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 […]
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House Targets Family Separations in First Trump Subpoena
By COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border, the first issued in the new Congress as Democrats have promised to hold the administration aggressively to count. The decision by the Oversight Committee will compel the heads of […]
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Justice Thomas Calls For Re-examining Landmark Libel Case
By MARK SHERMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should consider overturning a 55-year-old landmark ruling that makes it hard for public figures to win libel suits, writing in a case involving a woman who says Bill Cosby raped her. Thomas took aim at New York Times v. […]
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White House Says Easter Egg Roll To Take Place On April 22
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says its annual Easter Egg Roll will be held April 22. Tickets are free and can be requested through an online lottery scheduled to open Thursday at 10 a.m. EST and close March 4 at 10 a.m. EST. The White House says there’s no fee […]
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Performer Shares the Evolution of Black Women Through Touring Solo Show
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor. mgreen@afro.com Black Girl Magic might be a newer hashtag on a social media, but it’s not a new concept and the historicity of the term becomes apparent in Morgan Avery McCoy’s touring one-woman show, “Evolution of a Black Girl: From the Slave House to the White House.” An excerpt from […]
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Young Victims of Tragic Auto Accident Remembered By Entire County
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer , mgray@afro.com From the moment the sanctuary opened at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, the entire community felt a sense of a family’s unbearable grief, as they and the County are trying to make sense of a terrible loss. Five children who lost their lives during a single car accident […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Disney on Ice Enchants with Black Skater as Line Captain
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com For three years, professional ice skater Chelsea Ridley has been dazzling audiences with performances through Feld Entertainment, and this year she is not only shining on ice as a member of the ensemble, but keeping her fellow cast mates in formation as ladies line captain for Disney On Ice […]
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D.C. Activists Join to Protest Local and Federal Officials During Anti-President’s Day Rally
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A collective of D.C. organizations and activists took to the streets during the President’s Day holiday to protest the Mayor’s $500 million in funding for police, as well as President’s Trump’s declaration of a National Emergency, pushing of billions of dollars for a wall and further milaterising of the […]
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Va. Expands Funding to Restore African-American Cemeteries
By Maryum Elnasseh, Capital News Service It doesn’t take more than a brief visit to East End Cemetery to see that racial inequality impacts not only the living; it extends to the dead as well. Many of the graves in this Henrico County cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of African-Americans who lived during the […]
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One Fair Wage Battle Continues to Broaden Across Federal Lines
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Last week the fight for fair wages once again made it to the Hill as legislators and advocates pushed for two pieces of legislation during congressional briefings on the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Raise Wage Act. But organizers advocating for tipped workers in the District say people are […]
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Heritage Foundation Celebrates Black History with Civility Panel
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Although February is the shortest month of the calendar year, it has been one long Black History Month. With scandals such as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s racist yearbook pictures and actor Jussie Smollett being charged one felony count of disorderly conduct for allegedly setting up his own assault and […]
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READY Center Pools Resources for Returning Citizens in Order to Lower Recidivism Rates
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The READY Center, 1901 E Street S.E., the new facility created to help returning citizens receive access to a multitude of services, is a quiet nondescript building just behind the treatment facility. But what the outside lacks in architectural pizzaz is surface. What it holds inside is the important […]