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 […]
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New CAH Director Claps Back
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com What About Wards 4, 7 and 8? In the wake of the #DontMute movement happening in the District, which fights against the silencing of D.C. culture such as GoGo music, another agency important to maintaining and sustaining D.C. culture is now being threatened. The D.C. Commission on the Arts […]
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Grants Up to $30,000 for Documentary Filmmakers
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO If this past year’s FilmFestDC taught us anything, it’s that Washington, D.C. is a hot spring of talent and great films. And now if you are a budding documentarian there are more opportunities to tell your story as Humanities DC is offering burgeoning filmmakers up to $30,000 in […]
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D.C. Would Feel the Brunt of Workforce Slashes
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO As the District of Columbia Council was poised to hold its first vote on the proposed FY- 2020 budget this week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser continued to sound the alarm of potential job losses to those who need them most. “As we combat displacement, now is not the […]
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Everyone Home D.C., New Name But Continued Mission
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Everyone Home DC may sound new to some people in the area, but their organization has spent the last 50 years trying to eradicate homelessness and help families in need. Formerly formed in 1967 and named Capital HIll Group Ministry (CHGM), the organization was a collection of churches […]
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Howard Falls Short at Softball Championship Game
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Howard University’s Softball team ended its 2019 season one game shy of playing for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship after an 8-5 loss to Florida A&M at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships. Coach Tori Tyson’s first season restored credibility to one of the storied programs in the […]
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Kojo Nnamdi Celebrates 20 Years
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO He has been the voice of our city, interviewing more politicians and public figures than we can count, all with the goal of understanding the big issues of the day so D.C. residents can be informed citizens and make smart decisions about their lives. District of Columbia Mayor […]