By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com At 74, the Rev. John S. Barckley, is a foot soldier in the continued fight for justice, educating the masses and keeping the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy alive, and has no plans of stopping. “Continuing the legacy means the struggle that fought for and died for […]
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Maryland County Executives Back Drug Affordability Board
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Maryland lawmakers are taking action to manage prescription drug prices and gouging, by working to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in the state. On Jan. 3 County executives from throughout the state of Maryland met in order to support the proposal for a drug affordability board in hopes […]
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DMV Leaders Call for End to Government Shutdown
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Residents from D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) are adversely being affected by the partial government shutdown, which President Donald Trump enforced after not receiving funding for his border wall. With the pain and suffering it is causing, major DMV leaders are asking President Trump to end the shutdown as […]
Posted inMaryland Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Prince George's County News, U.S. Government
Trump Signs Ashanti Alert
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Despite his continued decision to shutdown the government, as one of his last duties of 2018, Donald Trump signed the legislation for the Ashanti Alert Act, an emergency system to notify officials and the public about a missing person ages 18-64. The legislation is named after Prince George’s County […]
Posted inD.C. Government, Maryland Government, National News, NEWS, POLITICS, Prince George's County News, U.S. Government
Alsobrooks Reprimands Trump for Shutdown
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com With more than a week of the federal government having been shut down, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to end the interruption in government affairs. “On behalf of the more than 920,000 citizens and residents of Prince George’s County, […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News
Ashanti Alert Act Awaits President’s Signature
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The life and legacy of Ashanti Billie, the 19-year-old who disappeared from a Hampton Roads, Virginia naval base and was found dead 11 days later, has continued to thrive through the Ashanti Alert Act. “In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, Meltony and Brandy Billie did something extraordinary: they […]
Posted inD.C. Community, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
District to Tackle Opioid Crisis
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health announced the launch of “LIVE. LONG. DC.,” the strategic plan to address misuse, addiction and deaths related to opioid abuse by 2020. In 2016, the nation’s capital had one of the highest rates in the country for […]
Posted inMaryland Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Prince George's County News
Alsobrooks Named Metropolitan COG 2019 Corporate President
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com If breaking history as the first African American woman to be elected as Prince George’s County Executive wasn’t enough, Angela Alsobrooks has been named as the 2019 corporate president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). As the DMV is so closely related, the Metropolitan Washington COG Corporation […]
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DCPS Announces 2019 Principal and Teacher of the Year
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As schools are closely approaching the beginning of winter break, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials surprised District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) educators with high honors. On Dec. 17 Maisha Riddlesprigger, Principal of Ketcham Elementary School was honored with the 2019 DCPS Principal of the Year […]
Posted inHealth, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
District Files Lawsuit in Providence Hospital Closure, Nurses Applaud City for Action
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Providence Hospital announced it was shutting its doors for acute-care services on Dec. 14, there were mumbles around the city about the action as another form of gentrification and not providing care for District residents of color. “This impending closure further underscores how important it is for our […]
Posted inD.C. Community, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
D.C.’s Overall Population On the Rise as Black Majority Decreases
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia brings its own savoir-faire of attraction to residents looking to get involved in several careers including, politics, social advocacy, law, nonprofit startups and even the arts. Between the rise in brand new apartment buildings, and WalletHub naming D.C. the most livable […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
AFRO Exclusive: Social Media Star B. Simone Dishes on Life and Her Tour Coming to D.C.
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com For those who haven’t stumbled across her rants, raps, skits and famous “B. Simone tone” on Instagram, her improvisational comedy on “Wild ‘N Out” or her music, B. Simone is becoming a name to know and remember. The entertainer with 2.1 million followers on Instagram is now on a […]