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 […]
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DCPS preps for return to in-person learning
District of Columbia Schools and administrators, such as those at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, are making safety plans and taking precautions as they gear up to offer in-person learning options for some students on Feb. 1. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite coronavirus continuing to plague the nation’s capital, […]
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#DCStatehood: Biden, Congress aim to give D.C. more autonomy
(Photo via The Washington Informer) By James Wright, The Washington Informer President Joseph Biden and both chambers of the U.S. Congress seek to give the District more autonomy over its affairs by allowing its delegate to have senatorial courtesy and sponsoring bills that would allow the mayor to control the D.C. National Guard and repeal […]
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Mayor hopes to return D.C. to tourist destination
Destination DC president and CEO Elliott Ferguson said that his organization, the Mayor and the local hotel and restaurant associations are working hard to ensure D.C. can safely return to a tourist destination, after taking precautions by dissuading visitors for the inauguration. (Screenshot) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While District of Columbia Mayor […]
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Black woman takes over as Chief of U.S. Capitol Police
Yogananda Pittman, Assistant Chief for Protective and Intelligence Operations, takes over as acting Chief of the 2,300-member U.S. Capitol Police. (Photo courtesy BlackPressUSA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A Black woman now has the task of restoring order at the U.S. Capitol. Yogananda Pittman, a Morgan State graduate, takes over […]