By Lenore T. Adkins, AFRO Contributor Taahir Kelly may be a track star at Roosevelt High School, but nothing makes his face light up more than when he’s talking about all the cooking he’s done at the school through his culinary arts classes. The high school senior is just one of 300 kids from the D.C. […]
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Wall Delivers DC Residents Thanksgiving Turkeys Through Bright Beginnings
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer The most successful point guards in the NBA are driven to deliver. They make the team around them better setting them up for success even when the team is not at its best and they aren’t playing at full strength. Despite an ailing quadricep that made it difficult to […]
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The Urban Institute Finds Serious Inequities in the District
By Brianna McAdoo, AFRO Staff, bmcadoo@afro.com Housing and poverty gaps in the District of Columbia remain imperative topics discussed by local Black residents as little seems to be done policy-wise about the issues. This past Wednesday the Urban Institute released an interactive tool addressed to residents and policy-makers on how to improve equity in District neighborhoods as […]
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Ballou Embraces Underdog Role Despite Looking for Repeat in Turkey Bowl
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Despite the upset in the 2017 Turkey Bowl respect around the District has been hard to come by for the Ballou Knights. They still hold the coveted championship trophy that H.D. Woodson held for a quadrennial, yet most experts feel that order will be restored once toe meets […]
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Bell Finally Wins Gravy Bowl and Will Move to Stars Division
By MARK F. GRAY, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Finally, no soul can say that Bell can’t win the big one in the District of Columbia’s Interscholastic Athletic Association’s second division. After four consecutive losses in the city’s class A championship game the Griffins exorcised the demons of past failures with a 47-0 pounding of McKinley Tech which […]
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Forum Emphasizes Faith as a Means of Combating Poverty
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On a cold, snowy Thursday, students, professionals and the politically active packed into the Heritage Foundation for an Anti-Poverty forum, Nov. 15, where several panelists spoke on the topic of poverty and how to combat it in 2018. Speakers included Sen. Marco Rubio (D-Fl.), pastor, author and former […]
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Family of Girl Shocked at MGM Plans to Sue
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On Nov.18, Rydricka Rosier posted a video of her family celebrating her daughter, Zynae Green’s, seventh birthday in a hospital room rather than home, after she was electrocuted at the MGM National Harbor in June. “Today is my baby’s birthday. Thanks to everyone for celebrating but it breaks my […]
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Howard Football Coach Resigns, London Leaves for William and Mary
By Mark Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Two years into the renaissance of the Howard University football program an unexpected reset is needed. Mike London, the 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, resigned to become the head coach at William and Mary following a 4-6 finish with the Bison this year. London, who often referred […]
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TV One Launches a Channel for Millennial and Gen X Women of Color
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com In January young women of color will have a channel dedicated to them, brought to audiences through TV ONE’s new station, CLEO TV. Named after Queen Cleopatra, millennials and members of Generation X (Gen X’ers) will have a station to turn to for reliable lifestyle and entertainment content, in […]
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Dr. Johnetta Cole New NCNW President
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Renowned educator, leader and former president of Spellman College and Bennett College, Dr. Johnetta Cole, is enthusiastic to take on her new role as chair and seventh president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). Her appointment was announced during the closing session of the organization’s 58th Biennial […]
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‘Social Entrepreneur’ Uses Company to Give Back
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When Emmanuel Irono moved to the United States from Nigeria in the 1980s to attend Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, he dreamed of working as a banker at a premier financial institution. Instead, Irono found himself cleaning the school’s dining hall and a local Burger King […]