By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Last week the AFRO reported about harsh emails from D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman to Joshua Lopez, a former advisory neighborhood commissioner and commissioner on the D.C. Housing Authority, because of his support for Council member Trayon White, who was accused of being anti-Semitic. This week, on May 1, Lopez […]
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Reid Scores Big Endorsement in Ward 1 Race
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Sheika Reid, a candidate for the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat, recently got a huge endorsement. Reid received the nod of approval from the American Federation of State, Council and Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) District 20 Council on April 29. Andrew Washington, the executive director of the union told the […]
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Northeast Social Security Office Temporarily Closes
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Citing unexpected repairs, officials have closed the Postal Plaza Social Security office in Northeast D.C. until further notice, the Social Security Administration announced April 30. People with existing appointments there should expect to hear from the administration with two options: to either receive services over the phone, […]
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Norton, Bowser and Youth Demand DC’s Right to Gun Control
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser led a first-of-its-kind panel of District political powerhouses in a conversation about the impact of the Federal Government’s interference in D.C.’s gun control laws. The panel included Attorney General for the District of Columbia Karl A. Racine, D, […]
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Washington, D.C. Primary Election Correction
District of Columbia Council, Ward 1 Last week we included African American candidates running in Washington, D.C. and neglected to include Lori Parker, a candidate to represent Ward 1 on the District’s Council. We regret the error. Lori Parker is a candidate in the District of Columbia primary election. (Courtesy Photo) Lori Parker is a […]
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D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Comments
After snow flurries briefly coated the Washington Metropolitan Area on the morning of Friday, March 16, Councilmember Trayon White (D-8), took to Facebook Live to reference the wealthy, Jewish, Rothschild family, as the blame for the unseasonably wintry weather. D.C. Councilmember Trayon White said that the Rothschild family was responsible for controlling the weather. (Courtesy […]
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Who Knew What, When About D.C.’s Schools Ex-Chancellor?
Antwan Wilson, former chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser knew about his daughter’s covert transfer to another high school, months before it became public knowledge and resulted in his forced February resignation. Antwan Wilson, former chancellor of D.C.’s school system, is raising questions about who else knew about […]
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Secret Audit Points to Enrollment Fraud at DC High School
A secret audit of an acclaimed D.C. high school hints at widespread enrollment fraud to avoid $12,000 more in tuition charged to nonresidents. Famed arts school Duke Ellington School of the Arts is under fire after wide spread enrollment fraud was revealed. (Courtesy photo) State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang told The Washington Post Tuesday the annual […]
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Kids Ride Free
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services: […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: National Night Out
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services: […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: Celebrating National Bike Month
Muriel Bowser Ward 4 @MayorBowser Mayor Bowser @MayorMurielBowser John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon […]
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News from Mayor Muriel Bowser: A Safer, Stronger DC
@TeamMuriel Muriel Bowser Ward 4 Instagram John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: Mark Tuohey Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs: Charon Hines Director […]