By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com For the 2018-2019 school year, Frank W. Ballou Senior High School and Anacostia High School, in the Ward 8 Southeastern quadrant of the District of Columbia, have new principals. William Haith is the new principal at Anacostia and Willie Jackson will take the helm at Ballou. “I want to […]
Category: Washington D.C. News
Posted inNEWS, Washington D.C. News
Laundry Love Gives the Gift of Clean Clothes
By Tyra Wilkes, Special to the AFRO Laundry Love is an organization, which started in order to cover the laundry costs of low-income and vagrant individuals and families across the nation. Since originating in Ventura, California 14 years ago, over 750,000 people have benefited from the initiative. The idea spiraled from a simple conversation with a […]
Posted inNEWS, Washington D.C. News
Metro Denies Offering White Supremacists Special Treatment, But it Seems Like They Did
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO The majority of the people who use Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) as a primary means of transportation usually don’t have police escorts and go through a separate gate to enter into the train station, yet the White supremacists part of the the Unite the Right 2 protest […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
We Shall Overcome!
On August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Below is the front page story the AFRO ran about the event. While the fight for civil rights continues today, many of the same groups opposing civil rights back […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Trump Still Using Dog-Whistles When It Comes to People of Color
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Before he was president, Donald Trump was known to be a rich bully whether it was in person, on television or social media- and let’s face it, some of his attacks seemed prejudiced to say the least- such as his obsession over proving President Barack Obama was not born […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
She’s Still Not Invited to the Cookout. Omarosa’s Tapes Continue to Rain on Trump’s Parade
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C., mgreen@afro.com Omarosa Manigault Newman went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” August 12 and spilled a lot of tea on the President and his current administration, sharing recordings and even telling host Chuck Todd that, “This is a White House where everybody lies.” Somehow after being fired three times on “The Apprentice,” […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Sad White Civil Rights Rally Dwarfed By Counter Protesters
By Brelaun Douglas, Special to the AFRO August 12 marked the one-year anniversary of last year’s violent, White supremacist “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left three dead and further elevated racial tensions in the country. Despite last year’s tragedy, Jason Kessler, who organized the first Unite the Right, decided to host another on […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Media, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Kevin Hart Surprised Two D.C. Students With Scholarships in Los Angeles
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Two students from Washington, D.C., were chosen to receive scholarships through the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) and United Negro College Fund (UNCF), but once they learned that comedian Kevin Hart was also in on the surprise, they were left stunned. Hart has partnered with KIPP and UNCF through […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Music, NEWS, TV and Film, Washington D.C. News
D.C. Resident Discusses Casting on T.I’s Newest Reality Show ‘The Grand Hustle’
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO If being a Grammy Award-winning artist, successful media mogul and reality television star isn’t enough, then maybe Atlanta’s very own T.I. might finally be content with his latest business venture, “The Grand Hustle.” The reality competition, which recently premiered on BET, features 16 contestants all vying for the chance […]
Posted inD.C. Events, National News, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
What to Expect for ‘Unite the Right 2’ Rally and Counter Demonstrations
By Brelaun Douglas, Special to the AFRO Aug. 12 will mark the one-year anniversary of “Unite the Right,” a White supremacist and White nationalist rally that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., and resulted in the death of a counter-protester. This year, the gathering comes to Washington, D.C. “Unite the Right 2” is scheduled to be held Sunday […]
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
Kennedy Center to Honor Hamilton Co-creators, Wayne Shorter
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The John F. Kennedy Center will recognize several legends at the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors. The co-creators behind hip-hopera “Hamilton” will be acknowledged with unique honors for producing a groundbreaking work. Jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter will receive the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his lifetime artistic […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, TV and Film, Washington D.C. News
International Film Festival Explores Black Life Around the World
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO When groundbreaking films such as “Black Panther” do well, they have the power to uplift Blacks around the world by representing a swath of the Black experience and becoming global sensations — but even they are not enough, says Diarah N’daw-Spech, cofounder of the African Diaspora International Film […]
