By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO Downtown Silver Spring had some extra electricity in the air as Chicago native, G Herbo, took to the stage at The Fillmore. This was G Herbo’s third stop on his Monster Energy Outbreak Tour. Monster Energy started their Outbreak Tours in 2011, focusing on artists who are […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Posted inNEWS
State Farm and Reading is Fundamental join forces to deliver literacy kits to students
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In an effort to celebrate the power of reading, State Farm and Reading is Fundamental (RIF) recently delivered 1,000 literacy kits to So Others Might Eat, a D.C. nonprofit that supports residents experiencing poverty and homelessness, and Title I elementary schools in the […]
Posted in!Front Page
A salute to ‘Mr. D.C.:’ Veteran, Omega Man, long-time AFRO employee dies at 74
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Army Officer, Omega Man, college professor, Sunday school teacher, church leader, dedicated AFRO employee, volunteer extraordinaire, Lupus advocate, “Mr. D.C.” and, most proudly, Dad and Granddad, were some of the many titles Edgar Brookins answered to in his 74 years on earth. On Dec. 1, 2021, […]
Posted inNEWS
Brookins: A good soldier
By Talibah Chikwendu Former AFRO Executive Editor The first time Edgar Brookins and I met, it was across a conference table during my first weekly management meeting in August 1997. The editorial departments of both Washington and Baltimore were taking it on the chin for mistakes that made it into print and missing the printer […]
Posted in!Front Page
What happened to millions of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry’s money? You might be surprised
By Gregory Smith, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – They are a diverse bunch. Some are just eligible to vote. Many are not old enough to legally drink, while others are full-grown adults working on graduate degrees. Their hometowns and backgrounds are a microcosm of America and beyond — East Lansing, Michigan; Chesapeake, Virginia; York, […]
Posted inBUSINESS
Crypto Q&A with Maureen Murat, principal at Crowdie Advisors
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Maureen Murat founded Crowdie Advisors in 2016 to help small businesses and startups raise capital. The business educates entrepreneurs about equity crowdfunding, the online offering of private company securities to a group of people for investment. While Murat was recruiting clients, someone asked […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Prince George’s County woman receives national Clean Energy Award
By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a Prince George’s County woman with one of nine national clean energy awards for leadership and accomplishments in the field of energy and development on Nov. 3 at the Tenth Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium. Rhonda Jordan Antoine, local […]
Posted inHBCU
Blackburn Takeover is done, but there’s still work to do
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO The protests have ended, so what do Howard University students need now? Howard University, ranking top two among Historically Black College & Universities (HBCUs), has been at the forefront of a student housing crisis. On Oct. 12, students at Howard University began to protest the hazardous living conditions […]
Posted inD.C. Community
D.C. Reaches 200 Homicides
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com The District has reached its highest homicide rate since 2004, with already 200 fatalities in the nation’s capital since the beginning of the year. With weeks left of 2021, the homicide count is expected to rise. The homicide count reached 200 after a fatal shooting on […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Black activists praise verdict in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial
“Let’s Stop Saying the Justice System Doesn’t Work for People of Color” Washington, D.C. – After a jury in Glynn County, Georgia ruled decisively against the three men involved in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, members of the Project 21 black leadership network commented on the verdict and its implications. “Let’s stop saying the justice […]
Posted inNEWS
The community reacts to the verdict concerning the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery Should Still Be Here WASHINGTON— Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to the jury’s conviction of William Bryan and Travis and Gregory McMichaels in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery: “Today’s conviction is a bittersweet salve to […]
Posted inNEWS
NLADA statement on systemic racism throughout Kyle Rittenhouse case
Systemic Racism Pervasive throughout Kyle Rittenhouse Case, Says National Legal Aid & Defender Association Black, Brown People Routinely Denied Basic Humanities Extended to Rittenhouse WASHINGTON – In response to the verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse, who was cleared Friday of all five charges, related to the killings of two people at a protest against police violence […]
