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.
Posted inHealth, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Lighting Up The Holidays For Children In The Hospital
By AFRO Staff The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but the reality is, many children won’t be able to enjoy time with family at home. Instead of shopping for gifts and trimming the tree, countless children will be in the hospital, fighting to get stronger, missing family traditions, missing holiday […]
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Bringing Awareness to Black Mental Health, Even at HBCUs
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As women who were already “woke,” about the importance of prioritizing mental health care after experiences of their own Starr Barbour and Sasha Nicole teamed up to bring awareness to the Black community- that collaboration turned into Amerikan Therapy Podcast and now the HBCU Mental Health College Tour. Starting […]
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D.C. Crime Update
By Nyame-kye Kondo Special to the AFRO As the end of the year looms closer, Washington, D.C. continues to experience high homicide rates. The year 2019 has been statistically high with deaths as a result of violence, most of them involving guns. With the majority of D.C’s violence taking place primarily in Wards 7, and […]
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STEAM Space for Kids Opens in Petworth
By Camille Davis Special to the AFRO STEM-and-STEAM frameworks are being incorporated in District of Columbia Public and Charter Schools, and Jasmine Byrd’s Party Time STEAMing Engineers is contributing a great deal to the curriculum. As an Educational Researcher, Byrd projects the next generation of leaders to be those with access and early awareness of […]
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‘Jersey Boys’ Offers Holiday Entertainment
By Micha Green D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com It might not be a holiday show, but between the current political divide, crowded streets and markets, and all the mixed emotions associated with ushering out an old year and beginning a new decade, Jersey Boys at the National Theatre is the perfect form of entertainment to beat the seasons’ […]
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AFRO Publisher Retraces Grandfather’s 1959 Trek to Cuba
By DeWayne Wickham HAVANA, Cuba – When AFRO American publisher Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper walked off JetBlue flight 503 last week into the international terminal of Cuba’s Jose Marti Airport she wasn’t just entering what for many Americans is thought to be a forbidden land, she was retracing steps taken by her grandfather 60 years […]
