By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Marvin Gaye sang “Pride & Joy” in the early 1960s it was thought to be a tribute to his beloved girlfriend turned wife, Anna Gordy Gaye. Over 55 years since its 1963 release, the relationship in which Gaye sang about all those years ago will get its turn […]
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Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV and Film
AFRO Exclusive: Michael Ealy Previews ‘The Intruder’
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor. mgreen@afro.com When Scott (Michael Ealy) and Annie (Meagan Good) move from the city of San Francisco to the Napa Valley wine country, they are planning to begin their lives as newlyweds and start a family. Yet when the young Black couple settles in, the original owner of the house, […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Thousands Combat Stigma, Gather for ‘Mary Jane’ in Peace
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While the 2019 National Cannabis Festival may have appropriately fallen on “4/20,” the date recognized as the official “weed holiday,” the festivities were far more than Cheech and Chong, burning blunts and munchies. The festival was an opportunity for weed enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, advocates and lawmakers to celebrate the strides […]
Posted inBooks, BUSINESS, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
‘Stories for Styles’ Inspires Community
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While spring break is normally the time kids are running far away from books, Operation Pathways brought programming to children that offered an opportunity to make reading just as fun as looking stylish. Organized under Resident Services Coordinator for Operation Pathways, Adeela Abbasi, “Stories for Styles” took place at […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Youth Work the Runway in Kids Fashion Week DMV
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The inaugural Kids Fashion Week DMV, held April 12-14, celebrated the style, skills and “slays” of youth in the Washington Metropolitan area, and allowed designers who specialize in children’s clothing to showcase their work on the runway. Kids Fashion Week DMV, co-founded by movers and shakers, Akilah Clark, Crystal […]
Posted inD.C. Community, Health, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
National Cannabis Fest on Weed Holiday “ 4/20”
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Legend has it “420” (4:20 or 4/20) became notorious in the marijuana community after 1971, when five students at San Rafael High School in California would meet at 4:20 p.m. by a statue of chemist Louis Pasteur to puff a little weed. They’re code was “420,” and since then, […]
Posted inNEWS, Washington D.C. News
Naomi Wadler and Safe Shores Team Up To Donate Clothes to Abused Kids
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com At 12 years old, Naomi Wadler, who hit the world stage when she rocked the nation with her speech at the March for Our Lives last year, is working to make waves for her peers near and far- most recently with the District’s Children’s Advocacy Center, Safe Shores. On […]
Posted inBUSINESS, NEWS, Prince George's County News
WBJ Honors Minority Business Leaders at the MGM
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As part of their annual celebration to recognize businessmen of color, on March 28 the Washington Business Journal gathered distinguished guests at the MGM National Harbor for an evening of merriment celebrating the 12th Annual Minority Business Leader Awards. The evening began with a networking reception, leading to an […]
Posted inD.C. Community, D.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, POLITICS, Washington D.C. News
Stars Set to Rock Emancipation Day
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On April 16, 1862, eight months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Blacks were freed in the District of Columbia, and 157 years later, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is keeping that history and celebratory moment alive with weeklong festivities […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Wammies Celebrates Local Artists
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On March 31 local artists gathered at the Lincoln Theater to celebrate the accomplishments and hard work it takes to thrive in the music business at the Washington Area Music Awards (WAMA), better known as “The Wammies.” The Wammies is a 31-year-old award show honoring DMV musicians who dedicate […]
Posted inCelebrating Women's History Month
Cordelia Cranshaw, Miss D.C., U.S.A.
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. Editor The road to beauty queen was not always easy for Miss District of Columbia 2019, Cordelia Cranshaw. With 18 siblings, a mother in prison and father with alcoholism, the 26-year-old beauty queen spent much of her life in foster care, ageing out at 21. As opposed to being defeated […]
Posted inCelebrating Women's History Month
Tiffany D. Cross, Co-Founder & Managing Editor
By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. Editor As Co-Founder and Managing Editor of The Beat DC, a national platform that covers politics, business, media and people of color, Tiffany D. Cross is a major contribution to news in the District of Columbia and the country. Before The Beat DC and her regular appearances on MSNBC, CNN […]