One year ago, Destiny Harrison, the dynamic East Baltimore hair stylist, was gunned down in the N. Milton Street salon she owned. Her killer is still at large. (Courtesy photo) By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Dec. 21, marked one year since Destiny Da’sha Harrison, the charismatic and indefatigable hair stylist and salon owner […]
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Kennedy Krieger creates ‘winter wonderland
The Kennedy Krieger Institute hosted “Lights without Limits: A Holiday Roll & Stroll” for its patients and their families to enjoy. (Courtesy of James Fields) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO On Dec. 21, the Kennedy Krieger Institute created a “winter wonderland” in an effort to bring holiday cheer to the patients and families […]
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In Memoriam: The life and work of Rev. Mamie Althea Williams
Rev. Mamie Althea Williams (Courtesy photo) By Joseph Green-Bishop Special to the AFRO The Rev. Mamie Althea Williams was an angelic servant of God who during nearly a half century of ministry profoundly and selflessly improved the lives of people throughout the world. A powerful orator and effective church and civic leader, Rev. Williams, who […]
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Native Washingtonian Contee appointed MPD Police Chief
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser named Robert Contee the new Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When native Washingtonian Robert Contee became a full-time cadet in 1989, his first assignment was as an assistant to then Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Isaac Fullwood. On Dec. […]
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Facebook encourages buying Black this holiday season
The Gill brothers of Frères Branchiaux are some of the local entrepreneurs featured in Facebook’s #BuyBlackFriday Gift Guide, which encourages supporting Black businesses during the holiday season. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Even though the last-minute holiday rush still exists, with COVID-19 restrictions requiring some stores to operate differently or close […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Will you get the shot?
Dr. Michelle Chester administers the COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Sandra Lindsay, the first person to receive the vaccination in the United States. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African-American women continue to break barriers, nurse Sandra Lindsay who works at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., became the first person to take […]
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First COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive at HU Hospital
Dr. Terrence Fullum receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Howard University Hospital, where he is a general surgeon. (Courtesy photo) By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO Howard University Hospital has received its initial delivery of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, signaling a significant glimmer of hope in the fight against the disease. On Dec. 14, […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Michael Steele talks anti-trumpism, tells all on the ‘Boxx’
Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor and Republican National Committee Chair from 2009-2011, Michael Steele, talked Trumpism and work being done to combat it on the Dec. 3 episode of “Chicken Boxx,” an {AFRO} show on Facebook Live. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The AFRO began the show “Chicken Boxx,” to offer experts from […]
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Baltimore’s ‘Ice Queens’ thrive all year
Baltimore’s owner of Ice Queens snowball shop, 22-year old Dasia Kabia. (Courtesy Photo) By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO I don’t remember much from when I was 22-years-old. I was in college, but I don’t believe I was doing anything worth writing in a newspaper about. But, times have changed and the next generation […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Byrd set to challenge Hoyer for 5th District Congressional seat
Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd, 28, announced he plans to runs against the Representative for the Fifth Congressional District since 1981, Steny Hoyer, 81. (Courtesy Photo) By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd has never shied away from shaking up the establishment and hopes to do it once again. Byrd, 28, […]
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The great gift that changed my life
AFRO D.C. Editor Micha Green said she would not be where she is today without one of the greatest gifts she received for Christmas. (Courtesy Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Kirk Franklin’s “Jesus is the Reason for the Season,” rang through the hallways of my household every December as a reminder that […]
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D.C. priest to be 13th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
The Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark was elected to be the thirteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. By AFRO Staff The Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark was elected, Dec. 12, to be the thirteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. She will be the first Black person and the first woman to […]