By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO A Glenarden man is looking to preserve the D.C culture in the midst of the gentrification boom that has taken the city by storm with a webshow titled, “DMV Certified”. Hail Zel and camerawoman Adey J are making their rounds to the most popular hotspots in the area—most […]
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Ward 8 Faith Leaders Reach out to Homeless
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Faith leaders pastoring in Ward 8 participated in an outreach event to help the homeless and possibly bring new members to their congregations. The Ward 8 Faith Partners Breakfast Fellowship was held Sept.8 at the Men’s Shelter, operated by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, on the campus […]
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DC Charter Schools Educators Honored During CBC Weekend
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO With the impact of public charter schools continuing to revolutionize the American education system, seven leaders in the field are being honored during Congressional Black Caucus festivities in Washington, D.C. The inaugural #BringTheFunk charter school awards ceremony will pay homage to these academic innovators because of their impact […]
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Ward 7 Resident Writes Inspiring Children’s Book
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Dr. Kelsi Bracmort was bothered that many of the children’s books that she read to her young mentees were so divorced from real life that she decided to do something about it. Bracmort, a native of the District of Columbia who resides in Ward 7, made a decision to […]
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DC Program Matches Residents with Jobs
By Brelaun Douglas, Special to the AFRO Earlier this summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a plan to connect D.C. residents in communities disproportionately impacted by unemployment and violence with work experience and training through the 1,000 Opportunities initiative. The goal was to connect 1,000 residents in 90 days. Bowser announced September 5 that the District has […]
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April Ryan Calls Omarosa ‘Minister Liar’
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 […]
