By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com For the second year in a row, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! (BGR!) teamed up with the Kennedy Center for a stellar lineup of events to empower Black Girls of all ages in all their glory. The 2020 BGR!FEST will be held at the Kennedy Center from March 5-8, and […]
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Parenting Points: This Valentine’s Day, Give the Gift of Forgiveness
By Marnita Coleman Special to AFRO Happy Valentine’s Day Family! Love is in the air, can’t you feel it? Everywhere I look, roses and red colored hearts bombard the landscape. The malls are decorated in its finest array of valentine memorabilia to entice the least suspecting patron to engage in the celebration of love. Mahatma […]
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From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 One hundred years after President Abraham […]
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Black History Month 2020: Did You Know?
By AFRO Staff Harry Sythe Cummings, the state’s third Black attorney, was Baltimore City’s first Black councilman. He served three terms between 1890 and 1919, representing the racially-mixed 11th ward. Cummings began practicing law in 1889–advocating for the hiring of Black teachers and the establishment of a high school program for Black students. He and […]
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Black Authors Book Expo Kicks off Black History Month
By Michael Gainey Special to the AFRO Local authors kicked off Black History month, Feb. 1, with the Black Authors Book Expo at the Baltimore War Memorial Building. “The turnout has been great,” organizer Andrea Jones said. Jones said more than 500 people registered for the event, with 40 authors displaying their work. “I wanted […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Catching Up With Biggest Loser Cast Member Phi
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The Biggest Loser is back on television with a revamp that features old and new faces and facets. This time the show is on USA as opposed to the NBC network channel, features former show trainer Bob Harper now hosting and brand new trainers, Erica Lugo and Steve Cook. […]
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Single Mother Gets a New House
By Brianna Rhodes Special to the AFRO A single mother of five received the keys to a newly renovated home on Thursday all thanks to real estate investor, Dr. Joseph Asamoah and the help of D.C. city officials, the housing authority and the banking community. District of Columbia resident, Keeyonna Musgrove was presented a five-bedroom, […]
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District “Cleared” the K St. N.E. Underpass. Now What?
By Will Schick Special to the AFRO It is perhaps, one of the greatest ironies for the unsheltered people living in the underpasses at K, L, and M Streets N.E.- to be amidst a sea of vacancies in high-rise condos and luxury apartment buildings, and yet, have no place to call your own. On Thursday, […]
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Public Enemy’s Keith Shocklee Turns his Heart Attack Into a Call to Action
American Heart Association News Don’t take Keith Shocklee’s word for it when he says he didn’t look like someone about to have a heart attack. Check his photos from 2018 and you’ll find a producer who looks lean, strong and maybe a decade younger than his actual age. Or watch the video selfie of him […]
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The Black Struggle in 2019: Staying aware, facing injustice and fighting for the future
By Brian 18X Crawford | J.S. Adams and Toure Muhammad |The Final Call@TheFinalCall via NNPA 2019 saw challenges and signs of a continual awakening of the Black community, even as racism and police killings remained a problem in the United States. Alongside the insults was a strong spirit of resistance and growing frustration with the […]
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Ways to Stay Fit in Winter
By Black Health Matters Since the temperature has dropped, it’s also time to drop into those bulky sweaters, some comfort food and those television marathons. If, however, you want to finish the final month of the year with that “get fit” resolution you set last January, then these tips can help you enjoy the changing […]
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D.C. Speaks: 2020 New Decade, New Vision
By AFRO Staff, Special Contributors “D.C. SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in the storytelling of their own communities. To continue providing hyper local accounts to readers, the AFRO has taken to the streets and reached back into neighborhoods to offer residents an opportunity to share their experiences, stories, passions […]