By AFRO Staff The District’s airwaves just got a little more political with the addition of the “Michael Brown Show,” a new podcast airing Monday nights. According to a press release, Brown’s show will cover a variety of topics ranging from politics to sports and entertainment. “I hope to help educate our audience on politics […]
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Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy Center’s jazz programming has been under his tutelage. With such a seasoned career in jazz, Moran, 44, took a moment to reflect on his music, […]
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The Art of Human Care
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO Renowned surgeon and author, Dr. Hassan Tetteh, recently released his book “The Art of Human Care” and held a book signing on Sept. 26 at TheArc in Southeast, D.C. The piece is a narrative that “combines the healing power of art and compassion, and personifies the human condition through […]
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The New Era of Natural Hair
By Camille Davis Over the past decade, Black women have begun embracing their natural hair, but caring for it can still be time-consuming and frustrating. Many Black women know all too well the feeling of dread that accompanies the hours-long process of conditioning, detangling, and styling. Local hair-enthusiast-turned-tech-pioneer, Dawn Myers recalls being one of those […]
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MACRO X Howard Summit Joins Homecoming Lineup on Oct. 8
PRNewswire — Howard University presents the first-ever MACRO X Howard Summit, a day-long series of screenings and panel discussions for students interested in careers within the entertainment industry, on Oct. 8 in Cramton Auditorium. Powered by MACRO, a leading media company led by Howard University alumnus Charles D. King, the Summit brings Hollywood to Howard […]
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Jitney Poses Old Questions to New Audiences
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Modern audiences are all too familiar with topics regarding racial inequities, widespread gentrification, car service regulations, senseless violence, PTSD and unhealthy relationships with parents and children, which is why it is a true testament that August Wilson’s “Jitney,” set and written in the late 1970s, is a timeless story […]
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New Bills Support Small Businesses
By Briana Thomas, Special to the AFRO On Sept. 17, Council member Charles Allen of Ward 6 introduced legislations that could help support small business owners manage the cost of owning and operating a business in D.C. The two bills, The Small and Local Business Assistance Amendment Act of 2019 and Longtime Resident Business Preservation Amendment Act […]
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New Bills Removing Barriers for Returning Citizens
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) introduced a bill last month that will make it easier for returning citizens to obtain an occupational license in their trade of interest. The Ward 6 Council member introduced legislation called Removing Barriers to Occupational Licensing for Returning Citizens Amendment Act of 2019, […]
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Newton Announces Plans To Transfer From Howard
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard University could be losing another all-American student- athlete with eligibility remaining. Sources close to the program tell the AFRO that junior quarterback Caylin Newton, the reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, may have played his final game with the Bison. Newton, who reportedly is on track to […]
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Sports Journalists Stress STEAM Education
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com CBS broadcaster and host of NFL Today James Brown and NBC-4 news anchor Aaron Gilchrist joined a panel discussion that gave a group of students from D.C. Public Schools a look into their future. The panel was part of the Minority Access Incorporated College and Career Showcase in conjunction […]
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Virginia Girl: Classmates Grabbed Her, Cut Her Dreadlocks
By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Police are investigating a 12-year-old girl’s allegation that her classmates grabbed her and cut her dreadlocks on the playground of a northern Virginia private school. News outlets report the girl says three of her sixth-grade classmates at Immanuel Christian School in Springfield called her hair “ugly” while […]
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Black Press Exclusive: Dr. Lonnie Bunch’s African American Museum Dream Fulfilled
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, sat down for an exclusive interview with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The two discussed Bunch’s timely new […]