By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The Mayor’s office pushed back against several cuts the D.C. Council proposed. Those cuts impact the city’s most vulnerable residents in many ways official said this week. City Administrator Rashad M. Young said, “We are concerned that there are some changes recommended by the committee that impact critical programs […]
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Posted inD.C. Community, District of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
DOES Helps High School Students and Adults Find Apprenticeships
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services celebrated the transition of six high school students and several adult candidates into apprenticeship programs last week at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), 900 7th Street N.W., in honor of National College Signing Day. Started in 2017, the Apprenticeship […]
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Little Fish Is Here to Help Small Businesses Succeed in a Big Pond
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Did you just spend last month fretting over getting your taxes in by April 15? Or worse, are you worried sick because you didn’t fill your taxes, or scared you did them wrong? Fear not. There are people who can help, and one person made it her business to […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Mighty Mighty Art Installation is Centerpiece of Barbershop Project at THEARC
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The barbershop has long been a safe space for certain parts of the Black community- particularly Black men. Artist Devan Shimoyama wanted to take an in-depth look at that relationship in his art installation “Mighty Mighty,” which is the centerpiece of “The Barbershop Project,” a decked out fantastical barbershop […]
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AFRO Editors Celebrate Mothers
Queen a poem by Tiffany Ginyard AFRO Managing Editor and mother Teresa Nicholson Ginyard. Here Ye! Here Ye! I present to thee A love poem For my mother, my Queen. You are my everything. I owe you everything I have. For you I’d do anything. Love, you’ve been a good steward of my life. For […]
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Broccoli City Weekend: Fun for Everyone
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The walk to FedEx Field is a long one- no matter which way you came. The trek was made more difficult by the sun that beamed down with a vengeance and wind that blew with a will. Still, that did not stop the mass of people making their way […]
Posted inD.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, POLITICS, Washington D.C. News
“Fund Our Schools Rally” Protests DCPS Proposed Budget
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer At least 100 people chanted “Fund our schools,” sang songs, and protested the proposed budget for District of Columbia Public Schools this week. The “Fund Our Schools Rally,” held on April 24, was organized by the Washington Teachers’ Union, and claimed that the budget would slash millions of dollars […]
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OPINION: The Interlopers Better Recognize that Howard University isn’t going Anywhere
By Kyra E. Azore, Originally published by The Grio (www.thegrio.com) For more than 150 years, Howard University has been located on sacred land. This great institution has been the training ground for so many global change agents such as activist Kwame Ture, writer Zora Neale Hurston, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Congressman Elijah Cummings, and Tony […]
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New Musical Shares Motown History Through Lens of a Love Story
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Marvin Gaye sang “Pride & Joy” in the early 1960s it was thought to be a tribute to his beloved girlfriend turned wife, Anna Gordy Gaye. Over 55 years since its 1963 release, the relationship in which Gaye sang about all those years ago will get its turn […]
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“Rafiki” Brings Black Queer Kenyan Love Story into Focus
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Part of the human journey is to search for something real. Oprah often calls it “being your authentic self.” If you are lucky you have the strength, time and privilege to seek it out. And lucky for us some filmmakers can capture that desire on screen. “Rafiki” a film […]
Posted inDistrict of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, Uncategorized, Washington D.C. News
Public Hearings Held to Close Racial Disparities in the District
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Public hearings were held last week at the Wilson Building for the Racial Equity Achieves Results (REAR) Amendment Act of 2019, a bill which would try to close the racial disparity gap in the District. The bill, also known as B23-0038, introduced by Council member Kenyan McDuffie, (D-Ward 5) […]
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37 D.M.V. High School Students Receive $2,500 UNCF Scholarship
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) continued to celebrate its 75th anniversary this week by giving away 37 scholarships, worth $2,500 each, to D.M.V. students who will be attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the fall. The scholarship news was a surprise to students, who convened at the […]
