By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Despite their inherent ability to balance businesses and babies, hair and homes, optimism and oppressors and maintain their magic, Black women are working harder and making less than their White counterparts in the workforce. In 2018, the year of “Beychella” and America’s call for #Oprah2020, Black women must work […]
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Free the FUPA: Beyoncé Tells All
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, the “Bootylicious” diva, admitted to having a little extra meat on her bones after having children, and a collective sigh of relief was heard all throughout social media. She was praised for her honesty and how she celebrated her imperfections. The queen diva said she was 218 […]
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Metro: No Special Trains for White Civil Rights Rally Attendees
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com White supremacists and the standard open-minded citizen are like water and oil- they just don’t mix- which is why Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans (D- Ward 2) had previously considered running a separate train for those marching in the “Unite the Right” White civil rights rally on August 12. […]
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Community Mourns Murdered Prince George’s Football Coach
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Football coach and go-go sound engineer Andre Young was murdered in Southeast on Monday, July 30th leaving the community lost and mourning and police searching for answers and the murderer. The father of five volunteered as a football coach with the Boys and Girls Club in Glenarden, Maryland. Andre Young, an area […]
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Opposition Grows to Upcoming DC White Civil Rights Rally
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As White supremacists rally for their “civil rights”- although it’s not clear which of their rights are at stake- the District’s local Black Lives Matter group, along with Shut it Down DC will be hosting a counter-protest. In June the National Park Service approved the application for the White […]
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Black Journalists Upset after TV Station’s Use of Insensitive Photo
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Black media organizations are calling out a Bay area television station after posting a controversial photograph of Nia Wilson, the 18-year-old who was brutally stabbed to death at a train station in Oakland, California on July 22. Wilson’s death immediately made headlines when police say a White male, now […]
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Is America Ready for Another Black President?
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Former Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed on “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert that he’s seriously considering running for president in 2020- an announcement that received major cheers from the crowd. Despite the support from Colbert’s audience, in a post-Obama, “Make America Great Again” era, which many argue has […]
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Models Fight Racism with Beauty
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A swimwear company is taking heat after allegedly turning models away because they were too Black during Miami Swim Week auditions; yet the scandal is ushering in a new wave of wokeness as industry influencers and sites are trying to raise awareness on the importance of inclusion in fashion. […]