By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The candidates for one of the District of Columbia’s most contested D.C. Council races recently got together to discuss one of the city’s most pressing issues: housing. D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) is facing a re-election challenge from former D.C. Superior Court Magistrate Lori Parker, […]
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First-Ever HBCU Museum Opens Down the Street
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO The walls are covered with school sports memorabilia, personal photographs, and newspaper articles. The furniture is modern, yet understated, as not to take away from the artifacts on the walls. The curators are knowledgeable, personable, and inspiring. The first museum committed to highlighting the excellence of HBCUs, […]
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Atima Omara, Political Pioneer with No Fear of Failing
By Tilesha Brown, Special to the AFRO Atima Omara is an award-winning political strategist, advocate, writer and speaker based in Washington, D.C. She made history in 2013 when she became the first African American, and only the fifth woman, to be elected president of the Young Democrats of America (YA). She has worked for a governor […]
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Susan Rice Joins Netflix Board of Directors
By Chelsea Burwell, Special to the AFRO Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security adviser, has been named to Netflix’s board of directors. Susan Rice, Department of State Photo as US Ambassador to the UN (Courtesy Photo) Rice, who also served as the ambassador to the United Nations and key adviser to President Barack Obama, is the […]
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Is This Heineken Ad Racist?
Chance the Rapper certainly thinks so. The Chicago rapper took to Twitter to let Heineken know that their new ad, which depicts a bartender sliding a beer down a bar past several African Americans to a White woman followed by the slogan “Sometimes lighter is better” appearing on screen, was “terribly racist.” I think some […]
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Black-Owned Production Company Acquires Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is under new ownership. Entertainment Studios Inc., an independent movie and TV producer and distributor, said March 22 it’s acquired the channel’s parent company, Weather Group. Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, Inc., one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television, on March 22announced its acquisition of the Weather Group, […]
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Black Love Experience Promises a Passport to Wakanda in Southeast
In a small corner of Anacostia where the vestiges of D.C.’s Chocolate City remain, lovers of everything black, beautiful and wondrous gathered to dance, mingle and heal. The Black Love Experience in its 5th year at the Anacostia Art Center went down Saturday March 21st, bringing together art, music, food and energy to celebrate Black […]
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How One Businesswoman Got Her Slice of Federal Pie
Fourteen years ago, Dawn Hendricks, 45, was ready to carve out her own path, take control of her destiny and earn a salary that mirrored her responsibilities. So she co-founded FM Talent Source, a professional services firm headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., where she now serves as president and CEO. In October 2017, the U.S. […]
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Shelly Bell is a One-Stop Entrepreneurial Force of Nature
As D.C.’s Google Digital Coach, Shelly Bell helps small and minority businesses navigate the search engine’s business tools. She’s also the founder of Black Girl Ventures, MsPrint USA, and the Made By A Black Woman clothing line featured in Essence Magazine. Shelly Bell assists Black women entrepreneurs, through providing assets with her business, Black Girl […]
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Artist Henrietta Snype Preserves African Basket Making Tradition
Many of us became familiar with Gullah culture through director Julie Dash’s seminal 1991 film, Daughters of the Dust. The first feature film by a Black woman to get general theatrical release, Daughters of the Dust chronicles the lives of a group of women living in the Sea islands off the coast of South Carolina dealing […]
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Apartment Building Developed by Wendell Pierce to Open in April
BALTIMORE (AP) — Actor Wendell Pierce has announced that the grand opening of an apartment complex will be next month. In this March 31, 2016 file photo, Wendell Pierce, a cast member in “Confirmation,” poses at the premiere of the HBO film in Los Angeles. ( HED,Apartment Building Developed by Wendell Pierce to Open in […]
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Miami Dolphins Owner May Have Accidentally Helped Kaepernick Prove His Collusion Suit Against the NFL
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross may have shared some comments publicly that could end up helping Colin Kaepernick grievance suit that claimed the NFL’s owners colluded to keep him from being signed to a team after taking a knee during the National Anthem in protest against police brutality. According to the NY Daily News, Ross […]