By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO It’s time to dust off your goggles, pull out that snorkel and gather those fins, as D.C. gets ready for pool season. This past week, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District rolled out the official pool season during a press event at Langdon Pool and Spray Park, 2680 […]
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Williams Will Return to Howard
By Mark F. Gray , Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Howard University got a major lift for its basketball program next season by not losing its best remaining player, who was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference first team shooting guard last season. According to the HBCU Gameday website Charles “C.J.” Williams will return for his senior after […]
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Black Mothers Gather Strength From Momference
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When actress Tatyana Ali faced isolation as a new mom in a new city —San Francisco — she realized she had to find her own community of mothers. “San Francisco’s wonderful, it’s very liberal, but it’s very segregated and so on the playground, you know, listening to other […]
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Porchfest Rocks Hillcrest
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO The quiet neighborhood got a jolt of funk, hip-hop and rock and roll last Sunday at the 2nd annual Porchfest DC, which brought music, comradery and bar-b-que right to your doorstep. The afternoon started off with music wafting through the air. At times it had a go-go […]
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Mayor Launches Litter Prevention Project
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Spring cleaning is in the air, and it isn’t just relegated to your home. Mayor Bowser recently announced the kick off of the “Not in My DC” litter prevention campaign. “Keeping our city looking its best is a core responsibility of government and our ‘Back to Basics DC’ […]
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Lidl Grocery Comes to Ward 7
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO It looks like Ward 7 will get a another grocery option as Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to bring Lidl Grocery to the Skyland Town Center. “Lidl is a fantastic grocery store – a grocery store that we are proud to be bringing to the residents of Ward […]
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AFRO Exclusive: U.S. Dream Academy Gala Inspires to “Dream”
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Minister, Grammy- nominated Gospel singer and U.S. Dream Academy Founder Wintley Phipps has spent 20 years dedicating his ministry to the children of incarcerated parents, identifying the school to prison pipeline and trying to change the narrative through inspiring children to dream. As U.S. Dream Academy celebrated 20 years […]
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Food Focused Program Narrows Gap
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and Seeds of Change are partnering up to create a “food-focused” accelerator program to narrow the food gap in the District, especially in Wards 7 and 8. The collaboration, strengthened by a $115,000 grant from Mars, Inc., the organization behind the Seeds […]
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Housing Remains Critical Issue
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Budget season in the District can be a dizzying affair with $15.5 billion on the line impacting nearly 700,000 D.C. residents. Thankfully, the D.C. Council is nearing its second of two votes needed to pass what the Council refers to as the “Local Budget Act.” On March […]
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Wilton D. Gregory Installed as Archbishop of D.C.
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO It was a ceremony that was heavy on style, formality and tradition as The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory was installed as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. Gregory’s official title is “His Excellency The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, SLD, as Seventh Archbishop of Washington.” The ceremony […]
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Howard U and UDC
By AFRO Staff On Saturday May 11 graduates and their families from the nation’s capital’s HBCU’s, Howard University and University of the District of Columbia (UDC), celebrated scholastic achievement and completion with commencement exercises. Howard’s 151st commencement was held on the main yard. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center housed the UDC commencement. Howard’s keynote speaker […]
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Bowser Signs Order for 36,000 Housing Units
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed forward with plans to solidify housing in the nation’s capital by signing a mayor’s order that guides District agencies to pinpoint policies to begin her goal of building 36,000 new housing units, (12,000 of them affordable) by 2025. “In order […]
