By Micha Green, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When sitting down at Home Maid, 1400 Key Highway, diners are transported from an affluent Baltimore neighborhood, to the dining room of a loved one’s home in the South, where everything is freshly made, the food is perfectly seasoned with a Southern spice and the environment is warm and cozy. […]
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The Ilusionists Highlights Holiday Magic
By Micha Green, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com “The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays,” at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., emphasizes the notion that this time of year is a “season of giving.” When audiences witness “The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays,” they are offered an empowering gift- the power to believe. At the beginning of the […]
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THE RUN DOWN – HAPPY THANKSGIVING
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green gives you whats TRENDING in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper.
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Black Business Spotlight: Nail Entrepreneur Encourages Empowerment
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com For many African American women, going to the nail salon is a form of self-care and their nail art is a mode of artistic freedom and expression. Yet, according to a 2018 study from UCLA, only two percent of the nail industry is made of Black professionals. As many […]
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StartUp Africa: Conference Encourages Entrepreneurship, Collaboration with African Businesses
By Brianna McAdoo Special to the AFRO In the spirit of forwarding Black excellence, service and leadership diasporically, Howard University teamed up with StartUp Africa on Nov. 16 to host its 8th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference at the institution’s Interdisciplinary Research Building. StartUp Africa is an organization that supports “youth in building business skills and in […]
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Woodson and Dunbar Will Meet In 50th ‘Turkey Bowl’
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com For the 50th time, the District’s biggest high school football game of the year will kickoff on Thanksgiving. Two of the city’s hallowed programs will take center stage for the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) championship, where Dunbar will face H.D. Woodson in the 2019 […]
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Blacks in Metro Areas across the Country are Dying of Opioid Addiction at Increasing and Alarming Rates
By S.E. Williams, Contributor, Black Voice News via BPUSA Middle-aged Blacks are experiencing a concerning rise in opioid deaths from manufactured fentanyl mixed with other drugs. Although all racial, ethnic and age groups saw significant increases in opioid-and synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths between 2015 and 2017, death rates among Blacks in large metropolitan areas is […]
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THE RUN DOWN – GOGO AWARENESS WEEK
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks on GOGO AWARENESS WEEK and whats trending in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper!
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Frances L. Murphy Inducted into SUNY Hall of Fame
By Tommy Corsi, Special to AFRO If you were a journalism student of Frances L. Murphy’s, then you knew you needed to be to class on time and bring your very best to the table. Murphy had a way of demanding the best in her students, through discipline and encouragement, to always push further in the […]
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The Black Eagle Soars To Radio Hall Of Fame
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Joe Madison has never looked at himself as a radio guy or a talk show host. For him, that theatre of the mind platform which has earned him a daily national following and has been his forum for activism. For over three decades, the “Black Eagle” has […]
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Urban One Honors Showcases Star-Studded Lineup at MGM
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor Cathy Hughes, legendary radio mogul and Urban One founder and chairwoman, has spent 40 years building a proud legacy of Black excellence and creating groundbreaking and entertaining programming. However, on Nov. 12, the humble boss admitted in front of a large group of journalists at the Urban One […]
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Organizations Donate New Shoes to D.C. Schools
By Brianna Rhodes Special to the AFRO Noyes Elementary School students were full of smiles and joy after they received a generous donation of athletic shoes from organizations, A Chance for Children and Shoes That Fit last Thursday. The two organizations partnered on behalf of the co-founder of A Chance for Children and Shoes That […]