By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com It’s been over 25 years since C. Brian Williams started showcasing stepping as an artistic dance form with Step Afrika!, and it’s been over 30 years since he was introduced to stepping as a student at Howard University. As Step Afrika! celebrates its quarter century milestone and the […]
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Posted inD.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Washington D.C. News
Councilman Evans Announces Resignation
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The road to resignation for Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans (D) began in 2019 after he was tied to allegations of ethical misconduct and abuse of power; however in the first full week of the New Year, the longest serving member of the Council announced his […]
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‘The Roots’ Rocks the Kennedy Center
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com This reporter lived out some Hip Hop fantasies at the Kennedy Center in 2019. You read it right- the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, offered several Hip Hop and Contemporary Music programming in 2019- with further plans in 2020- that would be on many Hip-Hop heads’ […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Destiny Harrison Killed at 21
By Afro.com / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks Destiny Harrison’s death at age 21 and other trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
Posted inD.C. Community, LIFE & STYLE, Living, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
D.C. Speaks: 2020 New Decade, New Vision
By AFRO Staff, Special Contributors “D.C. SPEAKS” is a series branching from the AFRO’s goal of engaging residents in the storytelling of their own communities. To continue providing hyper local accounts to readers, the AFRO has taken to the streets and reached back into neighborhoods to offer residents an opportunity to share their experiences, stories, passions […]
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T.C. Williams Coach Remembered For More Than Football
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There were few who really knew the story of coach Herman Boone before Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington made Remember The Titans. Boone, the African American high school coach who integrated Alexandria, Virginia’s T.C. Williams High School’s football team in the early 1970s, died at 84 years […]
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Bowser Uses Holidays to Advocate for Statehood
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Throughout her years in leadership, particularly in 2019, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has pushed for the nation’s capital to become the 51st state in the union. “I was born without representation, but I will not die without representation,” District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser told the crowd […]
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Whole Foods Plans Development At Old Walter Reed
By Mark F. Gray Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The gentrification of Northwest, Washington, D.C. continues with a new real estate development anchored by a Whole Foods supermarket on the old Walter Reed Hospital’s medical campus. Whole Foods plans to begin new development on the old campus of Walter Reed. (Courtesy Photo) A project featuring over 2,200 […]
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Todd Recognizes DC Kid’s Makerspace with Ribbon Cutting
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO The grand opening and ribbon cutting of the District’s fun, STEAM-focused education, the Party Time STEAMing Engineers DC Kids Makerspace was on Dec. 23. Located in Ward 4 at 205 Upshur Street, Northwest, DC Kids Makerspace fosters community building and early access, but it also highlights the opportunities […]
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Opaline: A New Take On Multimedia Art Events
By Nyame-kye Kondo Special to the AFRO D.C. based multimedia art event “Opaline” is a monthly performance series that features various performers,vendors and a chance for Black artists to network and fellowship in a peaceful environment. Recently celebrating its one year anniversary at the Black Cat, located in the bustling U Street corridor, the event […]
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Advocate Gives Back, Inspires Others
By Donna Lewis Johnson Special to the AFRO Tyriek Mack, 23, has been planning for success ever since he was 16 going to bed hungry at night. “Well, my father was incarcerated, so I grew up with a single mom,” Mack said. The odds shifted in Mack’s favor when a close friend introduced him to […]
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THE RUN DOWN – EDDIE MURPHY ON SNL
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks on EDDIE MURPHY ON SNL and the trending topics in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.