The 11th Annual Triumph Awards were hosted virtually honoring Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, D-Nice, Sarah Jakes-Roberts and Brittany Packnett Cunningham. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With the COVID-19 pandemic plaguing communities across the world, for the first time in its 11-year history, National Action Network’s Triumph Awards were held virtually and […]
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Yale doctor to co-chair Biden’s COVID task force
This undated photo provided by Yale University shows Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Addressing racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus crisis cannot be an afterthought, the top adviser to President-elect Joe Biden on the COVID-19 pandemic response said Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (Yale University via AP) Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African Americans are disproportionately […]
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D.C. tightens Phase II restrictions
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation’s capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is tightening restrictions, reducing capacities, recommending limiting activities and encouraging people to get tested if going against the stay-at-home orders. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Coronavirus cases are increasing daily in the nation’s capital- with more than […]
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D.C. Police Chief leaving for Prince William County
MPD Police Chief Peter Newsham will become the new Police Chief for Prince William County. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor While the Prince William County Board of Supervisors ecstatically announced the appointment of D.C. Chief of Police Peter Newsham as their new Police Chief on Nov. 25, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser […]
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Entrepreneur wins national design competition
Deidre Jeffries won the Chase and Lands’ End inaugural Banking on Style Competition in partnership with ESSENCE Communications. (Courtesy photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Spy movies like Bond…James Bond to be exact, the polished looks of government workers and her mother’s glam style are all sources of inspiration for D.C. native and […]
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Amtrak offers discounted trips from D.C. to Philadelphia
D.C. Editor Micha Green boarded a trip from D.C. to Philadelphia with Amtrak’s promotion of inexpensive tickets the entire month of November. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the unluckiness of Friday the 13th loomed in this germaphobe reporter’s background, I boarded an Amtrak to Philadelphia with a promotion […]
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Washingtonians ‘disgusted’ with thousands of ‘Million MAGA’ marchers
A Black Trump supporter at the Million MAGA March taken on social media. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Saturday, Nov. 14, thousands of President Donald Trump, “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) supporters descended upon Washington D.C. for what was called and publicized as the “Million Maga March.” Despite the flop in […]
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‘We did it!’
Washingtonians celebrated into the evening and night once election returns projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President- Elect and Vice President- Elect. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com “Black Women! Did we do it?… Stacey Abrams? Did we do it? Kamala? Did we do it? Did we do it? […]
Posted inNEWS
THEARC Commemorates Life of Legendary Staff Member
Author and entrepreneur Kinyatta Gray poses with a photo of her mother, Beverly “Miss Bee” Carroll at an Evergreen tree planting at THEARC in early fall. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Since its founding 15 years ago, Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) has provided cultural and social programming for […]
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Black People Mourn The Loss of Alex Trebek
A shrine to the late “Jeopardy” quiz show host Alex Trebek is pictured near his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Trebek died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at age 80. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When news broke that Jeopardy’s beloved host […]
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3rd Annual DMV Black Restaurant Week is A Collaborative COVID-19 Cause
DMV Black Restaurant Week is from Nov. 8- Nov. 15. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, from Nov. 8 through Nov. 15, DMV Black Restaurant Week is back for its third annual year, with the 2020 focus surrounding resiliency and collaboration during these unprecedented times. Curated by the […]
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Breast Cancer Champion Empowers Warriors
Ranneisha Champion, founder of Ribbon Goddess, is using her battles with breast cancer to bring awareness about breast cancer and empower and uplift those battling with the disease. (Courtesy Photo by Britney Garrett Photography) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Ranneisha Champion’s surname does justice to the true woman she is, and as a […]