By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com D.C. Council member Trayon White kicked off the efforts in his ward and throughout the District of Columbia to get students, parents, and the community ready for school. White, a Democrats who represents Ward 8, held a “Back to School Bash” at Garfield Elementary School in Southeast on Aug. […]
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Taste of Tennis a Platform for Top Chefs
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO For Warren Brown, serving up his small bites at the inaugural Taste of Tennis charity event on July 30 at The Hamilton was a no brainer. Brown, a Petworth resident, owns CakeLove, a business he launched 16 years ago that bakes packaged goods and snacks out of Alexandria, […]
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DC Gears Up for Miss Black USA Contest at UDC
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO Current Miss Black USA Daphne Lee will pass on her crown this weekend during the Miss Black USA 2018 pageant in the nation’s capital. A professional ballerina, graduate student and ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Lee previously held the title of Miss Black New Jersey before […]
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Ajani Amiri Thomas Named DC’s Filmmaker of the Month
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Calling him “bold, motivated, and unafraid to tackle true stories,” the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment is recognizing Ajani Amiri Thomas as the August 2018 Filmmaker of the Month. The son of a physician and a lawyer, Thomas has followed a childhood passion to […]
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D.C. Residents Remember the 1990s Fondly
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The 1990s is remembered by residents of the District of Columbia as a time of change in the city that still had a sense of community, regardless of where one lived. Talk around the 1990s has risen since WETA released its show, Washington in the 90s, hosted by Channel […]
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Workers Co-Op Comes to Ward 8
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com An organization dedicated to the empowerment of people of low and working income levels has re-located its headquarters to Ward 8. Cooperation DC, a project of ONE DC Black Workers and Wellness Center, held a cookout for the community at its new home on 2500 Martin Luther King Jr., […]
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Metro: No Special Trains for White Civil Rights Rally Attendees
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com White supremacists and the standard open-minded citizen are like water and oil- they just don’t mix- which is why Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans (D- Ward 2) had previously considered running a separate train for those marching in the “Unite the Right” White civil rights rally on August 12. […]
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Trump Meets With Black Pastors, Draws Criticism
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO President Donald Trump recently met with African American pastors at the White House that is supposed be part of a larger effort to build relationships and craft an urban agenda. The meeting between Trump and about 20 pastors lasted nearly two hours. It was attended by Trump’s […]
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International Association of Defense Counsel Names Craig Thompson President
By Carl Thomas, Special to the AFRO This week, Craig A. Thompson, a partner at Venable LLP was elected to serve as President of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). The election, which took place at the IADC annual meeting hosted this year in Lisbon, Portugal, ends Thompson’s one year term as President-elect and officially […]
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‘Dave’ the Musical Comes to Arena Stage
By Briana Thomas, Special to the AFRO Dave, a musical comedy, made its world premiere July 18 at Arena Stage in Southwest, Washington, D.C. The play is an adaptation from the 1993 Oscar-nominated film ‘Dave.’ Set in the District, the plot centers around a high school teacher who looks almost identical to the Commander-in-Chief Bill Mitchell. […]
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Solar Program Sparks Residents Job Prospects
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO In a week the District of Columbia will add a new cohort of Solar Installers to the growing number of residents entering an in demand industry. Solar Works DC has partnered with GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic for the first year of a low-income solar installation and job training program […]
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Sen. Cruz Incurs Wrath of D.C. Residents on Obamacare
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz inserted an amendment in the District of Columbia’s appropriation bill that has many District residents and leaders angry. Cruz, a Texas Republican, wants to prohibit the District from using its local funds to carry out one of the hallmarks of Obamacare, the individual mandate, which requires residents […]
