By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO As the winter arrives, many unhoused residents will be fighting cold weather. Right now there are at least 5,111 people experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C. Out of those more than five thousand, 681 of them are sleeping unsheltered, outside among the elements—a 4.3 percent increase from 2020. However, […]
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A salute to ‘Mr. D.C.:’ Veteran, Omega Man, long-time AFRO employee dies at 74
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Army Officer, Omega Man, college professor, Sunday school teacher, church leader, dedicated AFRO employee, volunteer extraordinaire, Lupus advocate, “Mr. D.C.” and, most proudly, Dad and Granddad, were some of the many titles Edgar Brookins answered to in his 74 years on earth. On Dec. 1, 2021, […]
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Brookins: A good soldier
By Talibah Chikwendu Former AFRO Executive Editor The first time Edgar Brookins and I met, it was across a conference table during my first weekly management meeting in August 1997. The editorial departments of both Washington and Baltimore were taking it on the chin for mistakes that made it into print and missing the printer […]
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Cutting for the Community: Local Salon Owner Helps to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations in Community
Sandtown salon owner, Tiarra “Tee” Davis, discusses her decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine and why she is encouraging others in her community to do the same Baltimore, Md.—Tiarra “Tee” Davis, 38, is the owner-operator of 1400 Beauty Bar in Baltimore. Davis is the third generation in her family to be raised in the 1400 […]
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What happened to millions of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry’s money? You might be surprised
By Gregory Smith, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – They are a diverse bunch. Some are just eligible to vote. Many are not old enough to legally drink, while others are full-grown adults working on graduate degrees. Their hometowns and backgrounds are a microcosm of America and beyond — East Lansing, Michigan; Chesapeake, Virginia; York, […]
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Trailblazer Ateira Griffin talks building bridges between mothers and daughters
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO “I saw her in her triumphs as she tried to make sure me and my brother got whatever we needed,” Ateira Griffin said of her mother who raised her and her brother by herself. Something else Griffin witnessed made as much of an impression.”I also saw all the […]
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MD native makes history as 1st Black woman to join space station
By AFRO Staff Maryland native Jessica Watkins is set to make history as the first Black woman to join an International Space Station crew. Watkins, who now calls Colorado home, is set to deploy as a mission specialist on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in April 2022. She will spend the next six months living […]
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BCPS student Brooke Monroe Conaway stars in a holiday movie
BECOMING A “LITTLE BIG SHOT” It was just March 2020 when Brooke Monroe Conaway, a BCPS elementary school student, and her dad Cornell Conaway appeared on NBC’s “Little Big Shots” with host actress Melissa McCarthy. It was Brooke’s first appearance on a national television show. The father-daughter duo had been discovered on Instagram in a […]
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The Moore Report: ‘A man was lynched yesterday’ and likely another will be lynched today and tomorrow
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Be careful out there. There are three trials resolving in America these days that remind one of the lynching of the bad ole days: Kyle Rittenhouse at 17 years old took his gun with him driven by his mother to a demonstration. He went to attend a protest against a […]
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The world reacts to guilty verdict for Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The world bore witness to the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, as he went for a jog and eventually had to run for his life when three racist, vigilantes chose fatal violence after allegedly assuming he was part of a string of burglaries in the Brunswick […]
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Black-owned Spizzy serves up nutritional whole-fruit smoothies
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Prince George’s County educator Victorious Hall labels himself as “the guy with the spandex.” He’s an avid cyclist, and some of his favorite places to visit are smoothie shops. However, he noticed that many of the local smoothie locations were putting added sugar […]
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Fulton Bank opens Federal Hill Financial Center in Baltimore
(November 22, 2021) BALTIMORE, MD – Fulton Bank has opened a new financial center in Federal Hill at 1100 Light Street, part of an ongoing expansion in Baltimore. Over the last few years, Fulton Bank has opened its Yard 56 Financial Center at 5715 Eastern Avenue, a financial center at 929 North Wolfe Street, and […]