By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Mayor Muriel Bowser, the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C. night, is on her way to a history-making third term […]
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D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza – what is the message today?
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Black Lives Matter – three words have galvanized millions of people from all races, religions and cultures around the planet to spontaneously spill […]
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D.C. Editor’s notebook: District’s favorite game of ‘haves and have-nots’ creeps into 2022 Mayoral Primaries let the people decide!
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor We are less than two weeks away from a major primary election in the District of Columbia. Sadly, D.C.’s favorite age-old game of the […]
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Mayor Muriel Bowser: Will three terms be a charm?
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO D.C. has had two women mayors, Sharon Pratt Kelly (1991-1995) and the City’s current mayor, Muriel Bowser who has served the District of […]
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D.C. Mayor, public schools chancellor assess student safety options in aftermath of
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor D.C. Public Schools officials are accessing options to keep children safe In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting. On May 24, an 18-year-old […]
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Bowser Administration honors D.C.’s top teachers at the 2022 Gold Standard of Excellence Educator Awards
By Special to the AFRO On May 4, District education leaders, including State Superintendent of Education Dr. Christina Grant and DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee, honored DC teachers […]
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D.C. mayor and police chief announce new gun violence task force in the wake of a violent surge
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Washington D.C. residents are still reeling after four separate shooting incidents during the week beginning on April 25 in a surge of violence […]
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Mayor Bowser announces initiative to curb gun violence in the District
By Aysia Morton. Special to the AFRO D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recognized National Reentry Month by announcing an initiative to identify and support those at the highest risk of getting […]
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Mayor Bowser and Google announce $1 million grant to train DC residents for in-demand tech jobs
By Special to the AFRO Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development have announced a $1 million Google.org grant, supporting Community College […]
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Washington D.C. enforces vaccine requirement
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO On Jan. 11, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) held a Town […]
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Bowser advocates for D.C. Statehood in wake of King celebration and Voting Rights fight
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On the day celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Deliver for Voting Rights held […]
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The U.S., DMV brace for winter surge due to Omicron variant
By Micha Green and Nicole Batey Special to the AFRO The D.M.V. is seeing a COVID-19 surge that has many people quarantined and concerned about gathering with family and friends […]