By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Marriott International, the company that owns the international conglomerate of hotels around the world, is being sued by the District of Columbia for allegedly deceiving customers by charging hidden fees to increase their profits. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is claiming that company’s “deceptive and misleading pricing […]
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Celebrating Multicultural Media
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA) of Washington, D.C. celebrated the grind, truth telling and barrier breaking work performed by journalists daily at their annual awards dinner. Held at the National Press Club on July 9, the dinner was fun-filled as comedians Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley served as […]
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History Making Politician Dies
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The District of Columbia has lost a history making and barrier breaking politician, as the first Chair of the Home Rule D.C. Council, Sterling Tucker, 95, has passed away. According to The Washington Post, Tucker died on Sunday, July 14, however, the D.C. Council took to Twitter to announce […]
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Mayor Bowser Tackles Measles
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is giving residents easier access to vaccination in an effort to combat the nation wide measles outbreak before it has the chance to hit the area. On July 15 the mayor launched her “Don’t Wait, Vaccinate” campaign and announced she will be providing […]
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Lead Prevention Plans Underway
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Ward 6 Council member, Charles Allen, is set to re-introduce a bill in favor of D.C. residents by tightening the laws around toxic lead-based paint in rental units. More specifically, the proposed law will focus on the associated health risks facing mothers and children. The Lead Hazard Prevention and […]
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Kingman BGC 50 Years Later
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Born after the riots following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kingman Boys and Girls Club (BGC) began as a place that gave young, Black D.C. residents a place to congregate and flourish. It has earned a reputation for developing one of the top youth athletic […]
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Dance Your Style Debuts in D.C.
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Red Bull is taking street dance to another level with their Dance Your Style competition debuting in the Nation’s capital on July 20. With no limitation to the type of dances that can be performed or the music that can be played, this competition is all about taking the […]
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Congrats Lonnie Bunch
With major local Black figures and influencers present, Council member Anita Bonds (D-At-Large) commemorated the historic appointment of Lonnie Bunch III as the first African American Secretary of the Smithsonian on July 9. Congrats Lonnie Bunch (Courtesy Photo)
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Howard University Hospital Announces WIC Center
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Howard University Hospital announced the opening of their Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Family Center at the Joint Base Anacostia –Bolling (JBAB), located at 53 MacDill Boulevard (Building 53) S.W., Washington, D.C. The center will provide healthcare to low-income military families with infants and children, access to healthy foods, […]
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Butterfly Works, the Future of SAT Prep
By Nyame-kye Kondo, Special to the AFRO For the last 13 years, D.C. based organization, Butterfly Works has provided high school students in the D.M.V area with quality classes to get them prepared for one of the most important standardized test’s in America, The SATs. Founded by native Washingtonian, Shuyinthia Hembry, Butterfly Works is consistently contracted […]
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D.C. Native Brings Sweets to Chocolate City
By Justin Johnson, AFRO Staff Writer Georgia Avenue just got a lot sweeter. D.C. native Karin Sellers made her dreams a reality by bringing the Georgia Avenue corridor its first Black woman owned ice cream shop, Here’s The Scoop. Karin Sellers was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and exposed to entrepreneurship at a young age. […]