By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Veteran journalist April Ryan was honored April 30 by The GRIOT, Allen MediaGroup for 25 years of service as a White House reporter, the longest tenure for ablack woman in the White House press corps. ”A Seat At the Table” was the theme for a star studded event […]
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Karine Jean-Pierre appointed to White House press secretary
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to White House Press Secretary and Assistant to the President, the White House announced today. She will replace Jen Psaki, the current White House Press Secretary when Psaki steps down from the position on May 13. In a White House statement issued May 5, […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Phoenix Suns owner gives pivotal gift to historic Thurgood Marshall Center Trust in DC
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A national landmark is getting new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit thanks to a generous gift from the owner of one of the best teams in the National Basketball Association. The Thurgood Marshall Center Trust for Service and Heritage received a $100,000 donation from The […]
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HBCU-led marketing firm ABCD & Company proves philanthropy is just as important as earning a profit
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Fellow Howard University alumni and best friends Brittanye Briscoe, Amber Dozier, Durecia Moorer and Corey Briscoe established full-service marketing and events firm ABCD & Company in Rockville, Maryland back in 2014. Though all of them had personal motivations for becoming entrepreneurs, there was […]
Posted inReligion
Annual Blue Mass tomorrow to honor First Responders in Police Week tradition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal, state and local first responders in police agencies from around the country will be the focus of prayers May 3 during the annual Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., kicking off events related to National Police Week, which has activities through May 16 around the city. The […]
Posted inTechnology
New phone app helps DC residents avoid food waste
By AFRO Staff District Taco, the popular Washington, D.C. Mexican-style restaurant chain, has decided to take on food waste and poverty. Using a phone app created by Too Good To Go, a tech-for-good company, the restaurant will offer “surprise bags” that can be purchased on the platform and available for pickup 30 minutes before the […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. mayor and police chief announce new gun violence task force in the wake of a violent surge
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor Washington D.C. residents are still reeling after four separate shooting incidents during the week beginning on April 25 in a surge of violence spanning several sectors of the city, according to Metropolitan Police. Four persons were hospitalized and one death occurred due to the spurt of violence that […]
Posted inReligion
Rev. Dr. Anika Wilson- Brown makes HERstory as Union Temple Baptist Church’s first female lead pastor
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor Making HERstory is what Rev. Dr. Anika Wilson-Brown has been doing quietly for the past two years as Senior Pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast Washington. Rising out of the shadows of her well known and regarded parents, now the Pastors Emeriti Willie and Mary Wilson, Wilson-Brown […]
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Jim Vance Media Program hosts awards ceremony at Archbishop Carroll: Students bring a bright spotlight during difficult D.C. weekend
By Deborah Bailey, D.C. News Editor The campus of Archbishop Carroll High School shone like a diamond in the midst of a difficult weekend for the District of Columbia. The young media scholars gathered in the school’s auditorium brought the city a welcome reminder of the talent and giftedness of the city’s youth in spite […]
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D.C. & Baltimore team up for World Cup bid
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Charm City and the nation’s capital have joined forces in a joint bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If successful, one of the world’s biggest sporting events could come to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. during the weekend of July 4, 2026. Events D.C. and the […]
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Selection process for new FBI headquarters back on track and Maryland has two sites
By ASHKAN MOTAMEDI, Capital News Service WASHINGTON – The final selection process for a new location for the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is back on track after years of delays. The FBI headquarters has been located in the J. Edgar Hoover Building in the nation’s capital since 1974, but the building is […]
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosts 91st North Atlantic Regional Conference in Baltimore
By Nicole D. Batey A sea of pink and green washed over downtown Baltimore as the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted its 91st North Atlantic Regional Conference, from April 21 to 24. This was the sorority’s first in-person regional conference since the beginning of the pandemic started. The event was held inside of the Baltimore […]