By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer When you tune into “Flyest Fables” you are transported to a fantastical world of young people on big quests and journeys. But the product that audiences hear is a result of the creator and producer going on his own path to empowerment. “Podcasting for me is a way for […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Posted inDistrict of Columbia Government, Mayor Muriel Bowser, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Bowser Holds Last Budget Engagement Forum
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Mayor Muriel Bowser held her third and final budget engagement forum in Ward 4 this week at Theodore Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th Street N.W., buoyed by city officials in several agencies and members of the community. “We’re at a really critical time in our city,” Bowser said. “In […]
Posted inNEWS, Religion, Washington D.C. News
Church Brings Jesus to the Front Door
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Imagine a church with no pulpit. Imagine a church with no choir. Try to wrap your head around a church with no VIP parking and no chance of NOT getting good seating, because the service could be in your own home. That is the church that Jomo Johnson wants […]
Posted inNEWS, Washington D.C. News
SE D.C. Native Named to Bureau for CJAF
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Everyone has a story, a tale that shaped who they are, or where they have been; but not everyone shares their story. And even fewer people know the power of their life can transform other individuals. Joshua Samuel knows this. His voice is soft and quiet, but his words […]
Posted inNEWS, Washington D.C. News
New Program to Help Families Save
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Children and families in D.C. may get an opportunity to better prepare for the future with a new program that hopes to help Ward 8 families build savings accounts. EduSaveDC, launched by Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) and 11th Street Bridge Park, with additional help from Capital One, is […]
Posted inBUSINESS, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Glamourina Offers Afrocentric Inspired Wear to Culturally Conscious Women
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As Black History Month comes to a close and Women’s History Month is ushered in, Glamourina, a women’s active-wear brand, perfectly intersects both month-long celebrations as a Black-women-owned and operated company. “Glamourina is the go-to active-wear brand for culturally conscious women. We are most known for our African inspired […]
Posted inCollege, D.C Sports, HBCU, National Sports, NEWS, Sports, Washington D.C. News
D.C.’s XFL Names Former HU QB Head Coach, GM
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Pep Hamilton’s football odyssey has returned to where it started as he tries to build a championship franchise from the start. The former Howard University quarterback is the first head coach and general manager of the Washington XFL franchise that will open to play next year when the remix […]
Posted inHealth, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
D.C. Residents Disportionately Impacted by Kidney Failure
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer March marks National Kidney Month, and D.C. still has the highest number of people with kidney failure, officials said. And African-Americans remained disproportionately impacted from the kidney disease. “The District of Columbia has the highest percentage of residents with kidney failure in the country, creating an enormous public health […]
Posted inHBCU, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government, Washington D.C. News
Pelosi Keeps it Real with HU Students
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Donning an all orange suit with shoes to match, in honor of ending gun violence- a hot button issue that was set to hit Wednesday’s House floor for the first time in eight years- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi frankly spoke to Howard University students on an array […]
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Cummings Offers Redemption
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com On Feb. 27, one of the most surreal days in the history of the United States presidency, Donald Trump seemed to gush over Kim Jong-un, the allegedly murderous dictator who leads North Korea, during dinner between the two men and their entourages in Vietnam. About an hour later, half a […]
Posted inNEWS, Obituaries, Washington D.C. News
Remembering Former AFRO Executive Editor
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Journalism has not always been a “women’s sport,” however groundbreaking ladies played the game- and one of those was Barbara Jean Flack-Darko, founder of The Montgomery Times, died ofcancer on Feb. 8 and mourners are celebrating her memory at Dunbarton Chapel at Howard University’s School of Law, 2900 Van […]
Posted inBaltimore News, Washington D.C. News
ACLU Calls for Del. Lisanti’s Resignation
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Lawmakers and advocacy organizations are condemning and calling for the resignation of Maryland’s Harford County Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti (D) after she reportedly used a racial slur in regards to Prince George’s County at an after-hours gathering at a cigar bar in Annapolis. Lisanti allegedly flippantly told another White […]