By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Domestic Violence is a complex issue that takes shape in many forms. Domestic Violence can take place in any type of relationship, to anyone and according to the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is not limited to physical abuse but often includes “the pattern of control, intimidation and verbal […]
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Remembering William “Billy” Harris
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO William “Billy” Harris was a legendary teacher, artist, and founding faculty member and former chair of the visual arts department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in D.C., but his legacy continued through the impact he left on the community and the thousands of kids he […]
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Conference Shows Black Conservatives Ways to Communicate Through Social Media
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com In the age of digital consumption, Black conservative voices are using social media to be heard. Candace Owens, director of communications for the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, and her fan, rapper and Trump crony Kanye West, are using social media to push their ideals and agendas. Because […]
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Teams Find Different Paths to Contend for DC ‘State’ Title
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO The concept of a state high school championship in the District of Columbia has been a stroke of genius for fans and given charter school programs something to play for. With the DCIAA shunning their admittance to the conference, the non-traditional public school programs the DCSHAA championship gives […]
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D.C. Council Issues Bill For LGBT Seniors
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia Council proposed legislation to fight for the rights of LGBT seniors. Initiated by D.C. Council members Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and Anita Bonds (D-At-Large) last week, the legislation called for protection of LGBT seniors and elderly living with HIV in long-term care facilities from discrimination. […]
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Smithsonian African American Film Festival
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO The Smithsonian is honoring African-American film and filmmaking this weekend at its inaugural African American Film Festival, Oct. 24-27. The festival, includes a celebration Oct. 25, hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “Our night at the Museum epitomizes what’s so special about this inaugural […]
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Bible Museum Admits Some of its Dead Sea Scrolls are Fake
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Washington’s $500 million Museum of the Bible held its grand opening in November 2017, attended by Vice President Mike Pence, there were questions even then about the authenticity of its centerpiece collection of Dead Sea Scrolls. Now the museum has been forced to admit a painful truth: […]
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Man Shot by Guard in Lobby of Local Washington Fox Station
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security guard shot a man at Washington’s local Fox station Monday after he kicked through a pair of locked doors and tried to enter the lobby, police said. Commander Melvin Gresham of the Metropolitan Police Department told reporters that the man was apparently unarmed and was in […]
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3 Dead in 24 Hours
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Last weekend three more men were killed in the District. Contributing to the area’s rising rate, the weekend’s deaths brought the total to 137 homicides in the year- 34 more than this time last year. Antonio Dixon, 19, of Southeast was murdered in the afternoon of Oct. 20 on […]
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D.C. Ranks among Top ‘Foodie’ Destinations
By AFRO Staff Just ahead of the first annual Black Restaurant Week, personal finance website WalletHub reported that Washington, D.C. ranks top in their 2018 Best Foodie Cities in America. Over the years, many have adopted the “foodie” label to describe their obsession with fine dining. However, according to WalletHub, the foodie lifestyle is bigger […]
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UDC Icon Earl Jones to be Inducted into Small College Basketball Hall of Fame
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO It was the best of times and the worst of times during the early 1980s when Earl Jones stepped onto the campus of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). With a crack epidemic spreading and unemployment rampant, go-go music kept the DMV pumped while the burgundy […]
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An Intimate Evening with Angela Davis
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO In the spirit of “inspiring social change,” Washington D.C.’s very own Busboys and Poets on K Street Northwest welcomed the legendary activist, author and scholar Angela Davis, Oct. 11, with an intimate conversation with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. An energetic Busboys server, doubled as the emcee for “An Evening […]