By The Associate Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner of a Washington, D.C, barbershop is accused of posing as a Howard University student and preying on incapacitated teenagers. Prosecutors say allegations against 35-year-old Julian Everett, of Maryland, date back to at least 2001, including a case in which he was convicted of kidnapping a transgender […]
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Capital City Mambo Sauce Partners with Papa Johns to Add D.C. Flare
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Despite Mayor Muriel Bowser’s controversial denunciation of mambo sauce as a D.C. staple last November, most Washingtonians laud the flavor as a true District flavor that adds pizzazz to dishes from the carry out to homemade delights. Now, having recently teamed up with local husband and wife entrepreneurs Charles […]
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Bowser Pushes to Give D.C. Residents a ‘Fair Shot’ During State Of the District Address
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser gave her State of the District Address on March 18 promising to keep pushing her mission of offering everyone in D.C. a “Fair Shot.” The address was held at the University of the District of Columbia – Theater of the Arts (Auditorium) 4200 Connecticut Avenue and […]
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Ballou Senior Earns Scholarship To George Washington University
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com What started as a regular school day at Frank W. Ballou High School for senior Syamyia Beach, turned in to a life changing moment. Beach, who carries a 4.2 grade point average, while taking an advanced placement curriculum, had her dreams answered when she unexpectedly earned a full scholarship […]
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MPD Employees and Partners Honored at 19th Annual Awards Ceremony
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer It takes a lot of courage to serve your community. It takes even more courage to serve your community as a member of law enforcement. It can be a complicated relationship, one stretched thin by long hours, many moving parts, and engaging with both a city and the citizens […]
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Dr. Imani Perry Talks Black Studies for the Future
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 […]
