In her situational update on May 10, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that most capacity and time restrictions will be lifted as of May 21 and fully on June 11. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Taking a page from the social media trend as cities reopen- those in the […]
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D.C. Mayor knocks on doors looking for arms to vaccinate
Mayor Muriel Bowser greets a four-month old and mingles in Ward 4 for the “Day of Action,” which was created to influence residents to get the COVID-19 vaccination. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter is working from Chicago, but got a text this weekend that D.C. Mayor Muriel […]
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Norton notes Republicans once supported Statehood despite hesitations now
With Democratic support, D.C. Statehood passed in the House (216-208) on April 22, however Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) pointed out that Republican leaders were once supportive of giving the nation’s capital full voting rights in Congress and the Senate. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Content Editor For the second time […]
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Glenn Close shouts out D.M.V. at Oscars by doing ‘Da Butt’
Actress Glenn Close doing ‘Da Butt’ dance at the 2021 Oscars. (AP Photo) By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Content Editor mgreen@afro.com While the Oscars had Black social media users fuming after actors Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman did not receive Academy Awards for their noteworthy performances in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, there […]
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Biden and national leaders support D.C. Statehood
By Micha Green D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com As the House prepares to vote and expects to pass H.R. 51- Washington, D.C. Admission Act on April 22, national leaders, including President Joe Biden, expressed support to make the nation’s capital the 51st state. “For far too long, the more than 700,000 people of Washington, D.C. have […]
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Interfaith leaders discuss D.C. statehood leading to D.C. Emancipation Day
By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO On an ordinary day, D.C. does not miss an opportunity to advocate for statehood and it surely wasn’t going to miss the unique opportunity that D.C. Emancipation Day provides. So, on April 15, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of Community Affairs held a virtual discussion on the city’s […]
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DC Police Reform Commission
By Micha Green and Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO In July 2020, following the protests and calls to action stemmed from the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation, the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Emergency Amendment Act (Act 23-336) and established the District of Columbia Police Reform […]
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DC Mayor Bowser’s only sister dies from COVID-19
Mercia Bowser, eldest sister of D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser, died on Feb. 24 after complications from COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital leadership continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,001 fallen Washingtonians as of Feb. 23, the District of Columbia Mayor is now facing another challenge- […]
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Celebrating One Year of GoGo
The District celebrated one year of Go-Go being the official music of D.C. (Photo by Micha Green) By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO Go-Go music has been an intricate facet of Washington D.C.’s culture since the mid-1970s. Bands like Aggression and the Young Senators are two of the genre’s earliest contributors. Go-Go further […]
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Op-ed: Children belong in school and DCPS has shown that they can be safely Children Belong in School and DCPS Has Shown That They Can Be Safely
(By Phuttharak_Shutterstock_1779117098) By Cassandra Matthews After a very difficult year for our city, DC Public Schools (DCPS) is starting to reopen school buildings for students. As the grandmother of three school-aged children, I could not be happier. Children belong in school. And DCPS has shown they can do it safely. My five-year-old grandson, Mahri, attends […]
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City calls on churches to preach the gospel of vaccine
City leadership, including DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt (pictured), launched their pilot program for vaccination sites at places of worship, beginning at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite reopening efforts, administering vaccines and continuing to encourage D.C. residents to stay home, the COVID-19 pandemic still plagues the […]
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Director of DC health warns against vaccine fraud
Director of DC Health, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, warned against potential vaccine scams in the area. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Mayor Muriel Bowser’s daily coronavirus updates have turned into general press conferences about the happenings in the nation’s capital, including the budget, crime, closures and inclement weather notices. However, on Monday’s snow-day […]
