Former D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown said his campaign is gaining momentum for next month’s special election as he knocks on doors, visits churches and plans to attend a series of fundraisers scheduled before the March 10 finance reporting deadline. “Now that I’m cleared, people are focusing on my campaign,” Brown said in an […]
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Rock Newman Takes to the Airwaves
Rock Newman, one of the major political players in Washington during the 1990s, is back in town and attracted a powerful group of elected officials to the launch of his new radio program Feb. 23 at a small studio in Southeast Washington. Those who took to the microphone to participate in the first Rock Newman […]
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Republican Convention: Diversity Facade
In an effort to showcase African Americans in the Republican Party and attempt to appeal to Black voters, the GOP trotted out a lineup of African American speakers at the Republican National Convention, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Mia Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, and a candidate for the House of […]
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Brown Says He Welcomes Official Inquiries of Missing Campaign Money
D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown, recently voted vice chairman by his council colleagues, said he called for an investigation of his campaign finance funds and is completely cooperating with the Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance. “I didn’t have much to give,” Brown told the AFRO on July 2. “But I’m […]