By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — “Late Show” bandleader Jon Batiste comes home to Louisiana next month for a fundraiser benefiting the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The Dec. 8 event takes place at the Jazz Museum which is in the old U.S. Mint at the edge of the city’s historic French Quarter. “Late […]
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Black Entrepreneurs: DMV Black Restaurant Week Amplifies Black Talent in the Kitchen, at the Bar
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When was the last time you patronized a Black-owned restaurant in the DMV? If you can’t remember, that’s a problem, says Furard Tate, one of three people behind the inaugural DMV Black Restaurant Week, running now through Nov. 11 at various locations and times. Furard Tate, Erinn Tucker […]
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Zambian Royalty Finds Refuge at HBCUs, But At What Cost?
By Lynette Monroe, Special to the AFRO For many African Americans, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) serve as a place of refuge. A place to reconcile identity in a world that seeks to erase it. A place to learn history removed from textbooks. And a place to marry the complexities of their ancestry with […]
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Two Female Entrepreneurs Open First Breast Cancer Boutique in the DMV
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO Revolutionizing the look of breast cancer, two Black female entrepreneurs are preparing to open the region’s first medical custom prosthetics and lingerie store of its kind. Dedicated to women who have experienced breast cancer, Cherry Blossom Intimates, located at 9201 Woodmore Center Drive Suite 426 Glenarden, Md., will open its doors Oct. […]
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D.C. Council Issues Bill For LGBT Seniors
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia Council proposed legislation to fight for the rights of LGBT seniors. Initiated by D.C. Council members Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and Anita Bonds (D-At-Large) last week, the legislation called for protection of LGBT seniors and elderly living with HIV in long-term care facilities from discrimination. […]
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Harvard Opens Door to Gullah Language and Culture to Seventh Graders
Special to the AFRO by Renee Foose Gullah/Geechee represents a small population of African Americans living in the coastal low country of South Carolina, Georgia and Northeastern Florida. Gullah/Geechee represents not only a people, but a language and a culture that have survived in original form for more than 300 years. With origins dating back […]
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D.C. Ranks among Top ‘Foodie’ Destinations
By AFRO Staff Just ahead of the first annual Black Restaurant Week, personal finance website WalletHub reported that Washington, D.C. ranks top in their 2018 Best Foodie Cities in America. Over the years, many have adopted the “foodie” label to describe their obsession with fine dining. However, according to WalletHub, the foodie lifestyle is bigger […]
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An Intimate Evening with Angela Davis
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO In the spirit of “inspiring social change,” Washington D.C.’s very own Busboys and Poets on K Street Northwest welcomed the legendary activist, author and scholar Angela Davis, Oct. 11, with an intimate conversation with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. An energetic Busboys server, doubled as the emcee for “An Evening […]
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Tulane Holding 3rd Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference
By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane University is holding a free conference about black women’s health Friday and Saturday. The topic is “Matters of the Heart: Cardiovascular Disease, Health and Healing.” Most sessions of the third Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference will be held at Myra Clara Rogers Memorial Chapel, with the […]
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Young DC Natives Bring Fresh Take On a Timeless Business Venture
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Three young D.C. entrepreneurs aim to serve some heart-warming hope and hospitality as they open their first venture, The Village Cafe, inside Union Market. Kevon King, Mahammad Mangum and Ryan Williams who met as kids, and bonded at Woodrow Wilson High School, maintained a friendship, and recently agreed […]
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Cocktails with a Dash of Blackness, Black Bartenders Seek to Get Just Due
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Nine of D.C.’s most prominent Black bartenders got their chance to shine and sling their signature drinks at the inaugural Chocolate City’s Best Cocktail Competition, an event that gave them a forum to network and feel appreciated. As part of the competition, which took place Sept. 24 at […]
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Baltimore Brothers’ Breakfast Featured at Watergate Hotel
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Two brothers from Baltimore are giving people a taste of their chicken and waffles in Washington, D.C. — thanks to a six-week pop-up engagement that’s got them serving up breakfast bites at the famed Watergate Hotel. Khari and Shawn Parker own the critically acclaimed Connie’s Chicken and Waffles, […]
