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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Businesses eagerly await funding from FY-22 to create new job, training opportunities
By Sharece Crawford Special to the AFRO Federal funding and budgets directly affect small businesses and local programs, and people are feeling the sting. In the Fiscal Year (FY)- 2022 Budget Resolution Agreement Framework, President Joe Biden outlined a plan of $3.5 trillion in the Budget Reconciliation with instructions to enact the Build Back Better […]
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D.C. Statehood advocates join march for voting rights
Marchers join D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in advocating for D.C. Statehood on Aug. 28. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com As thousands rallied for voting rights in cities across the country and in the nation’s capital on the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington in 1963, leaders in Washington, […]
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D.C. Council: Update The 2022 budget is done
The D.C. Council unanimously finalized the District’s 2022 budget spending plan. (Courtesy Photo) By Carl Thomas Special to the AFRO The D.C. Council unanimously finalized the District’s 2022 budget spending plan. The plan, which really revolves around a substantial boost in federal aid and a tax increase in the wealthiest residents, has been referred to […]
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D.C. AG joins national dialogue on voting rights
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine joined 22 additional attorneys generals to speak out against the threat to voting rights in the State of Georgia. (Courtesy Photo) By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has joined the national dialogue on voting rights heating up across the nation in the […]
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Mayor mandates government employees must be vaccinated
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that all government employees who work in agencies that report to her must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 19. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com In the ever changing world of COVID mandates and restrictions, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced new rules that […]
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AG Karl Racine supports STAY DC to help residents pay bills post pandemic sting
The Office of the Attorney General is partnering with local organizations in order to support five in-person STAY DC clinics to help residents apply for resources and funds to pay bills. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com With Washingtonians having felt the economic sting of the COVID-19 pandemic, District of Columbia […]
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Mask mandate reinstated by D.C. Mayor Bowser
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is reinforcing a mask mandate indoors regardless of vaccination status. (Courtesy Photo) #AFROCoronavirusUpdate By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On Thursday, July 29, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the mask mandate would be reinstated after COVID-19 cases began rising in the nation’s capital and nationwide, with, […]
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Despite advocates’ warnings, Bowser brings more officers to streets
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she is partnering with the D.C. Council to amend the budget adding 170 more officers to the Metropolitan Police Department. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite warnings from many activists against the choice to bring more police to streets in order to stop gun violence, D.C. […]
