By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Former White House advisor and reality star Omarosa Manigault Newman and White House journalist April Ryan have been at odds for a while and on Thursday morning, the veteran reporter slammed the ex-Trump crony on Twitter by calling her a “liar.” In February 2017, Ryan said that Manigault Newman […]
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‘13’ Expect Nixon to React May 17
The Congressional Black Caucus is holding their annual conference in Washington, D.C. this week. The AFRO is reprinting this 1971 article about the founding members of the Black Caucus meeting with President Richard Nixon, one of the first actions the group took. By Ruth Jenkins April 3, 1971 Washington-A historic meeting and a historic date […]
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CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference Has Something for Everyone
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 48th Annual Legislative Conference is taking place from September 12-16 in the District of Columbia and there is something for everyone who attends. The CBC Conference is co-chaired for the first time by U.S. senators, Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). The conference […]
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Mail-In Voting in DC Gains Traction
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The June 19 District of Columbia primary election produced one of the lowest voter turnouts in many years. That has prompted the city to add an additional mode of voting- mail-in ballots. Leaders of the Ward 8 Democrats announced they will lead an effort to include mail-in voting to […]
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Howard U. Moves Up in Top College Rankings
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A prestigious news magazine recently released its 2019 rankings of the nation’s universities and there was plenty of good news for Howard University. U.S. News and World Report issued its annual ranking of colleges and universities on Sept. 10 and Howard University placed 89th, as evaluated on 16 measures of […]
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DCPS Remembers Local Lives Lost on 9/11
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com September 11, 2001- the day of the deadliest attack in U.S. history- left nearly 3,000 people dead and more than 6,000 others injured. 19 terrorists hijacked four planes resulting in the fall of the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, major damage to the Pentagon and […]
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DC Shows Love to Samira Wiley for Emmy Win
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Native Washingtonian Samira Wiley, who gained fame in the character of Poussey Washington in Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” is celebrating an Emmy for the role of Moira on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”- and her hometown is celebrating with her. Wiley was nominated for her second Emmy and […]
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Suspect in Murder of Maryland Teen Facing Charges
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Authorities said they arrested and charged one suspect in the August murder of 16-year-old Kevin Wilson Jr. of Silver Spring, who was shot in the Takoma Park area of Prince George’s County, before later dying at a hospital. Kevin Wilson (pictured), a talented athlete, was killed in Takoma Park. […]
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D.C. Summit to Focus on Maternal, Infant Health
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has invited mayors and leaders from all over the country to descend on the District for her inaugural mayoral Maternal and Infant Health Summit, a Sept. 12 event that will center on the disproportionally high rates of maternal mortality among Black women locally and […]
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DMV HBCU Report: Despite Losses QBs Shine in Season Openers
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Local HBCU teams went 0-3 as the Labor Day Weekend marked the final unofficial weekend of summer and kicked off college football season. However, two premiere quarterbacks set the tone with sterling performances that almost led them to upset wins against favored opponents. Newton Shines for Howard in […]
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Black Restaurant Week Comes to DC
By Lauren E Williams, Special to the AFRO Get your calendars ready, and your stomachs emptied because the DMV is set to host Black Restaurant Week November 4-11. Focused on highlighting culinary cuisines from Black chefs, as well as cultural events and informative workshops and sessions, this year‘s restaurant is like none other held in the […]
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Harris Grills Kavanaugh Over Mueller Investigation
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com While the back to back bombshells from Bob Woodward’s new book and an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, allegedly from a Trump White House senior official, triggered a “volcanic” reaction by the 45th president, Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court sparred with a possible 2020 Democratic presidential contender. […]