By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO While he broke barriers as Portland’s first Black Police Chief, the D.M.V remembers Charles Moose as the Montgomery County Police Chief who was a calming, constant source of information in 2002 during the era of the D.C. Beltway Sniper. On Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day, Chief Moose died at […]
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Advocates urge Mayor to maintain homeless encampments
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO As the winter arrives, many unhoused residents will be fighting cold weather. Right now there are at least 5,111 people experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C. Out of those more than five thousand, 681 of them are sleeping unsheltered, outside among the elements—a 4.3 percent increase from 2020. However, […]
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D.C. Reaches 200 Homicides
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The District has reached its highest homicide rate since 2004, with already 200 fatalities in the nation’s capital since the beginning of the year. With weeks left of 2021, the homicide count is expected to rise. The homicide count reached 200 after a fatal shooting on […]
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D.C. parents make sure kids get the vax
By Katia Pechenkina Special to the AFRO Since the D.C. officials have scheduled several walk-in clinics for 5-to-11-year-olds to get their coronavirus shots, many District’s parents have been lining up at pop-up vaccination cities throughout the city. On Friday in Kingman Park, parents started lining up on Gales Street N.E. shortly after 2 p.m. When […]
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D.C. Rolls out vaccine for students ages 5 to 11
By Katia Pechenkina Special to the AFRO The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 30 makes the District’s 46,000 children eligible for the shot, as the city is rolling out the plan for the vaccine distribution. D.C. will initially receive approximately twenty-five thousand doses of the vaccine, according to […]
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Mayor Bowser announces Hotel Recovery Grant Program
By Tyra Wilkes Special to the AFRO Mayor Muriel Bowser, together with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and Events DC, have announced the Hotel Recovery Grant Program. The $40 million relief fund will support qualified hotels, inns, motels, and bed and breakfasts in their COVID-19 recovery efforts. Similar […]
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Mayor encourages COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
As children are now able to get the pediatric Pfizer vaccine, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging parents to vaccinate their children ages 5 and up. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Now that COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 12 have been approved by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), shots for 5 […]
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Council meets for decennial redistricting
The District of Columbia Council is working on the decennial redistricting required by D.C. law. (Courtesy Photo) By Katia Pechenkina Special to the AFRO The D.C. Council Committee of the Whole Subcommittee on Redistricting held a public hearing on Sept. 29. The redistricting process happens once in a decade after the U.S. Census data is […]
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Parents outraged with DCPS COVID-19 protocols in three-hour Council roundtable
The Council held a Public Roundtable on Sept. 21 for parents, advocates and teacherswho are fighting for more virtual and safer social distancing options for students.(Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO A month ago, on Aug. 30, parents of school-aged children across the District expressed anger and concern about District of Columbia […]
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JPMorgan Chase marks grand opening of Skyland Town Center Community Branch
Branch manager Jua Williams, alongside JPMorgan Chase’s CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon and Mayor Bowser, cut the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the Skyland Town Center community branch. (Courtesy Photo) By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase, joined by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, on September 28, […]
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Housing, evictions, homelessness plague the District with continued COVID-19 crisis
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to cripple Washingtonians, hundreds of District residents are now without stable homes as the eviction moratorium was lifted and many are calling on Chairman Phil Mendelson to reverse the action. (Courtesy Photo) By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO Over 300 Evictions are scheduled to occur in Washington, D.C. through […]
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Public, State Board press Chancellor for more virtual learning options
With DCPS open for solely in-person instruction, members of the public and D.C. State Board of Education are pushing the District’s Mayor and Chancellor to consider expanding virtual learning options. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Many Washingtonians are still pressing City leaders to consider more virtual learning options and guidelines after […]
