By George Kevin Jordan AFRO, Staff Writer The devastation of the 24 day old (at this reporting) government shutdown is growing and resources are dwindling for many D.C. residents. Fortune reported that the shutdown is costing the country about $3.7 billion. More than 800,000 people are affected personally with no income coming in to date. And […]
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Grosso Pushes Marijuana Legislation with Democratic House in Session
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer District of Columbia Council Member David Grosso pushed a revised version of his Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act, a bill that could surge through with a Democratic House of Representatives firmly planted in Congress, officials said. “Since D.C. voters approved initiative 71 to decriminalize recreational marijuana we have seen […]
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District Wide Policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer January marks the 15th annual National Stalking Awareness Month, but D.C.has been ahead of the pack with a District wide policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking released at the beginning of the year. “With this policy, we are talking another step to ensure that D.C. Government is […]
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Bowser Vetoes Decriminalization of Metro Fare Evasion
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com In a rare move, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the D.C. Council’s decision to decriminalize metro fare evasion. Her second time issuing a veto, the mayor decided to send the bill back to the council in concerns that decriminalizing the act will exacerbate the metro fare evasion […]
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DC Turns Up for Mayor Bowser’s Inaugural Celebration
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Residents of D.C.and DMV appreciators, pulled out their tuxes, heels and evening gowns last Saturday night in celebration of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Inauguration. Bowser, who was elected for a second term, and the city have hosted events all week as part of their #DCProud2019 initiative. The celebration took place […]
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D.C. Libraries Host Events to Honor Dr. King
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer D.C. Public Libraries have a week full of events and resources for every ages in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week is January 13-20, and libraries all across the District have events slated. D.C. Public Libraries will have a week […]
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Scores Sworn Into D.C. Leadership
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Scores of people took an oath of service this week, as the swearing-in ceremony for the District of Columbia State Board of Education (SBOE), the Shadow Congressional Delegation and the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner seats were held on Jan 2. The event took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention […]
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DMV Leaders Call for End to Government Shutdown
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Residents from D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) are adversely being affected by the partial government shutdown, which President Donald Trump enforced after not receiving funding for his border wall. With the pain and suffering it is causing, major DMV leaders are asking President Trump to end the shutdown as […]
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Could D.C. Statehood Become a Reality This Time?
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer It was the meeting that everybody and nobody saw coming all at the same time. In a wood paneled room last week at Rayburn House Office Building, in D.C., in a space designated for Committee on Oversight and Reform, D.C. representative to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), flanked by […]
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Bowser First Woman Mayor to Be Sworn in to Second Term
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer It was a spirited morning as Mayor Muriel Bowser, and several members of the D.C. Council were sworn in as part of several #DCProud2019 events last week. “Today I follow in the footsteps of Marion Barry and Anthony Williams and take this oath for a second time,” Bowser said […]
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AFRO Exclusive: OSSE Releases Statement After OSSE Public Meeting
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Just days after the public outcry of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, faculty, staff and parents of students confronted the SBOE about residency fraud claim, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) has provided a detailed timeline of events that impacted their decision to investigate the […]
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First Step Act is a Good Start
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer In 2019 organizations that supported the recently passed First Step Act, which helps reform the prison system, are calling for proper implementation and transparency, officials said. “I think the take away from folks supporting and opposing this bill is that it’s well titled – in that it’s the first […]