By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Virginia’s current State Director John Knapp retires at the end of the year, Keren Charles Dongo, a Black woman who served as the campaign manager for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) 2018 re-election campaign, will take his position. Kaine announced Dongo’s appointment on Dec. 3, while also honoring […]
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Posted inHealth, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Children’s National Hospital Kicks Off The “Light Up Dr. Bear” Campaign
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff Writer Washington D.C.’s very own Children’s National Hospital is kicking off the holiday season with the “Light Up Dr. Bear” campaign. The goal: to bring a little more joy and light into children’s lives. In this new campaign, bears have been placed around the Washington D.C. area. With every donation the […]
Posted inCollege, D.C Sports, HBCU, NEWS, Sports, Washington D.C. News
Bowers, DC’s Popular PA Voice of 30 Years, Suddenly Passes at 55
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The signature public address announcer for D.C. sports has passed away. Shellie Bowers, who was best known for his trademark phrase “HU…you know” during football and basketball games at Howard University succumbed December 4. He was 55 years old. Bowers was an innovator in public address announcing by entertaining […]
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Battle of Real HUs Highlights D.C. Holiday Hoops
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Howard and Hampton may no longer be conference rivals but the “Battle of the Real HUs” will continue. The Bison and Pirates will renew acquaintances once again in the District just three days before Christmas as part of a college basketball doubleheader at the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Arena […]
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Blacks and the Bush (41) Legacy
Submitted to the AFRO by Raynard Jackson Former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill once said, “To every man there comes a time in his life when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a great and mighty work; unique to him and fitted to his talents; what a […]
Posted inNEWS, Prince George's County News, Washington D.C. News
Police: Woman Flees Scene of Crash With Officer on Car Hood
By The Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a woman fleeing a crash tried to hit an off-duty police officer, who then clung onto the car while talking to authorities. WTOP-FM reports 25-year-old Denai Holly, of Washington, D.C., hit several cars on Interstate 270 near Rockville Monday morning and attempted to […]
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Bowser Names Indianapolis Superintendent as DCPS Chancellor, Council Will Not Confirm Pick Until New Year
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com After nine months of Dr. Amanda Alexander serving as the Interim Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Indianapolis Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee as her choice to permanently fill the position. A teacher and a son of educators, Ferebee has led Indianapolis […]
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Barry’s Legacy Remembered
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com For the fourth consecutive year the legacy of former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry was honored by those trying to follow in the footsteps of the man who many believe was the greatest advocate for indigent residents of the nation’s capital. The Marion S. Barry Youth Leadership Institute […]
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New Affordable Housing Units Coming to Southeast
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On Nov. 27, District of Columbia leaders broke ground on the Residences at St. Elizabeths East, providing high-quality affordable housing units to the Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8. For D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 8 Council member Trayon White, this groundbreaking is more than just a way […]
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New YouTube Show Entertaining and Educating LGBTQ Youth
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Advocates for Youth, a national non-profit focusing on young people’s sexual reproductive health and rights, is providing fun-filled entertainment packed with a lesson particularly targeting LGBTQ youth, through the new YouTube show “Kikis with Louie.” “Kiki,” a common term used in the Queer community, is normally a conversational session […]
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AFRO Editorial Cartoonist’s Work on Display in D.C.
By Renee Foose, Special to the AFRO Fifty years ago, following the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., his wife, Coretta Scott King, founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to continue his legacy of campaigns for civil rights and social justice. The tumultuous events in 1968 shaped the thinking and focus of a young artist […]
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Devin White: Music, and Mental Health
By Nyame-Kye Kondo, AFRO Contributor Over the years the entertainment industry has maintained the appearance of mental stability when it comes to many popular public figures. In the last decade it has become more common for conversations to be had that raise public awareness on the importance of mental health within society. Various figures in the […]