By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Just a day before the bustling streets of downtown D.C. becomes a hub and homecoming for Black politicians, businessmen and go-getters, The Delegate rooftop restaurant was filled with African American professionals excited to party with a purpose, prior to the official kickoff of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) […]
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Black Restaurant Week Returns For a Tasty, Third Bite
By Marshall A. Latimore As he emerges from his Jeep Cherokee just outside the valet stand at Boogalou Restaurant & Lounge in Midtown, adorned in a tailored suit and patterned dress shirt, Warren Luckett is also wearing a confident smile. After all, he’s been here before. It’s a feeling he looks forward to every year […]
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Bowser, Council Break Ground
By AFRO Staff Earlier this week, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray, and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) broke ground on two 100 percent affordable housing communities. Providence Place and the Strand Residences will deliver 179 affordable units in the Deanwood neighborhood of Ward 7, including […]
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Café Mocha Salutes Her for the 9th Year
By AFRO Staff Café Mocha Radio, The Real host Loni Love, and female rap legend, YoYo, kicked off Café Mocha Radio’s Ninth Annual Salute Her Awards, at the Mead Center for American Theater in D.C. Guided by this year’s theme “Step Into Your Power,” the first stop of the five-city Salute Her Awards Tour hit the […]
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Don’t Smoke the Brothers, Sisters
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The bands and boxers were used as tools of peace at Upshur Recreation Center playground in Northwest, D.C., while approximately 5,000 people joined in the Don’t Smoke the Brothers and Sisters’ (DSTBS) 12th Anniversary Cookout to end gun violence Labor Day weekend. This grassroots organization is realistic in […]
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Howard’s Short Pay Day Is Long Afternoon
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The only good that came from Howard University’s visit to the University of Maryland on Aug. 31 was the size of the guaranteed pay day. Minus travel expenses, it was an all profit beatdown as the Terps rolled the Bison 79-0 in College Park. Maryland’s win was to be […]
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Live Safe In D.C. Public Schools
By The Associated Press LiveSafe, the leading risk intelligence and safety communications platform, has been selected by D.C. Public Schools to support a major new student safety initiative throughout the nation’s capital. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the selection last month as a part of the Safe Spots for Students initiative. Safe Spots […]
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Murder Suspect Blames ‘Dark Force’
By The Associated Press Authorities say a man accused of killing a dog walker told them that a “dark force was speaking to him” and things “got out of hand.” 24-year-old Eliyas Aregahegne is in jail pending a Sept. 12 hearing for allegedly killing 27-year-old Margery Magill as she worked her second job as a dog […]
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New School Year, New Facilities
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration were busy throughout the city cutting ribbons and welcoming teachers and students to new facilities on the first day of school. The mayor began the day leading a “Slow Down” campaign at Lincoln Park, encouraging motorists to take heed to […]
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Amil Barnes, Filmmaker of the Month
By Jessica Dortch, Special to the AFRO The native Washingtonian, Amil Barnes, is recognized as the Aug. 2019 Filmmaker of the Month. The Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME) in Washington D.C. started the “Filmmaker of the Month” initiative to highlight its creative community. As a filmmaker and founder of a creative […]
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Kingman Boys and Girls Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Kingman Boys & Girls Club celebrated a half century changing lives in the District at its 50th Anniversary Awards banquet at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md. A group of D.C.’s most influential urban contributors were honored for their extended volunteerism that has benefitted the District for generations. Kingman […]
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Mystics Guard Honored for Leadership
By AFRO Staff Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud has earned the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for outstanding efforts in the community throughout the 2018 season and most recent offseason, the WNBA announced today. The award, which is named in honor of WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, annually recognizes a player who […]