By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety held a roundtable last week to check in on two efforts to curb the growing gun violence in the District. Officials from the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Office of the Attorney General’s community based “Cure […]
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Posted inD.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, NEWS, POLITICS, Washington D.C. News
Workers and Legislators Unite to Help Low-Wage Contract Employees
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A little over a month ago Faye Smith found herself in the Senate Office Building protesting and searching for Senator Mitch McConnell in order to impress upon him how the federal shutdown was impacting her life. Now with the shutdown officially over, and another one looming, Smith is back […]
Posted inBUSINESS, Hair, LIFE & STYLE, Living, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Documentary Shows An Old Profession In A New Way
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Last year D.C. made the news when the Economic Policy Institute released a report that stated that unemployment for African Americans in the District was the highest in the nation. Finding gainful employment, let alone a career, in the District can be hard. And returning citizens from the prison […]
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“Stay Fly” Comes to CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Local Artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards will premiere her latest work this Friday at CityCenterDC, as part of CulturalDC’s 10th installation in their Mobile Art Gallery space. “Stay Fly” is a combination of large and small scale collages, and personal designer items, and does a deep dive into the relationship between […]
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Pointer Ridge Accident Claims Lives of Five Children
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A family is in mourning after a single car accident claimed the lives of five children and injured two adults on Saturday morning in Bowie, MD. The children are reportedly extended relatives according to Capital Gazette. A woman, Sarita Johnson-Herald, believed to be the grandmother of many of the […]
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ASALH Recognizes 400 Years of Perseverance
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The Association for the Study of African LIfe and History (ASALH) kicked off the first, of a year long commemoration, of the “Forced migration of Africans to the Virginia Colony in 1619.” The event was held Feb. 1 at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW. ASALH was […]
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AFRO Recognizes Historical Influence of Black Press
By Tiffany Ginyard, AFRO Managing Editor, tginyard@afro.com In honor of Black History Month, the AFRO will take a look at the role of the Black Press in America–past and present. Since the founding of Freedmen’s Journal in 1827, in the context of growing the abolitionist movement, the Black Press has been instrumental in the upward mobility of […]
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PRESS ROOM: Homeownership in D.C., Maryland Get $7.1 Million Boost from NeighborhoodLIFT Program
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Wells Fargo Company, NeighborWorks America, MANNA, Inc. and Community Housing Partners announced the NeighborhoodLIFT program. The program which focuses on boosting local homeownership in Washington, D.C., and Prince George’s County, Maryland, will launch with a $7.1 million commitment by Wells Fargo. The 2019 NeighborhoodLIFT program is a […]
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5 Children Ejected From Minivan, Killed in Maryland Wreck
By The Associated Press BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say they’re investigating a crash that killed five children who were ejected from a minivan. Two adults were also injured. Maryland State Police troopers say in a news release that the single-vehicle crash happened before 5 a.m. Saturday on northbound Route 301 in Prince George’s […]
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Uptown Art House Orchestrates Black History Month Programming
By Maxwell Young, Special to the AFRO Black History Month is a time for reflection–a recognition of the civic leaders, activists, innovators, entrepreneurs, pioneers and artists who are interwoven into the fabric of American history. Their respective movements, however groundbreaking, were and still are ostracized; threatened by bigoted opposition and systemic erasure. Black History Month is […]
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Former D.C. Policeman Headed to Prison
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A former D.C. police officer pled guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of minors and now faces a minimum of 10 years and maximum of 20 years in prison. Chukwuemeka Ekwonna, 29, of Glenn Dale admitted to paying two different teenagers to perform sexual acts for him in […]
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New Chancellor Meets and Greets the Community
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A line of students from Anne Beers Elementary, 3600 Alabama Ave SE, walked through their school’s front entrance and were greeted by a new face. A tall distinguished man, with glasses and a ready smile, met each child with a handshake, a hug or a pat on the back. […]
