By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer This week the Department of English at Howard University Presented its 67th Annual Charles Eaton Burch Memorial Lecture. Acclaimed author and scholar Dr. Imani Perry, Ph.D., J.D., gave the lecture to a standing room only crowd in the Browsing Room of the University’s Founder’s Library. Her theme was “Black […]
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National Collegiate Prep Starts S.O.S Campaign with hopes of speaking to City Council
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Jaheim Byars, 17, and Day’Jai Glover, 17, sat poised and collected in the conference room of National Collegiate Preparatory High School. They spoke with certainty and conviction, making their case for keeping their high school, of which they are both seniors, open. “Closing down NCP could leave children without […]
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Duke Ellington Connected with The Colour of Music Festival Petit
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) joined the Colour of Music Festival in presenting The Colour of Music Festival Petit this past week, while also honoring DESA co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz. The Colour of Music Festival gathers musicians of African ancestry from across the country and around […]
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NNPA Enshrines AFRO Editor Emeritus
By AFRO Staff Frances L. Murphy, II, publisher emeritus of the Washington AFRO-AMERICAN Newspapers was enshrined this week by the National Newspaper Publisher’s Association (NNPA) as one of two Black outstanding newspaper publishers to be enshrined into the Gallery of Distinguished Black Publishers. The historic event took place on the campus of Howard University in […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Kim R. Ford Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Martha’s Table
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com After six years of service from Patty Stonesifer, who announced her retirement in November 2018, Martha’s Table announced its new President and CEO Kim R. Ford, who will be the first Black woman to lead the organization when she begins on April 1. The native Washingtonian said she is […]
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Women of Power Summit Ends with National Town Hall
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO It was a week of motivation, encouragement and action as the Black Women’s Roundtable, a subsidiary of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) hosted the 8th Annual Women of Power National summit offered a town hall of action to round out the weeklong events. The […]
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DC-area Sniper Shootings Case to Have Supreme Court Hearing
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia’s plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region in 2002. The justices said they will take up the state’s appeal in the case […]
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Black Girls Rock! Fest Takes Over Kennedy Center
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com From Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Madame C.J. Walker, Oprah, Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and others, it does not take Women’s History Month, to know that Black girls have always rocked, yet the District got an extra reminder when the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosted the three […]
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National League of Cities Pushes for Federal Government to Invest in Infrastructure
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser and over 2000 municipal leaders met this week during the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference held this week in Washington. Bowser, who is chair of the NLC’s Housing Taskforce, pushed for federal corporation in improving infrastructure and housing for all. “Washington D.C. is […]
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40-Year-Old Mother Killed by FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitive
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Police and family members alike are searching for answers, motive and more after Natina Kiah, a mother of four and security guard at a D.C. homeless shelter, was stabbed to death on March 5. After admitting to his crime when pursued hours later, officers believe that Kiah’s murderer is […]
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Mayor’s Office Announces 10 Years of Enrollment Growth for D.C. Public Schools
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The mayor’s office announced that there was an increase in enrollment in D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) for the tenth consecutive year. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) offered audited enrollment numbers that show a 1.6 percent increase in enrolled students, or 1,479 additional students, culminating in […]
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People Talk Candidly About Living With Kidney Disease
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Stephanie Dixon, was a mother of two children living and working in Manhattan in 2001. She had survived 911, but the stress of the event had taken its toll. There was a curfew in the city and she had to go through blockades to get to her own house. […]