By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Many African Americans and Democrats rallied around Stacey Abrams as she took on Brian Kemp in the 2018 run for governorship in the state of Georgia. After a 10-day standoff, Abrams lost to Kemp, and chose to use her voice and reach to support causes that have greatly affected […]
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The Million Moe March
Marchers at “The Million Moe March,” in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 19, who came to rally around the sustainability of District of Columbia culture, particularly celebrating GoGo music. Marchers at “The Million Moe March,” in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 19, who came to rally around the sustainability of District of Columbia culture, particularly celebrating GoGo […]
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Thousands March for Climate Change
By Nora Eckert, Dan Novak, Heather Kim, Horus Alas, Ayana Archie Capital News Service Thousands took to the streets of the nation’s capital on Friday as part of a global youth strike for climate change, wielding signs like “No Planet B,” donning polar bear suits in the sweltering heat and chanting “Green New Deal!” The […]
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Grosso Introduces Abortion Protection Policy
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The District of Columbia City Council is working to protect the civil rights of its residents by defying President Donald J. Trump’s attack on reproductive rights. Council member David Grosso (I- At Large) has introduced legislation that would guarantee all D.C. residents the right to access all reproductive healthcare […]
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Celebrating Women in GoGo
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO The live performance review and GoGo honorarium, “The First Ladies of GoGo,” took place Sept. 19 on the rooftop of Eaton Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. Featuring female pioneers in the GoGo music genre, the event was one of many GoGo themed events put up this year by music […]
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Woolly Mammoth Tackles Race, Perception
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor It’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no clear curtain call for actors to take their bows. Yet that’s exactly what happened when the house lights came on at Woolly Mammoth’s version of Jackie […]
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Loose Ends Delivers, Helping DC Metro HBCU Alliance
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The HBCUs elite were in the spotlight in the nation’s capital for the DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance’s third annual Alumni Black Tie Gala at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Not only was this an evening to honor the Historically Black College Alumni who have made […]
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Sweet, Savory Brunch Vibes Comes to Georgia Avenue
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Just a couple years ago restaurant industry veterans Monique Rose and Chef Sammy Davis were on the verge of homelessness; now they have $12 million of revenue- last counted. Since starting they’re Milk & Honey concept in Beltsville, Md. in 2016, the two have blossomed into restauranteurs with several […]
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Residents Sue Over DC Senior Center Destroyed By Fire
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Another lawsuit has been filed over a Washington, D.C., senior living apartment complex gutted by fire. (Stock Photo) WTOP-FM reports a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Arthur Capper Senior Public Housing’s 150 residents against Edgewood Management Corp. and others including the city’s housing authority. It asks for a […]
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DC Sniper at Heart of Upcoming Supreme Court Case
By Jessica Gresko, The Associated Press Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices’ eventual ruling probably will mean less for him than for a dozen other inmates who, like the […]
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Sojourner Truth Town Hall
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO The Sojourner Truth Legacy Town Hall meeting took place Sept. 17, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, D.C., as a part of the annual Congressional Black Caucus. Named after the abolitionist and freedom fighter, Sojourner Truth, the meeting is held to evoke the determination and persevering […]
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The Squad Takes CBC
Angela Rye interviewed “The Squad,” which includes Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for the NAACP Live Town Hall at the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, 2019. (Photo by Micha Green)