By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO, bwhite@afro.com “Zewidituisms X,” is a coming of age audiobook about a young African American girl growing up in Washington, D.C. and learning to navigate the world. The audiobook, geared towards millennials, is written and published by Zewiditu Zewiditu Jewel, 30, wrote a coming of age audibook about her journey with […]
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Burgundy & Gold Curse Strikes Again
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO For an instant we had a glimpse of what may have been, then boom it was gone. The hope and enthusiasm that came with the arrival of rookie tailback Derrius Guice through off season training and his genuine candor with fans and the media ended with an innocuous […]
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Washington’s Trea Turner Latest Player Exposed for Racist Tweets
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Yet another White Major League Baseball player was exposed for tweeting racist and homophobic comments in the near past. Washington Nationals star shortstop Trea Turner released a statement on June 29 via the team’s media relations department, apologizing for multiple offensive tweets he made back in 2011-‘12. Washington Nationals’ Trea […]
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California’s Fiery Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dies at 82
By The Associated Press Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first Black congressman, died July 30 from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82. Dellums died at his home in Washington. Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first Black […]
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Opposition Grows to Upcoming DC White Civil Rights Rally
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com As White supremacists rally for their “civil rights”- although it’s not clear which of their rights are at stake- the District’s local Black Lives Matter group, along with Shut it Down DC will be hosting a counter-protest. In June the National Park Service approved the application for the White […]
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End of an Era: Andrea Roane Retires from WUSA
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO After spending 37 years anchoring and reporting at WUSA Channel 9, Andrea Roane, a familiar face to Washingtonians for decades, has called it a career. Roane, 68, retired July 27 and told the AFRO she’ll spend the next phase of her life championing causes that are close to […]
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Ben’s Chili Bowl Celebrates 60 Years
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO It’s Ben’s Chili Bowl’s 60th birthday party and everyone’s invited. The historic eatery’s original location at 1213 U Street NW is celebrating six decades of life on August 22nd while honoring Virginia Ali, the restaurant’s surviving cofounder. Ben’s Chili Bowl (Twitter Photo) The block party runs from […]
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Little Leaguers Make Big History
The Mamie Johnson Little League Majors team is the first all Black D.C. Little League team to win the championship. The team, named after legendary Negro League pitcher Mamie “Peanut Johnson, made history on July 24 and are headed to Bristol, Connecticut in August to compete in the championship. The Mamie Johnson Little League Majors team in […]
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Lifelong DC Resident: Police Harassment ‘Definitely the Norm’
By Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -DC filed a lawsuit last week against a D.C. police officer for inappropriately touching a Black man during a stop-and-frisk in Southwest, D.C. a violation of the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. “For a number of months, […]
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Former DCPS Teacher on Layoffs: ‘It’s Criminal’
By Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO When D.C. Public Schools fired third-grade teacher Jeff Canady in 2009, he couldn’t leave the District and look for a job elsewhere. Both his parents were sick and needed his help. He slept in a car for two years. “My living situation has been very difficult. Extremely difficult,” Canady […]
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‘Chocolate City’ Is Older than You Think
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com George Derek Musgrove, an associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was the guest speaker at the Ward 8 Democrats meeting on July 22 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center in Southeast. Musgrove, one of the Washington area’s leading historians, is the co-author of the book, […]
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CitySwing Makes Golf Accessible
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO, bwhite@afro.com Out of a love for golf and her own personal desire to play daily, Wellesley, Massachusetts native Tari Cash created CitySwing, a convenient place in Washington, D.C. to practice. “I love living in this city and the energy that I receive from downtown Washington, D.C. One Friday afternoon […]
