By Christina Sturdivant Sani Smart mobility company Lime has launched a program called LimeHero that lets people who ride their dockless bikes and scooters make a donation to a non-profit that assists residents east of the Anacostia River. The company, which operates in multiple cities across the country, bills the donation program as “the first […]
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DC Farmer’s Market Will Match Money Spent by Food Assistance Recipients
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Now eating fresh and healthy foods is even easier for those receiving government assistance. FRESHFARM Markets, the Washington Metropolitan based grocer, will match every dollar spent by recipients of nutrition benefit programs. SNAP (EBT/Food Stamps), WIC, and Senior Farmers Market benefits are accepted at all FRESHFARM locations, allowing recipients […]
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60 Years of Being More Than Just Ben’s Chili Bowl
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The District shut down a portion of U Street in front of a nationally renowned restaurant while more than 500 residents, local celebrities, politicos, tourists and others danced the afternoon away. It was all in service of the 60th anniversary of Ben’s Chili Bowl and its 84-year-old matriarch, […]
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GOP’S Chittams Seeks Council Seat in Democrat Stronghold
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The Rev. Ralph Chittams Sr., a Republican, is fed up with the way the District of Columbia is being run by its politicians so he has decided to run for the D.C. Council to make the nation’s capital a better place to live. “The Council needs a dissenting voice,” […]
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High School Football Coming to RFK Stadium
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO Without tenants RFK Stadium no longer rocks like it did when NFL, Major League Baseball, and Major League Soccer franchises called it home. However, for one afternoon in mid-September, the venue that played host to so many big games for more than 50 years, will wake up the […]
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Last Service for Historic Shaw Church Set
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO After about 150 years of being a beacon of spirituality and social justice in the Shaw community, Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ will be closing its doors because one of the city’s oldest African American congregations is dissolving. Lincoln, which has been standing at 1701 11t h Street Northwest […]
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Ubiquitous Women’s Expo Celebrates Black Beauty
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO The 5th annual Ubiquitous Women’s Expo brought women and men of color together in Washington, D.C., for a weekend of entertainment and knowledge about everything that represents “Black Girl Magic.” Hundreds of women and men stopped by the Walter E. Convention Center on Aug. 25 and 26 to experience […]
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Experts: State Test Scores Only One Measure of Student Progress
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The recent news that District of Columbia students are making progress on a widely used standardized test was met with skepticism by some who say predominantly Black schools in the city aren’t doing enough to educate their charges. On August 16, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced that for […]
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High Levels of Lead Found in DC Public Housing
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Residents of Barry Farm Dwellings in Southeast, D.C. received a notice last week alarming them that “lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards” had been identified throughout the housing complex. EmpowerDC, an organization that works closely with the housing complexes in Ward 8, posted the notice on Twitter. “Why no […]
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2 Suspects Arrested for Murder of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The last few days have been major in the investigation of the July 16 shooting rampage that killed 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and injured several others in the Clay Terrace area of Northeast, D.C., as two suspects were arrested. Over the weekend, Qujuan Thomas, 20 of Southeast, D.C., was arrested […]
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New Docu-Series Promotes DC’s Entrepreneurs
By Christina Sturdivant Sani, Special to the AFRO As Washington’s creative economy thrives, four D.C.-area natives want newcomers to know that the city was cool before #madeindc was a slogan branded on t-shirts and coffee mugs. For decades, people have been putting down roots in the District, and the fruits of their labor are bringing more […]
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Virginia Ali, Owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, Embraces 60 Years of Change
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO For decades, Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali ate a beef hotdog daily that she slathered with mustard, onions and of course, the restaurant’s famous chili. But nine years ago, when Ali turned 75 and the doctor told her she was at risk of having a stroke because […]
