Local election winners included that for the City Council Vincent Gray (Ward 7), Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4), Trayon White (Ward 8), Robert White and Christna Hendrson (At-Large) and Brooke Pinto (Ward 2). (Courtesy Photo) By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on […]
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DCPS Announces Delay in School Reopening after Teachers Strike
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com One week before District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) was scheduled to allow eligible elementary students to return to buildings for in-person learning, educators and members of Washington Teachers Union (WTU) took a stance that pushed DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee to announce via Twitter on Nov. 2 […]
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Family, City Wants Answers After 20-Year-Old Killed in Police Chase
Karon Hylton, 20, died, Oct. 23, after police chased him on a Revel moped for not wearing a helmet. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Karon Hylton, 20, was headed to get his car keys from a friend’s house on a ride-share Revel moped scooter when D.C. police chased him, Oct. 23, […]
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Celebrities Fill Mayor’s Virtual Arts Awards
The Mayor’s Arts Awards on Sept. 30 allowed for a host of celebrities and D.C. creatives to gather virtually and celebrate their contributions and accomplishments to the local arts community. (Courtesy Photo) By Lauren E. Williams Special to the AFRO “Born and raised in the city, D.C.’s own so she got it going on. Putting […]
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Occupy DC Panel Encourages Investing in Community
Occupy DC organizers along with the moderator and panelists at the “Occupy DC Political and Cultural Panel: On Racism, Police Brutality & Violence in D.C. Communities” at Busboys and Poets Brookland on Sept. 20. (Photo By Etolia Magdalena) By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Occupy DC hosted a panel on racism, police brutality and […]
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Notorious R.B.G. Dead at 87 After 27 Years of SCOTUS Service
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18 at the age of 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com After 27 years of service as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 87 years of life, and five bouts of cancer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18. Despite […]
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First Black Woman U.S. Senator, D.C. Senator Dead at 94
Sen. Florence Howard Pendleton (D), who represented the District of Columbia in the Senate from 1990-2007, died on Sept. 10. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Although she was born in Columbus, Georgia, Sen. Florence Howard Pendleton (D), broke barriers and fought for justice and freedom in her adopted hometown of D.C., […]
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Activists Call Out MPD and Bowser For Policing Practices
Activists are calling out MPD and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for the excessive force used in policing practices towards protestors and the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay by a D.C. police officer. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff While the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is supposed to protect and serve District residents, Southeast resident Deon […]
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DC Releases Police Footage From 2018 Deaths of 3 Black Men
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from the D.C. Council, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department on Friday released long-sought body camera and security footage from the 2018 deaths of three young Black men in 2018. The release was compelled by an emergency police reform bill that Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized as rushed. […]
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Masks Everywhere, Mandatory Quarantines From High Risk Locations
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Despite restaurants, bars and shopping centers beginning to reopen, coronavirus is still in the nation’s capital, and Mayor Muriel Bowser has implemented orders effective immediately to slow and prevent the further spread of this pandemic. With more than 11,850 residents testing positive for COVID-19, and counting, Washingtonians must […]
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Open Letter From Local Newspapers to the D.C. Council
Dear Councilmember: Representatives from local newspapers and businesses have met with many Councilmembers this past week to speak out against the proposed taxes on advertising and personal information. We’d like to summarize why the proposed tax will further endanger local news. Local news media connects our community. It covers news that deeply affects residents and […]
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Black Press Matters: Proposed D.C. Tax Hurts Black Media
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising. However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent sales tax on advertising that could be highly detrimental. […]