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 […]
Category: District of Columbia Government
Washington DC — The Nation’s Capital
Posted inCoronavirus
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 […]
Posted in!Front Page
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 […]
Posted inD.C. Community
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 […]
Posted inD.C. Community
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 […]
Posted in!Front Page
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, […]
Posted inDistrict of Columbia Government
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 […]
Posted inCoronavirus
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 […]
Posted inCoronavirus
DCPS COVID-19 update
More than 1,000 DCPS students and staff are quarantining due to COVID-19 cases. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO More than 1,000 District of Columbia Public School (DCPS) students and staff have been ordered to quarantine after positive COVID-19 cases showed up in 37 DCPS schools since the Aug. 30 start of […]
Posted in!Front Page
D.C. Public Schools open amid Delta variant crisis
Mayor Muriel and Chancellor Lewis Ferebee District of Columbia Public Schools. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Just days before the District of Columbia’s 90,000 students returned to in-person instruction, the D.C. State Board of Education has called on Mayor Muriel Bowser to create more virtual options for families who are concerned […]
Posted inDistrict of Columbia Government
Residents frustrated by D.C. street cameras’ failure to capture violence
MPD provided a blurred image of a white Toyota Camry sedan with a shattered rear window associated with the shooting of a pregnant woman on Eastern Avenue, N.E. (Courtesy Photo) By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO District of Columbia residents are fed up with violence and calling on city officials to take action and […]
Posted inD.C. Community
Frederick Douglass Bridge opens with Labor Day celebration
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge opened with a 5K and community celebration on Sept. 6 and official ribbon cutting on Sept. 7. (Photo by Micha Green) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com As many people celebrated Labor Day nationwide, Washingtonians took to Southwest, D.C. to commemorate an important part of the District’s […]