By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A school in Southeast, D.C. underwent major renovations before opening its doors to students on Monday, and of the $52 million in changes to the school, the cheapest and most meaningful was updating its name. The school, formerly known as Benjamin Grayson Orr, was named after a slave holder […]
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Girls (Finally) Get Their Own School in Ward 8
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Two years ago, the District of Columbia public schools opened up the Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Ward 7, an all-boys institution and recently, the girls got theirs. The Excel Academy, the public all-girls public school, started classes Aug. 20. The Excel Academy educates students from pre-Kindergarten […]
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DC Baptist Convention Is Ready for Its Close-Up
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia’s branch of one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States is making an effort to engage residents and become more visible in the city. The DC Baptist Convention (DCBC) is an umbrella organization for more than 200 churches in the Washington, D.C. area, […]
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Gentrification Remains Hot Topic in Ward 8
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Gentrification has defined the political and demographic landscape in the District of Columbia for the past 20 years. Some community leaders urge residents to try to control the spread of gentrification- such as a panelists at, “New Wave Voting: Gentrification & Riding the Tide of the District’s Changing Political […]
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DCPS Goes Back to School, What Does That Mean?
By Logan Walker and Micha Green, DCPS Student, AFRO Intern and AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com “Back to School” is a season in the United States that signifies transition. In mid-summer store shelves begin to fill with school supplies. Yet by the last few weeks of the educational summer vacation, stores become crowded with parents looking […]
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MacFarland Middle School, Like DC, is Changing
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com One of the District of Columbia’s middle schools is a powerful example of the demographic changes taking place in much of the city. Henry Brown Floyd MacFarland Middle School, with grades 6-8, is located in the gentrifying Petworth neighborhood on the southern end of Ward 4. The school had […]
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Suspect Arrested in Carjacking Tied to Murder of Makiyah Wilson
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com While authorities, family and friends are still searching for answers, police had their first breakthrough in the investigation of the July 16 murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, after arresting a man who they say carjacked the same car used in last month’s violent ambush. Wilson was getting ice cream, […]
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Howard University, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ink Partnership To Diversify Business Pipeline
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO There’s no good reason why Howard University, an elite, academic powerhouse and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a powerful entity representing more than 3 million businesses, sitting just miles away from the Howard, haven’t been working together. That relative isolation changed July 30 after the two institutions […]
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“202Creates” Continues To Pave The Way For Creatives in The District
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Forget hitting the town in Atlanta, Los Angeles, or New York where music, entertainment, film and more are widely known as the places to find creatives. Now, Washington, D.C.’s “202Creates” offers an opportunity for unique talent to dominate the industry. With a passion for the arts, D.C. Mayor Muriel […]
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White House Admits Error for False Claim on Black Employment
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has acknowledged error in its false claim that President Donald Trump created three times as many jobs for African-Americans than President Barack Obama. It was a rare admission of fault for an administration that frequently skews data and overstates economic gains. White House press […]
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GW Basketball Legend Is Back in DC to Run the Go-Go
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO A George Washington University basketball icon from England is back in DC to run the “Go-Go.” Pops Mensah-Bonsu was named first general manager in the history of the Capital City Go-Go, who will be the Washington Wizards NBA G-League affiliate when their inaugural season tips off later this […]
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Will Deanwood Be Gentrified Next?
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The Ward 7 Business Partnership, an organization of businesses, held a forum Aug. 11 at the Riverside Center in Northeast. The forum, “1968-2018: Small Businesses of Historic Deanwood-A Look Back,” was designed to remember the businesses that operated before and after the riots that occurred after the April 4, 1968 […]
