By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While D.C. has always had a special place in its heart for Go-Go, as the homegrown sound, 2019 has most definitely been a year for Go-Go and its resurgence on both a local and national scale. Between the upset and frustration over gentrification, Go-Go and D.C.’s cultural […]
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AFRO’s Micha Green Interviews The Cast Of ‘WAVES’
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Washington D.C Editor Micha Green interviews the cast of WAVES!!
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Georgia at ‘Turning Point’? Debate Signals Democratic Hopes
By BILL BARROW Associated Press PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (AP) — Beth Moore would typically fit the mold of a Georgia Republican. She attended private school in the affluent, mostly white northern Atlanta suburbs, attended the University of Georgia, practices law and married a Republican. But the 37-year-old is part of a class of 17 Democratic […]
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3 African-American Lawmakers Named Lead Virginia Committees
By The Associated Press Three African-American lawmakers in Virginia are expected to lead powerful legislative committees next year in the state House of Delegates. Black legislators haven’t led a House committee in two decades. Democratic Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, who is set to be the next House speaker, announced the heads of four legislative committees Nov. 14. […]
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THE RUN DOWN – President Trump’s Impeachment Hearing
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Micha Green talks President Trump’s Impeachment hearing and whats trending in the Afro American Newspaper.
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Kennedy Center Highlights Hip Hop ‘For the Culture’
By Micha Green Washington, D.C. editor mgreen@afro.com Since 2016 the Kennedy Center has been officially doing it- in the words of Trap music trio Migos– “for the culture,”- Hip Hop Culture that is. Urban Dictionary defines, ‘doing it for the culture as, “usually a statement requesting that someone carry out a specific action for benefit of […]
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Howard Vetting Process Questioned After Suspending Football Coach
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University football coach Ron Prince has been placed on administrative leave, while he is under an internal investigation regarding verbal abuse and intimidation of players. Director of Football Operations Aaron Kelton is serving as the interim coach until further notice, according to a University statement. The investigation began […]
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Leaders Speak on Barry Farms Development After Landmark Decision
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Plans for the redevelopment of the Barry Farms neighborhood may be rerouted following the recent news of the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) decision, Oct. 3, to support the idea of the area becoming a designated historic landmark. Considering the community’s significance to D.C.’s African-American history, the review board sided […]
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Peggy Cooper Cafritz: In My Shoes
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO The late Peggy Cooper Cafritz was an artistic visionary, creator and influencer of dynamic proportions. Co-founder of the celebrated Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., Cafritz, was committed to breaking down barriers, and creating bridges for artists of color across the creative spectrum. “Over five decades, […]
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Bringing Solar to D.C.
By Cheyanne Gordon, Special to the AFRO Residents of Minnesota Gardens Cooperative in Southeast, Washington, D.C., just received brand new roofs that were replaced at no cost. They also now have solar panels that will help them save energy on their electric bills for the next 20 years and received a solar canopy in the parking […]
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20 Years Later ‘Rent’ Resonates With D.C. Audiences
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor This reporter must start by saying, “Rent,” is my favorite musical. I had to remind myself before entering the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., that I could not sing along during the show-which ended up being really, really hard. I came in hoping that the National Theatre’s “Rent […]
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THE RUN DOWN – Popeye’s Customer Killed Amid Chicken Sandwich Frenzy
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Popeyes customer stabbed amid chicken sandwich frenzy, and whats TRENDING in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWS PAPER.