By Lauren E Williams, Special to the AFRO Get your calendars ready, and your stomachs emptied because the DMV is set to host Black Restaurant Week November 4-11. Focused on highlighting culinary cuisines from Black chefs, as well as cultural events and informative workshops and sessions, this year‘s restaurant is like none other held in the […]
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DC Farmer’s Market Will Match Money Spent by Food Assistance Recipients
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Now eating fresh and healthy foods is even easier for those receiving government assistance. FRESHFARM Markets, the Washington Metropolitan based grocer, will match every dollar spent by recipients of nutrition benefit programs. SNAP (EBT/Food Stamps), WIC, and Senior Farmers Market benefits are accepted at all FRESHFARM locations, allowing recipients […]
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Book Explores How to be Emotionally Free
By Ariel Medley, Special to the AFRO When we think of emancipation, we think of freedom. But what about the emancipation of our emotional barriers? When faced with life’s difficulties, how do we summon the courage and strength to move on? These questions, and others, are the focus in Dr. Dee Carroll’s first book, Emotional Emancipation: […]
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60 Years of Being More Than Just Ben’s Chili Bowl
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The District shut down a portion of U Street in front of a nationally renowned restaurant while more than 500 residents, local celebrities, politicos, tourists and others danced the afternoon away. It was all in service of the 60th anniversary of Ben’s Chili Bowl and its 84-year-old matriarch, […]
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Ubiquitous Women’s Expo Celebrates Black Beauty
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO The 5th annual Ubiquitous Women’s Expo brought women and men of color together in Washington, D.C., for a weekend of entertainment and knowledge about everything that represents “Black Girl Magic.” Hundreds of women and men stopped by the Walter E. Convention Center on Aug. 25 and 26 to experience […]
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Black 6th-Grader Might Return to School after Flap over Hairstyle
By Kevin McGill, The Associated Press The sixth-grader who tearfully left a New Orleans area Catholic school after she was told her hair extensions violated its policy might soon return to classes there, her attorney and school officials said Aug. 24. Video of Faith Fennidy leaving Christ the King school with family members this week spread quickly […]
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Virginia Ali, Owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, Embraces 60 Years of Change
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO For decades, Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali ate a beef hotdog daily that she slathered with mustard, onions and of course, the restaurant’s famous chili. But nine years ago, when Ali turned 75 and the doctor told her she was at risk of having a stroke because […]
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In Franklin’s Anthems, Women Heard an Empowering Message
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin never saw herself as a feminist heroine. That, she quipped, was Gloria Steinem’s role. But she leaves a legacy of indelible anthems that resonated deeply with women by celebrating their strength and individuality — and demanding, well, just a little respect. “I don’t […]
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A Diva Far Beyond Her Disability
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Donna Walton, the epitome of beauty, charm, and grace, is mobilizing generations who refuse to be defined by anatomy or physical realities. At the age of 18, Walton was a dancer and a sophomore in college with big dreams of making it to Hollywood. Even when she was […]
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Solar Program Sparks Residents Job Prospects
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO In a week the District of Columbia will add a new cohort of Solar Installers to the growing number of residents entering an in demand industry. Solar Works DC has partnered with GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic for the first year of a low-income solar installation and job training program […]
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Former Slave Holding Mansion Now Home to Black Artists
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO About 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. lies an old plantation which once housed slaves that has been transformed into a home for some of the most innovative Black makers and artists the DMV has to offer. Makers In The Mansion: Stories of A Transformed African American Community at […]
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Women Entrepreneurs Work to Empower One Another
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO, bwhite@afro.com The Woman Behind the Business (WBB) hosted their networking takeover at Spa Logic on July 19, in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Northwest, Washington, D.C.. The WBB is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and success of women in business across America and the world. Women Behind […]
