By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The comedy-sketch show “In Living Color” first aired April 1990, and 30 years later, one of the show’s stars, celebrated actor and comedian Tommy Davidson, has released a memoir that talks about his life in color- as a Black man in America. Living in Color: What’s Funny About […]
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A Complete Count Is A Must
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In about a week U.S. residents will begin getting invitations to complete the 2020 U.S. Census and as a rallying factor national and local teams alike are working to get the message out that “everyone living in the United States should be counted,” according to the U.S. Census […]
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AFRO Exclusive!: Musician Uses Art As Form of Protest
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike was the last protest the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. orchestrated before his assassination April 4 of that year, and their slogan was, “I AM A MAN.” More than 50 years later, Grammy-winning bassist, singer and songwriter Ben Williams has repurposed […]
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Instagram Encourages Sharing Narratives
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com For centuries, African Americans were taught to squelch their voices, and even after the end of chattel slavery, Jim Crow segregation and the election of the first Black President of the United States, their opinions and values tend to still be stifled. However, Instagram, the photography and video […]
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Black Girls ‘Rock’ the Kennedy Center
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com For the second year in a row, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! (BGR!) teamed up with the Kennedy Center for a stellar lineup of events to empower Black Girls of all ages in all their glory. The 2020 BGR!FEST will be held at the Kennedy Center from March 5-8, and […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Why D.C. Audiences Need the Amen Corner in 2020
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com One good way to celebrate Black History Month and the greatness and complexity that is Black Americanism, is by taking a visit to Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall for a production of James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner. Featuring a cast full of some of D.C.’s most celebrated […]
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‘There’s Power in the Black Vote’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Twenty-twenty is not only the start of a new decade and the year of clear vision, it is an important election season. And for that reason, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is using 2020 to examine the background and power of […]
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‘Mother Road’ Offers a Way Out
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com If John Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath defined the American Dream, when published in 1939, Octavio Solis’ Mother Road modernizes the ideal with an examination of how shifting demographics, socio-economic times and racial perspectives play a role in living the dream. Arena Stage’s production of Mother Road is a spiritual […]
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DCIA Graduates Share Stories Through Photos
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The first graduating class from the D.C. Infrastructure Academy (DCIA). Pepco Utility Training School program has a lot to celebrate. Not only have they completed training and accomplished goals of working with Pepco, the graduates are now sharing their stories through “Life Beyond the Line,” a portrait exhibit […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Dru Hill Talks Legacy, New Music
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The Washington Wizards weren’t the only group of men wowing audiences at the Capital One Arena on Feb. 7. After a nail-biting victory by the Wizards, who won by one-point with point-two seconds left of the game, audiences were a treated to a post-game concert that featured local […]
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DMV Links Rock Red for A Cause
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com More than one thousand women flocked to the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia, donning various styles of fashionable fiery red dresses; however, while the ensembles may have been show-stopping looks for celebrations, the reason for the large gathering was serious business. The 12th Annual DMV Links Red […]
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‘For Life’ Unveils in Criminal Justice
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This is not another crime series, prison show or even an average story on an innocent’s man fight for justice. For Life, a new show on ABC unveils the corruption in the entire criminal justice system and unveils its tragic affects on prisoners and their families. Starring Nichola […]