By DaQuan Lawrence, Special to the AFRO For the second year in a row, Mema’s Popups and Bread for the City will partner together to host a Juneteenth celebration in the nation’s capital. In commemoration of African world history and in celebration of African American’s emancipation from slavery in the United States, “Juneteenth for the […]
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Prince George’s County leaders and residents divided over proposed two-year pause on townhome construction
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Prince George’s County Council Vice Chairwoman Wala Blegay (D-District 6) and Chairman Thomas E. Dernoga (D-District 1) have proposed legislation that would stop the production of townhomes in non-transit areas of Prince George’s County, Md. for two years. “The reason behind this legislation is infrastructure,” said Blegay. “We […]
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Baltimoreans and legislators commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On June 2 the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC) and In All Ways Human led an event commemorating National Gun Violence Awareness Day at the HEBCAC and Youth Opportunity (Yo! Baltimore) center. “Today, we are focusing on the impact and implications of chronic and long-standing gun […]
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BLACKBONE Project: providing D.C. Black women founders with capital access, mental health resources and brick-and-mortar incubator
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com After winning JPMorgan Chase’s Annual Challenge, the Congress Heights Community Training and Development Center (CHCTDC) has received a $3 million philanthropic investment to help the project get started. Earlier this year, CHCTDC created the BLACKBONE Project, an initiative to help D.C. based Black women founders grow and scale […]
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Kristen Welker: making history as first Black‘Meet The Press’ moderator
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia NBC’s long-standing political panel show, “Meet the Press,” will experience a history-making change as Chuck Todd, the current moderator, has announced his departure after nearly a decade. Stepping into his shoes will be Kristen Welker, the first Black host of the renowned program. During his […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Black Feminist Future highlights community with three-day long event, GET FREE: A Black Feminist Reunion
By Zsana Hoskins, Special to the AFRO Black Feminist Future (BFF) will be hosting GET FREE, an event where major movement organizers, activists and leaders in the making from D.C. and the surrounding area will gather to build power, community and shift culture for Black women, girls and gender-expansive people from June 8-11. The city […]
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison has announced he is stepping down
By AFRO Staff Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison has announced that he is stepping down from his position. Harrison joined the Baltimore Police Department’s in March 2019 as the 41st Commissioner. City officials have said that Deputy Commissioner Richard Worley is the nominee to replace Harrison.
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Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, sole Black female National Guard leader, selected as top military advisor to country’s only Black Governor Wes Moore
By Colonel (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings, U.S. Army, Special to the AFRO Governor Wes Moore’s selection of Major General Janeen Birckhead as his top military advisor makes her the only Black woman in the United States currently in the role of a National Guard Adjutant General. Birckhead’s new job has two missions that consist of […]
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Atlanta City Council approves funding for ‘Cop City’ training facility
By Roz Edward, Atlanta Daily World After a nearly 14.5-hour long session against a backdrop of hundreds of protestors, Atlanta City Council members voted 11- 4 to fund the highly controversial “Cop City” in Atlanta. Opponents of the training facility say they are concerned that the state of the art police training facility will militarize […]
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East coast cities grapple with worsening air pollution as Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs the region
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia On June 6, experts ranked New York as the city with the worst air pollution worldwide, as dense smoke from over a hundred wildfires raging in Quebec, Canada, drifted southward. The persistently poor air quality caused by the Canadian fires has been a cause for […]
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Arrest made in killing of Ajike Owens, Florida woman shot by her neighbor through closed door
By AFRO Staff An arrest has been made in the killing of a Florida Black woman, allegedly shot dead as she attempted to address an altercation that occurred between her children and a neighbor. “We have arrested 58-year-old Susan Lorincz for the killing of Ms. Ajike Owens,” announced Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. “My detectives […]
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Cornel West announces run for president of the United States
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Renowned scholar and activist Cornel West, Ph.D, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States of America. West announced that he will enter the race under the banner of the People’s Party on June 5. In a compelling video shared on Twitter, West […]
