Facebook, D.C. Editor Micha Green received the first dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine at Six Flags America on March 4. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com A few things about this reporter… I generally don’t do vaccinations. I wouldn’t consider myself an anti-vaxxer, however I prefer a more holistic approach to […]
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Firefly brings Southern, comfort food with a twist to Dupont
Firefly Kitchen+Bar brings a heightened dining experience to comfort food such as in their thyme scented with jalapeño honey butter Chicken & Waffles, and the ir Smoking Carrot cocktail. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter was invited to a media brunch at the newly revamped Firefly Kitchen+Bar in […]
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Commentary: Do Black women have to get naked for the big awards?
Andra Day (left) was the first Black woman in 35 years to receive a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture and Halle Berry (right) was the first Black woman to earn an Oscar for Best Actress in Leading Role, and both performances required full nudity and sex scenes. (AP Photos) By Micha […]
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Too dark for royalty?
Prince Harry and Meghan sat down with Oprah Winfrey in a tell-all interview, March 7, that spotlighted instances of severe racism and colorism within the Royal family that drove the Duchess to contimplate suicide while she was pregnant with her son Archie, shown above. During the interview, Meghan recalled conversations involving her husband and concerned […]
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Couple brings Dizzy Gillespie genius to Washington Performing Arts
Brinae Ali and Sean Jones will be performing “Dizzy Spellz,” streamed live through Washington Performing Arts March 19-25. By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Husband and wife Sean Jones and Brinae Ali are not only collaborators in life, love and parenthood, but also in the arts. From March 19-25, audiences will be treated to […]
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Bill named in George Floyd’s honor passes in House, Sharpton reacts
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 passed in the House on March 3. Shown in this photo is Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd wearing a face mask and shirt “Justice For George.” (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When George Floyd was murdered at the knee […]