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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Washington DC — The Nation’s Capital
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DMV Leaders Call for End to Government Shutdown
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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 […]
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Mayor Bowser Has a Full Week Planned for the District Residents
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Its 2019. A new year is here, and Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city are ready with a slew of events and a strong vision for the next four years. The CIty and the mayor’s office have free events to celebrate and engage with the more than 700,000 […]
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Three Little Known Bills with A Huge Impact on D.C. Residents
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Much like Black Friday the day after Christmas the last legislative session of the D.C. Council seemed like a jam packed nerve racking blitz to get to the finish line. But instead of a sale, Council members and the residents were hoping major legislation was passed before the end […]
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DCPS Announces 2019 Principal and Teacher of the Year
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As schools are closely approaching the beginning of winter break, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials surprised District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) educators with high honors. On Dec. 17 Maisha Riddlesprigger, Principal of Ketcham Elementary School was honored with the 2019 DCPS Principal of the Year […]
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DCPS Launches New Five-Star Report Card System
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff Writer, bmcadoo@afro.com “District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will now follow a new report card for young learners attending public schools.” This new and improved report card includes a five-star system which allows parents access to their child’s performance in school and gives more information about the status of the school. District […]
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Organizers Fight to Take Action on Initiative 77 with “Save Our Vote” Campaign
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff Writer, bmcadoo@afro.com Community organizers are furiously working on gaining support as they take to the streets with the Save our Vote petition, which would give D.C. voters the power to put the controversial Referendum 8 on the ballot and take action on Initiative 77. A campaign was launched by the Save Our […]
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Bowser Names Indianapolis Superintendent as DCPS Chancellor, Council Will Not Confirm Pick Until New Year
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com After nine months of Dr. Amanda Alexander serving as the Interim Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Indianapolis Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee as her choice to permanently fill the position. A teacher and a son of educators, Ferebee has led Indianapolis […]
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Baker and Democrats Call Out Trump for Personal Investment in FBI Headquarters Location
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker approaches the end of his second term, he shared his extreme disappointment in the decision to not move the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County- one of Baker’s major projects during his time as County Executive. “I think this was a loss […]