By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Taylor Dumpson broke barriers as American University’s first female Black student body president in 2017, a masked person responded by hanging bananas and nooses around campus the day after her inauguration. As if that blatant act of racism wasn’t enough, Andrew Anglin, publisher of the neo-Nazi site […]
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Posted inLIFE & STYLE, NEWS, Travel, Washington D.C. News
Organization Sparks ‘Year of Return’
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO With 2019 marking the 400 year anniversary of the first recorded slave ships docking on Western Shores, The United States Congress recently put into motion, H.R. 1242, a bill also known as “400 Years of African-American History Commission Act.” This initiative is an umbrella for a number of different […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, D.C. Community, District of Columbia Government, ENTERTAINMENT, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, TV and Film, Washington D.C. News
Straight Crankin’ Featured at Home
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment (OCTFME) recently had their original production and documentary, “Straight Crankin’ A Go-Go Documentary” selected for a second major film festival, but this time right at home. This year’s DC Black Film Festival is being held from August […]
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Local Boys’ Candle Business Expanding to Macy’s
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When three of Celena Gill’s sons asked her to buy them a Nerf gun and more than $500 in video games, she told them to get a job or start a business. She was only kidding. But her sons, Collin, 14, Ryan, 11, and Austin, 8, they took […]
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BSU and HU Alumni Earn DC HBCU Alliance Awards
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Two distinguished alumni from Bowie State and Howard University are among the six-member class who will be presented with HBCU Alumni Awards September 20 as the DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance holds its annual gala to honor outstanding contributions by local Historically Black College and University graduates. Eunique […]
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Shootings in Texas and Ohio Spark Local Protests
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com The aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, Ohio have led to groups around the country calling for stricter gun control measures. Several groups rallied in front of the White House and U.S. Capitol demanding lawmakers make sweeping legislative changes. According to the […]
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Women of the AFRO Remember Morrison
In this Sept. 1987 file photo, author Toni Morrison poses with a copy of her book “Beloved” in New York. Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,””Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died […]
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THE RUN DOWN
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green covers the TRENDING STORIES in this weeks edition of the AFRO News Paper.
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U.S. Bank Pledges $1M Donation to Smithsonian’s African American Museum
By WI Web Staff The Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank announced a five-year, $1 million investment in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in northwest D.C. The investment marks the bank’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, which brings strengthen the communities it serves, bank officials said. Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American […]
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Kojo Nnamdi Hosts Ward 8 Town Hall
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO WAMU 88.5’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show will host a free town hall event focused on local entrepreneurship and its impact on the community and residents of Ward 8. The public forum titled, “Kojo in Your Community: Entrepreneurship East of the River” will be held from 6-8 p.m., July 30 at […]
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Kirk Franklin Brings Inspiration to the MGM
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The MGM National Harbor might be known for its slots, tables, clubs, restaurants and shopping, but Kirk Franklin brought the Holy Spirit to the lavish casino on July 26. In a concert that lasted over three and a half hours, and with Franklin’s set consisting of about two hours […]
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Rankin Celebrates 125 Years
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO In 2020, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel will celebrate its 125th year of serving as a spiritual, historical and cultural center on Howard University’s campus. Built between the years of 1894 and 1895, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel has served as a pillar of truth, service and a spiritual oasis for […]
