AFRO Editorial Cartoonist’s Work on Display in D.C.
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO
Fifty years ago, following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his wife, Coretta Scott King, founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to continue his legacy...
Devin White: Music, and Mental Health
By Nyame-Kye Kondo, AFRO Contributor
Over the years the entertainment industry has maintained the appearance of mental stability when it comes to many popular public figures. In the last decade it has become more common for...
Tech Company Innovates Foster Care
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Staff
A Falls Church non-profit has won first place at the inaugural Innovate for Good Challenge.
The winner, Connect Our Kids, is developing data-driven intelligent software to enhance the abilities of...
REPORT: None of the 28 Top Staffers in House and Senate are People of...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
WASHINGTON – The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has released six detailed reports on the troubling lack of racial diversity among the 167 top staff in the...
Professors at HU Break Down Black Women in the 2018 Elections
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff Writer, [email protected]
2018 marks 50 years since the first Black woman Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) was elected to the U.S. Congress; and in 2018 Black women have continued her legacy making their mark...
Black Chef Says, ‘This Industry Isn’t Easy For Folks Like Us’
By Lenore T. Adkins, AFRO Contributor
Jerome Grant, executive chef of Sweet Home Café, the popular restaurant inside the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, has some simple advice when it comes to...
Democratic Leaders Emphasize the Fight for Justice During Conference
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff Writer, [email protected]
Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network brought the action to the Hill with the Legislative & Policy Conference held November 13 and 14. Over a hundred activists from around the...
DCPS Students Throw Down
By Lenore T. Adkins, AFRO Contributor
Taahir Kelly may be a track star at Roosevelt High School, but nothing makes his face light up more than when he’s talking about all the cooking he’s done at...
Wall Delivers DC Residents Thanksgiving Turkeys Through Bright Beginnings
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer
The most successful point guards in the NBA are driven to deliver. They make the team around them better setting them up for success even when the team is...
The Urban Institute Finds Serious Inequities in the District
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff, [email protected]
Housing and poverty gaps in the District of Columbia remain imperative topics discussed by local Black residents as little seems to be done policy-wise about the issues. This past Wednesday the...
Ballou Embraces Underdog Role Despite Looking for Repeat in Turkey Bowl
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO
Despite the upset in the 2017 Turkey Bowl respect around the District has been hard to come by for the Ballou Knights. They still hold the coveted championship...
Bell Finally Wins Gravy Bowl and Will Move to Stars Division
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, [email protected]
Finally, no soul can say that Bell can’t win the big one in the District of Columbia’s Interscholastic Athletic Association’s second division. After four consecutive losses in the city’s...
