By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city manager and police chief in a suburban St. Louis town apologized Thursday to a group of Black college students after police wrongly accused them of a dine-and-dash and used several squad cars to escort them back to a restaurant. Washington University in St. Louis. (Courtesy Image/Logo) Clayton […]
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‘Traveling While Black’ guidebooks May be Out of Print, But Still Resonate Today
By Cotten Seiler, Dickinson College (THE CONVERSATION) In the summer of 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Missouri. Modeled after the international advisories issued by the U.S. State Department, the NAACP statement cautioned travelers of color about the “looming danger” of discrimination, harassment and violence at the hands of Missouri […]
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Famed Choir Director Showcases Choir Legacy at Eastern High School
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to The AFRO The National Church of God in Fort Washington, Maryland was filled with an eclectic offering of music last July 7 as generations of singers from the District’s Eastern High School took part in a musical homecoming that left people soaked in tears of joy. Dressed in long black […]
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This Family Business is Super Sweet
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO Southwest D.C. just got a little sweeter, with the opening of a brand new soda pop shop right in the heart of the District’s beloved Wharf. Initially a father’s dream, the “Southwest Soda Pop Shop,” run by four dynamic young Black sistas (literally), made its official debut in early […]
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Welcome to ‘Ben’s Chili Bowl Way’
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com One of the District of Columbia’s most popular and iconic eateries will have the block in front of it renamed in its honor. The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation, “The Ben’s Chili Bowl Way Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2018 that was co-sponsored by D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson […]
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AFRO’s Sean Yoes Pens New Book Chronicling Influential “Race and Politics” Column
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO In his “Race and Politics” column, Sean Yoes, has chronicled many of the difficult challenges and tragedies over the last three years in Baltimore since the death of Freddie Gray and the subsequent uprising in April 2015. He has compiled more than 50 of those commentaries in his new […]
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Black Male Yoga Initiative Helps Heal Young Brothers One at a Time
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com I spent most of my birthday (July 1) weekend at a “no tech Yoga retreat” at the Bar-T Mountainside Summer Camp, in Urbana, Maryland. For those who know me well, the sight of me at a Yoga retreat is an antithetical narrative; for decades I eschewed the practice of Yoga […]
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84th Annual AFRO Clean Block Kick Off
On June 28, the AFRO Newspapers held the kick off for the 2018 Clean Block campaign where leaders and members of community organizations gathered to continue an 84 year tradition for the city and the venerable newspaper. Community leaders representing their respective neighborhoods included Peggy Scarlet, Roseanne Thomas, Denise Deleaver, Diane Williams, Kevin Dorn, and […]
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Ndaba Mandela’s Memoir Reveals Lessons Learned from Madiba
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO “Always stay humble. Be a leader. Don’t drive a Jaguar because you don’t want people to know how wealthy you are.” Those are some of the critical lessons Ndaba Mandela, 35, learned during the 20 years he lived with his grandfather, Nelson Mandela, the first Black president of […]
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Vintage Wishes Creates Vintage Queens, an all Female Cypher in DC
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO The rap industry may be dominated by males, but females continue to write their own history, which is why DMV based producer Ramone Messam is launching Vintage Wishes, a royal hip-hop gala that includes a fashion show and an all-female cypher, Vintage Queens. Messam originally introduced high school […]
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Are Tolls Coming to the BW-Parkway?
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Traveling along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and I-270 could come with a toll if President Donald Trump and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have their way. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Governor have signed an agreement to consider transferring ownership of the BW-Parkway from Uncle Sam to […]
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Natalie Gillard Uses Her DIY Talents to Promote Inclusion
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO When most people think of DIY they think of furniture or household accessories, but Natalie Gillard, a passionate DIYer who routinely creates her own clothing and household items, took DIY to the next level when she created a board game. Not only did she create the board game but […]
