Interviewed by Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Ashley Bedeau completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012. Bedeau earned a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Trinity Washington University in 2017. The counselor has had the pleasure of providing care for families, youth & adolescents, couples and therapeutic groups […]
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From Prom Dresses to Protective Masks
Interviewed By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Name: Aishaetu Gullattee Business Title: Tutus Boutique/ House of Masks D.C. AFRO: Tell us about your business and how you operated prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? Gullattee: I am a custom gown designer recently moved back home to D.C. from Charlotte, North Carolina. I graduated from Howard […]
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Bowser Assembles Super Squad to Help ‘ReOpen D.C.’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com About two weeks ago, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced non-essential businesses, schools and operations would be closed until May 15, and she has now recruited a super squad of powerful Washingtonians to help “ReOpen D.C.” In a press conference late last week, Bowser announced the program […]
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D.C. Coronavirus Update: Michelle Obama Joins Mayor in Relaying COVID-19 Info
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser released the April 27 daily data for COVID-19 cases and deaths, bringing overall positive cases in the city to 3,892 and 185 local lives lost due to the novel coronavirus as of the previous night. With such high overall statistics and one […]
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Amerigroup Programming Perfect for Digital Appointments
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While residents are reticent to go to medical facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amerigroup DC, has programming in place and added services for their members to access virtual health care and resources. Amerigroup DC is an Anthem company and one of the three Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) […]
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Local Actions Taken While Science Develops
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The nation’s capital is still suffering from the novel coronavirus with more than 3,000 District of Columbia residents having tested positive for COVID-19. Fifty percent of those diagnosed with COVID-19 are African American. Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, a Rockville pulmonary and critical care physician and consultant, is being […]
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Meet the Doctor
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com During the COVID-19 crisis, the AFRO is celebrating Black practitioners who are continuing to serve their communities, either on the frontlines or through amended means of working. This week the AFRO is introducing Dr. Fernando Daniels III. AFRO: What kind of doctor are you and how long have you been […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Inglewood Mayor Shares How City is Thriving
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting cities across the world, mayors are taking special consideration on how to help their constituents during these unprecedented times. Inglewood, California Mayor James Butts explained to the AFRO, in an exclusive Facebook Live interview, how he has managed to keep his city […]
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Emancipation Day During COVID-19 Crisis
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite the pall of COVID-19 hanging over the nation’s capital, where more than 2,100 people have tested positive for the virus, 72 have died (as of April 15) and with most residents cooped inside, the District of Columbia still has an optimistic reason to celebrate freedom. April 16 […]
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Local Links Walk for Heart Health
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Local Links didn’t let self-quarantining and stay-at-home orders stop them from stepping outside for safe social distancing exercise for National Walking Day. After coming in first for the second consecutive year, the DMV Links Team, “SOLE siSTARs,” and their community partner Dress for Success Washington, D.C., participated in […]
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Teen Speaker Inspires Generations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com COVID-19 has changed the world as many know it, with schools going virtual, proms and graduations canceled and the inability to hang with friends. Young people are feeling the sting of the pandemic and its influence on their personal and academic lives. “The change has been drastic because […]
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D.C. Coronavirus Update: First COVID-19 Death in DC Jail, More Regulations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In less than a week, death statistics related to the novel coronavirus rose tremendously in the nation’s capital, with one of the deceased being an inmate in the D.C. jail. During a Facebook live interview with Council member Kenyan McDuffie on April 9, the AFRO reported that 32 […]