By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com On Dec. 1, longtime AFRO General and Circulation Manager Edgar Brookins, 74, died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Since his passing, social media tributes have been pouring in, as well as personal reflections sent to this reporter and AFRO staff. “Farewell to Brother […]
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Eviction of homeless residents continues despite protest
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO The flashing lights of more than 10 police cars can be seen down the streets of New Jersey Avenue N.W. and O Street N.W. Two massive bulldozers and a waste disposal vehicle sit within the fenced encampment ready to expunge the area of tents and belongings. The scene […]
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District offers in-home vaccines and boosters
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The District is making it even more accessible, simple and safer to protect families and residents from the COVID-19 pandemic. Families with people ages 5 and older are now able to be vaccinated by scheduling an appointment from the comfort of their own homes, in their […]
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The Caregivers: COVID-19 changed the roles for many of today’s Black grandparents
By D. Kevin McNeir Washington Informer Senior Writer The Caregivers is a unique series focused on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving. These stories have been created through a strategic partnership between AARP and Word In Black. Franklin and Vivian Wilds, both in their late 70s and residents of the District since 1971, consider themselves fortunate despite […]
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National Black Business Chamber champion Harry C. Alford dies
Submitted by Larry D. Ivory President/CEO, Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce It is with great sadness that our Warrior Leader and President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Harry C. Alford, transitioned Monday, December 6, in Washington, DC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay DeBow, Vice President […]
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Justis Connection serves as the only Black lawyer referral service
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com As soon as Kisha Brown started law school at Georgetown University, people began reaching out to ask her how they could find a lawyer. It dawned on Brown that many members of the Black community do not have access to legal representation. As […]
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Pepco strengthens local energy grid to keep homes and businesses warm and bright this winter
Company offers tips to help customers prepare and save, and encourages customers to take advantage of available energy assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 2, 2021) – As stronger and more damaging storms, resulting from climate change, become more frequent across the District of Columbia and Maryland, Pepco is completing essential work to prepare the local energy grid […]
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Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr.
Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr. Saturday, December 18 at 11:00 a.m., Memorial Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia Read tributes to Mr. Brookins here and here. Read additional articles related to Mr. Brookins: Ciera Brookins Memorialized at an Emotional Service Ciera Brookins, Morgan Student, Dies at 25 A Reflection on Veterans Day from a […]
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JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance partner to provide better access to economic opportunity for young men of color
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance announced on Wednesday that they would team up to expand their respective programs, The Fellowship Initiative (TFI) and Becoming a Man (BAM), to D.C. for young men of color. Both programs will target male students of color from […]
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Former local Police Chief, leader of D.C. Sniper investigation dies
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO While he broke barriers as Portland’s first Black Police Chief, the D.M.V remembers Charles Moose as the Montgomery County Police Chief who was a calming, constant source of information in 2002 during the era of the D.C. Beltway Sniper. On Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day, Chief Moose died at […]
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D.C. native, Ari Lennox arrested in Amsterdam, alleges racism
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com D.C. native and celebrated singer Ari Lennox took to Twitter Monday to share alarming news for her more than seven hundred thousand followers- that she was being arrested. “They’re arresting me,” the singer first wrote on Twitter, before following up with another disturbing tweet. “I’m being […]
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Advocates urge Mayor to maintain homeless encampments
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO As the winter arrives, many unhoused residents will be fighting cold weather. Right now there are at least 5,111 people experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C. Out of those more than five thousand, 681 of them are sleeping unsheltered, outside among the elements—a 4.3 percent increase from 2020. However, […]
