Local election winners included that for the City Council Vincent Gray (Ward 7), Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4), Trayon White (Ward 8), Robert White and Christna Hendrson (At-Large) and Brooke Pinto (Ward 2). (Courtesy Photo) By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on […]
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DCPS Announces Delay in School Reopening after Teachers Strike
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com One week before District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) was scheduled to allow eligible elementary students to return to buildings for in-person learning, educators and members of Washington Teachers Union (WTU) took a stance that pushed DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee to announce via Twitter on Nov. 2 […]
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Celebrities Fill Mayor’s Virtual Arts Awards
The Mayor’s Arts Awards on Sept. 30 allowed for a host of celebrities and D.C. creatives to gather virtually and celebrate their contributions and accomplishments to the local arts community. (Courtesy Photo) By Lauren E. Williams Special to the AFRO “Born and raised in the city, D.C.’s own so she got it going on. Putting […]
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Activists Call Out MPD and Bowser For Policing Practices
Activists are calling out MPD and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for the excessive force used in policing practices towards protestors and the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay by a D.C. police officer. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff While the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is supposed to protect and serve District residents, Southeast resident Deon […]
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DC Releases Police Footage From 2018 Deaths of 3 Black Men
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from the D.C. Council, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department on Friday released long-sought body camera and security footage from the 2018 deaths of three young Black men in 2018. The release was compelled by an emergency police reform bill that Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized as rushed. […]
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Masks Everywhere, Mandatory Quarantines From High Risk Locations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite restaurants, bars and shopping centers beginning to reopen, coronavirus is still in the nation’s capital, and Mayor Muriel Bowser has implemented orders effective immediately to slow and prevent the further spread of this pandemic. With more than 11,850 residents testing positive for COVID-19, and counting, Washingtonians must […]
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Black Press Matters: Proposed D.C. Tax Hurts Black Media
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising. However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent sales tax on advertising that could be highly detrimental. […]
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Stop the Violence: 20 Homicides in 14 Days
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com 20 lives lost in just 14 days due to violence in the District. In two weeks people’s mothers, fathers, sons, brothers, sisters, cousins and friends were taken by barrels of guns and the murderers who pulled those triggers. None of them were perfect human beings when they started […]
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Stop the Violence: 11-Year-Old is Killed in Violent Weekend
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In what is, generally, Muriel Bowser’s daily COVID-19 press briefing, the D.C. Mayor took the time to address the violence in the District over the weekend that took the lives of three DMV residents, including that of 11-year-old Davon McNeal on the 1400 block of Cedar Street Southeast. […]
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D.C. Launches Paid Family Leave Program
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com During some of the most critical moments in their lives, D.C. residents won’t have to worry about sacrificing a paycheck in order to take care of themselves and family, as the District launched its Paid Family Leave program on July 1. “After five years of working with advocates, […]
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As City Reopens Officials Push Safety
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Summer is officially here, the Fourth of July weekend is underway and stores shelves are filled with decorations and foods for people to have events and cookouts. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues and local officials are warning residents to continue to remain safe despite the feel-good time […]
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Congress Votes on D.C. Statehood
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The District is one step closer to becoming the 51st state. On June 26, the House of Representatives voted to pass l H-R 51, also known as the D.C. Statehood Bill. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), or as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser calls her, “our warrior on the […]
