By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While Mayor Muriel Bowser’s current COVID-19 response involves a stay-at-home order and closure of non-essential businesses through May 15, statistics in the District […]
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Organizations Celebrate Essential Workers with Protest, GoGo
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the saying goes, “When White America catches a cold, Black America gets the flu,” and much of the reasoning behind that fact-based […]
Essential Employee Supporting Congress ‘Waits’ for Work
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO While the 116th Congress remains in session during the COVID-19 pandemic, the support of essential workers on Capitol Hill is crucial. District of […]
Coronavirus Data for April 28, 2020
Coronavirus Data for April 28, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District’s reported data for Tuesday, April 28, 2020 includes 112 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case […]
Bowser Assembles Super Squad to Help ‘ReOpen D.C.’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com About two weeks ago, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced non-essential businesses, schools and operations would be closed until May 15, and […]
D.C. Coronavirus Update: Michelle Obama Joins Mayor in Relaying COVID-19 Info
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser released the April 27 daily data for COVID-19 cases and deaths, bringing overall positive cases in the […]
Amerigroup Programming Perfect for Digital Appointments
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While residents are reticent to go to medical facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amerigroup DC, has programming in place and added services […]
Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the coronavirus. The […]
COVID in the Capital: Capturing the Silence
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO Most of you reading this piece are likely reading on a device that has a camera lens, perhaps two or threnses lenses […]
Local Actions Taken While Science Develops
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The nation’s capital is still suffering from the novel coronavirus with more than 3,000 District of Columbia residents having tested positive for COVID-19. […]
Meet the Doctor
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com During the COVID-19 crisis, the AFRO is celebrating Black practitioners who are continuing to serve their communities, either on the frontlines or through amended […]
Businesses Thank Healthcare Workers
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO April 7 was World Health Day, yet with the COVID-19 pandemic, many platforms are recognizing the importance of health practitioners for the entire […]