By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com At 12 years old, Naomi Wadler, who hit the world stage when she rocked the nation with her speech at the March for Our Lives last year, is working to make waves for her peers near and far- most recently with the District’s Children’s Advocacy Center, Safe Shores. On […]
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Mayor Highlights Victim Services Investments in District
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser and District officials were on hand this week during National Crime Victims Rights Week to discuss initiatives taken to assist people and communities who are victims of crime as well as curb violent acts in D.C. “We are here today during National Crime Victims Rights Week […]
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Psalmayene 24 Tackles Complex Issues with Pieces Inspired by “Native Son”
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The Mosaic Theater, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, is tackling complex subjects and complicated work with the arrival of “Native Son” written by playwright Nambi E. Kelley, and adapted for the stage from Richard Wright’s classic source material, the novel “Native Son.” The website […]
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Washington Auto Show Rolls Into Town with Thrills for Adults… Oh and Kids Too
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer In Season Two of Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Miriam “Midge” Maisel, played by Rachel Brosnahan, and her family the Weissmans, take a two month sojourn to the Catskills, a heady retreat for those privileged enough to rent summer homes, and be away from work for almost an entire […]
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Equality Act Hopes to Bring Attention to Further Rights for Black and Black Queer People
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Last week the House Judiciary Committee convened their first ever Congressional hearing on the Equality Act, a piece of legislation that would expand existing civil rights protections to encompass sexual orientation and gender identity, and also expand protection on the basis of sex. The legislation was introduced by a […]
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Norton, Hoyer Call on Appropriations Committee to Block USDA Proposal to Relocate Two Agencies Out of the National Capital Region
April 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller – 202-225-8050 Norton, Hoyer Call on Appropriations Committee to Block USDA Proposal to Relocate Two Agencies Out of the National Capital Region Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) announced today a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging Members to […]
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US: Man Inspired by IS Planned Truck Attack Near DC
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man inspired by the Islamic State group plotted to ram a stolen U-Haul truck into as many pedestrians as possible at a popular convention and tourist destination just outside the nation’s capital, federal prosecutors said Monday. The allegation was made in a court filing as […]
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Pope Names Moderate Gregory as Washington, D.C., Archbishop
By Nicole Winfield and Jessica Gresko, The Associated Press Archbishop Wilton Gregory promised Catholics he would “rebuild your trust” after Pope Francis on April 4 named him the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., the archdiocese that has become the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Gregory, 71, the archbishop of Atlanta, is […]
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National Cherry Blossom Festival Offers Slate of Events
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Cherry blossoms are more than those beautiful flowers that line the streets of certain parts of the District. They’re more than a sign that weekend traffic will be clogged for the month of April. Or even that spring is here. The cherry blossoms are a sign of international friendship, […]
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Duke Ellington Students Tackle Hate Crimes Through “The Laramie Project”
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer In 1998 Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten, tortured and left to die on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. After he died, there was a vigil, national outrage and a call for legal action against hate crimes. In 2000 “The Laramie Project,” a play written by Moisés […]
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Newly Discovered Harriet Tubman Photo Finds Home
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A newly discovered treasure has found a permanent resting place this week at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The Smithsonian announced that an unknown portrait of underground railroad conductor and iconic Black historical figure Harriet Tubman, was found in the photography album of […]
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Stars Set to Rock Emancipation Day
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On April 16, 1862, eight months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Blacks were freed in the District of Columbia, and 157 years later, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is keeping that history and celebratory moment alive with weeklong festivities […]
