By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Rapper Young Dolph was reportedly shot and killed on Nov. 17 in the place he has called home for more than three decades, and the city that helped put him on to worldwide success- Memphis, Tennessee. The “Get Paid,” rapper, 36, was said to have been […]
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HU students continue protests, President discusses amendments
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Student activists at Howard University were surprised this past weekend when celebrity and alumna Debbie Allen stumbled into the middle of their protest. For more than four weeks, they have been begging for four demands: An in-person Town Hall meeting with President Wayne A.I. Frederick and […]
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SETLC celebrates 20 years of service to city youth
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com After two decades of service to the District and the City’s young people the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (SETLC) celebrated 20 years with a jam-packed evening of entertainment that no one else in the world will ever get to experience again. On Nov. 5, […]
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The Links celebrate 75 Years
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While a lot has changed since nine Black women in Philadelphia decided to give back to their communities in 1946 and began The Links, Incorporated, the need to uplift and address issues in the Black community has remained. For the past 75 years, The Links are […]
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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee talks return to live theatre, Blacks in classical music
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On Nov. 6, the Kennedy Center’s Washington National Opera (WNO) opened its doors for audiences and performers alike to “Come Home.” Celebrating the return to live opera and the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Come Home: A Celebration of Return,” is a show […]
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The Eternals, historic diversity, in dark times reminds us the good in humanity
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com With the division and trials arising from the COVID-19 pandemic such as the masks and vaccine battles, as well as the continued discrimination and systemic racism that plagues the United States, it sometimes hard to remember or appreciate the beauty in humanity. Add on personal life […]
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#ProtectBlackWomen: Council reverses Chairman’s refusal to reappoint Cora Masters Barry, Dr. Natalie Hopkinson
Cora Masters Barry and Dr. Natalie Hopkinson are being blocked from reappointment on the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com (Updated 11/02/2012) – While the hashtag #ProtectBlackWomen has become trendy, it is rooted from the very real disrespect African American women experience in […]
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Gen. Powell’s death is a reminder we still need to get vaccinated
(Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com When Gen. Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19 on Oct. 18, after full vaccination, the anti-vax delegation came out in droves to emphasize their points about the uselessness and dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine, without any consideration of […]
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Obama endorses McAuliffe, 21 Virginia House Candidates in competitive race
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Viriginia’s former governor and current gubernatorial candidate, Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter can attest to the highly contentious nature of the Virginia gubernatorial, lieutenant governor and state legislature races. Day and night, my favorite news channels play the […]
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College Gurl Foundation hits the road for empowering tour, gets funding from Glizzy Gang
Jessica Brown’s the College Gurl Foundation’s tour bus, which is used for the non-profit’s college tour. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Jessica Brown, also known as the College Gurl, has spent the last six years working to empower students for post secondary education. In less than a decade the […]
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‘I can’t breathe at Howard University’: HU students demand respect from Administration, humane conditions
Students at Howard University spoke passionately at the press conference for the Blackburn Takeover, after 13 days of protesting the institution’s administration for ignoring pleas to address issues of rats, roaches and mold in the dorms and eating spaces. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com “I shouldn’t be […]
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Photographer tells story of empowerment through a Nigerian woman in current exhibit
Local film photographer Lisa Brown tells the story of Tunde, a Nigerian woman working to open a yoga space, in Lagos, Nigeria, through her photos featured in “Freezing Time: A Superpower,” at 11:Eleven Gallery in Northwest, D.C. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The old adage says that a picture is […]