By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press Mayor Muriel Bowser secured a third term on Nov. 8 after a campaign focused on her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and on her history as one of the faces of Washington’s ongoing quest for statehood. In June, Bowser, 50, defeated a pair of challengers from the District of […]
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New MPD cadet corps center furthers ‘pathway to the middle class’ for young D.C. residents
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expanded the resources of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Cadet Corp program by opening a new training center. “Our investments in the MPD Cadet Corps program are investments in our young people and the future of public safety in […]
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A fair shot for contracted airport workers
By Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Jaime Contreras Just this week, we announced some promising news: visitors are coming back to Washington, D.C. After tourism plummeted to only 13 million visitors in 2020, last year, we welcomed 19 million people from across the nation and around the world to our city. In 2021, we spread the […]
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Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils $10M plan to increase Black homeownership
By Jamila Bey, Word In Black Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $10 million Black Homeownership Fund this year as part of the District’s 2023 budget that seeks to tackle long standing racial disparities. With the goal to increase Black homeownership and helping longtime residents to be able to stay in their home, Bowser has created […]
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District of Columbia faces a crisis with a migrant influx
Special to the AFRO, and Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor The District’s long-stated support of immigrants’ rights is being tested as an influx of more than 7,000 migrants from Texas and Arizona have arrived by busload each week this summer. Faced with the conundrum of accommodating the flood of migrants who are being bused into the […]
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Heat Emergency in D.C. Until Monday – Cooling Stations, Pools, Spray Parks Open Extended Hours
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor It is going to be HOT this weekend. With anticipated weekend temperatures ranging between 95 and 100 degrees, Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a heat emergency through Monday. District officials do not want you to try and “tough this one out.” Cooling Centers and Pools will be open for […]
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Bowser wins D.C. Democratic mayoral primary – headed toward a historic third term
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 in office in November 2022. The two-term Democrat beat her three rivals, Councilman Robert White (at-large), Trayon White (Ward eight) and James Butler. Bower walked […]
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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 into the streets with a demand for true freedom, equality and justice. The words are also the name of an organization founded in 2013 after […]
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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 “haves and have-nots” has seeped into the D.C. Mayoral campaign. The “have and have nots,” a staple of District culture, is on full display, compliments […]
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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 Columbia since 2015. Bowser is running for a third term, following in the footsteps of Marion Barry (1979-1991), the only Mayor who served the District […]
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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 shot 19 children and two adults dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis said schools will use the manpower […]
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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 at the Sixth Annual DC Educator Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). The theme of this year’s event […]