On Saturday March 7, Howard University Communications sent an email to all students and faculty announcing a travel restriction. Link: http://hunewsservice.com/news/howard-university-suspends-all-international-travel-due-to-coronavirus/ Howard University News Service is a free wire service that delivers print and broadcast news stories to nearly 200 NNPA member newspapers on issues pertaining to minority communities. Video and print stories are produced by […]
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Issues, Not Candidates, Drive Black Women’s Votes
By Donna Lewis Johnson and Micha Green Special to the AFRO On March 4, the day after Super Tuesday, the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) released its seventh annual report on Black women and justice at a press conference featuring a panel of leading political scientists and civil rights activists. “The Power of Black Women’s Leadership […]
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COVID-19 Update: More Than 1,000 Cases Confirmed
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As of the afternoon of March 10, COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, had infected more than 100,000 people worldwide, with about 800 cases nationwide and 21 cases in the Washington Metropolitan area, and had killed about 25 people in the United States and 4,000 people total. With the […]
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Media Pioneer Shares Wit, Wisdom With Students
By Shayla Farrow, Tia Humphries and Rebecca Johnson NewsVision and Howard University News Service Celebrated media maven Cathy Hughes, the namesake of Howard University’s School of Communications, kicked off Women’s History Month on March 2 by reminding students to persevere, never give up and stay focused on their goals in life. Senior journalism student Amber […]
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UNCF State of the HBCU Address
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO On March 3, the United Negro College Fund(UNCF) held their second annual State of the HBCU Address. Attendees gathered at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. as the UNCF informed the community of Congress’ involvement in improving Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), per their suggestions, […]
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Allen Proposes Metro Subsidy
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO On March 4, D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) introduced the Metro for DC Amendment Act of 2020, a proposal that would give nation’s capital residents a monthly subsidy of $100 on their SmarTrip card and establish a dedicated fund to invest millions in improved bus […]
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Williams Duo Leaves HU As Greats
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com This week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will mark the end of an era for two of the most accomplished players in the history of Howard University’s basketball program. Ayonna and Charles Williams, who aren’t related, other than as siblings of the program, will be remembered as highly decorated […]
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A Product of Preparation
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO I’ve been deeply immersed in music, not just as a fan but as an active creator and participant, since I was seven years old. Vocal lessons, rehearsals, and compositions are all activities I routinely engaged in. Having read and studied Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell on several occasions, […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Comedian Tommy Davidson Releases New Book “Living in Color”
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green speaks on Tommy Davidson’s new book, and whats trending in the AFRO American Newspaper.
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New Virginia Sentencing Law Ends High Court’s DC Sniper Case
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lee Boyd Malvo, the Washington, D.C., area sniper, and Virginia agreed Monday to dismiss a pending Supreme Court case after the state changed criminal sentencing law for juveniles. Under the new law, signed by Gov. Ralph Northam earlier in the day, people serving life terms for crimes they […]
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AFRO Exclusive! Davidson Talks Memoir
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The comedy-sketch show “In Living Color” first aired April 1990, and 30 years later, one of the show’s stars, celebrated actor and comedian Tommy Davidson, has released a memoir that talks about his life in color- as a Black man in America. Living in Color: What’s Funny About […]
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A Complete Count Is A Must
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In about a week U.S. residents will begin getting invitations to complete the 2020 U.S. Census and as a rallying factor national and local teams alike are working to get the message out that “everyone living in the United States should be counted,” according to the U.S. Census […]
