By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The hashtag #BFF is widely known as “Best Friends Forever,” but now for many entrepreneurs it’s a ray of hope. According to information from “digitalundivided,” an organization that helps Black and Latinx women move their businesses from idea to execution, there are 6,691 women at the helm of funded […]
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District to Tackle Opioid Crisis
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health announced the launch of “LIVE. LONG. DC.,” the strategic plan to address misuse, addiction and deaths related to opioid abuse by 2020. In 2016, the nation’s capital had one of the highest rates in the country for […]
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From Selling Drugs On DC Streets To Making Them Safer
By PETER HERMANN, The Washington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — The boys, barely in their teens, were angry. A young man they knew had been shot dead. Robbie Merritt was not the first man from around their Southeast Washington neighborhood who had recently been killed. Just the latest. There was J Rock. Popcorn. Reagle. Butter Rock. Black. […]
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Duke Ellington Seeks Answers After OSSE Residency Allegations
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A group of concerned parents, and staff from Duke Ellington School of the Arts sat behind a small wooden desk during the State Board of Education (SBOE) public meeting Dec. 19 with one purpose – to get answers. “This was a good opportunity for us to educate them ”, […]
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The Museum of African Art, the Perfect Companion to the NMAAHC
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The numbers don’t lie. According to statistics provided by the Smithsonian about 20 million people visited the collage of free museums this year. (The numbers go through October.) That number was 30 million last year. Make no mistake; a chunk of those visitors came to the popular National Museum […]
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National Collegiate Lost First Battle to Keep Doors Open, School Still Fighting
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer In a spirited and robust meeting late Monday night, the D.C. Public Charter School Board voted unanimously to initiate revocation- essentially trying to close the doors- for National Collegiate Preparatory (NCP) Public Charter High School. Jennifer Ross, founder and CEO of NCP as well as several staff, board members […]
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D.C. Council Passes Landmark Energy Bill
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The crowd erupted in applause Tuesday as the D.C. Council unanimously passed the “Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018,” a historic bill that will push the District of Columbia’s electric to 100% renewable power by the year 2032. “We are excited for this precedent sitting history victory […]
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DCPS Announces 2019 Principal and Teacher of the Year
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As schools are closely approaching the beginning of winter break, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials surprised District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) educators with high honors. On Dec. 17 Maisha Riddlesprigger, Principal of Ketcham Elementary School was honored with the 2019 DCPS Principal of the Year […]
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District Files Lawsuit in Providence Hospital Closure, Nurses Applaud City for Action
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Providence Hospital announced it was shutting its doors for acute-care services on Dec. 14, there were mumbles around the city about the action as another form of gentrification and not providing care for District residents of color. “This impending closure further underscores how important it is for our […]
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D.C.’s Overall Population On the Rise as Black Majority Decreases
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia brings its own savoir-faire of attraction to residents looking to get involved in several careers including, politics, social advocacy, law, nonprofit startups and even the arts. Between the rise in brand new apartment buildings, and WalletHub naming D.C. the most livable […]
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AFRO Exclusive: Social Media Star B. Simone Dishes on Life and Her Tour Coming to D.C.
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com For those who haven’t stumbled across her rants, raps, skits and famous “B. Simone tone” on Instagram, her improvisational comedy on “Wild ‘N Out” or her music, B. Simone is becoming a name to know and remember. The entertainer with 2.1 million followers on Instagram is now on a […]
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Flynn Sentencing Abruptly Postponed; Judge Expresses Disgust
By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI and accusing him of selling out his country. Lawyers for Flynn, […]