By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) set the stage for a red carpet premiere of Just Mercy and more importantly offered a platform for a powerful conversation. The film tells the story of Bryan Stevenson’s (Michael B. Jordan) historic fight to get the wrongly […]
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Poor People’s Campaign Mobilized in D.C. This Week
By Jesse Jackson Special to NNPA This week in Washington, the powers that be are hearing from a vital new democratic force in this country. For three days, the Poor People’s Campaign will bring poor and low-wage Americans to the nation’s capital to call for a moral renewal in this nation. They will question many […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Tiffany Haddish Dishes on ‘Like A Boss’
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is a busy boss in her own right, as a working performer, spokeswoman for Groupon, host of Kids Say the Darndest Things and in her new film she “Like A Boss,” she not only co-stars but served as executive producer. At the red […]
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Homelessness Epidemic: District Displaces Tent City Occupants
By Tyra Wilkes Special to the AFRO Displaced occupants of an encampment on K Street N.E. were recently met with an “eviction” notice informing them that as of Jan. 16, “all property blocking this sidewalk is subject to immediate removal and disposal.” The sudden news brought on by the D.C government took many by surprise; […]
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Ball Brings Awareness to Black Men’s Mental Health
By Micha Green D.C. Editor Mental illness in the Black community is a bit of a taboo that only started to gain major traction in the past decade, particularly with celebrities championing the cause to address the problem, and with movements such as the #YouGoodBro and #YouGoodSis, that encourages checking in with friends and their […]
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5K Moves To National Mall
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) from local and regional alumni association chapters are taking over the National Mall in early July. The DC HBCU Alumni Alliance will host its “8th Annual HBCU 5K Run/Walk and Community Day,” however the event’s location is moving from Howard […]
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Community and Cops Gather Over Coffee
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO On Jan. 9, the National Law Enforcement Museum hosted “Coffee with a Cop”, an event which allowed the community to speak with local law enforcement, and former NYPD detective Alan Davis, in observance of National Law Enforcement Day. All topics were open for discussion, including the appropriate […]
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U.S. Rep. Val Demings Named One Of House Impeachment Managers
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Val Demings knows what it takes to prosecute a case. For 27 years, Demings worked for the Orlando Police Department, culminating with her being appointed the agency’s first female chief more than a dozen years ago. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Demings […]
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Tiffany Haddish “Like A Boss” Interview
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global The AFRO Washington Editor Micha Green, interviews comedian Tiffany Haddish about her new film “Like A Boss.”
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Pelosi to Send Impeachment to Senate for Historic Trial
By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will take steps next week to transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, ending a three-week standoff but confronting the Senate with only the third trial in U.S. history to remove a chief executive. In a letter […]
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D.C. Sailor Deployed to Arabian Sea
On Jan. 5,Retail Services Specialist Seaman Mohamed Sesay, from Washington D.C., completed a load of laundry in ship’s laundry aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Arabian Sea. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations […]
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Studio Announces New Associate Artistic Director
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Studio Theatre and Artistic Director David Muse announced a new Associate Artistic Director is joining the team, adding a dose of Blackness to their group of celebrated artists and arts administrators. Reginald “Reg” L. Douglas will serve as Studio’s new associate artistic director. With an expansive and noteworthy resume, […]