By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO When Jake Cumsky-Whitlock decided to open Solid State Books he knew he wanted a store that could serve as a third space that would intellectually feed the District’s book ravenous crowd but he also knew that he wanted it to be in a community that was diverse enough […]
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ACLU Sues D.C. Cop Over “Humiliating” Stop-And-Frisk
By Lenore T. Adkins/Special to the AFRO The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. on July 18 filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 39-year-old Black man who alleges a D.C. police officer grabbed his genitals and stuck his fingers between his buttocks in a stop-and-frisk that went viral last summer. The lawsuit alleges that […]
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D.C. Mayor Launches Summer Concert Series at Marvin Gaye Park
By Lenore T. Adkins/Special to the AFRO True to its name, Marvin Gaye Park is playing host to a concert series this summer that has three dates lined up . The free series, presented by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, kicks off every third Saturday of the month all summer, so plan to hit the park […]
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‘Spook’ Play Targets Police Killings
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO When police officers in the line of duty were targeted by lone wolf terrorists in cities like Dallas and New York City, the country shook. Many pointed to the Black Lives Matter movement as the instigators for such act while others insisted on the country examining the relationship between […]
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Fury Over Tip Repeal Talk
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com On June 19 District voters approved Initiative 77, which mandates workers earn a full minimum wage and tips by 2025, 55 percent to 45 percent. On July 10, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) and council members Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4), Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), […]
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Will Baseball Ever Be as Big as Football in DC?
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Major League’s Baseball’s commitment to diversity and inclusion of minorities and the next generation of urban fans gained unprecedented momentum during All-Star week in D.C. The chance to embrace the cultural demographics of the nation’s capital was the perfect stage to begin the process of restoring the passion […]
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Mural Honors Negro Leagues Pioneers
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO Just in time for the kickoff of All-Star Week (July 13-17), Major League Baseball unveiled a mural honoring the Negro Leagues, particularly trailblazing players Mamie “Peanut” Johnson and Josh Gibson, in the U Street corridor between the Lincoln Theatre and D.C.’s famous Ben’s Chili Bowl. The colorful display, which […]
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MLB Off-Field Activities a Hit with DC
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com It would appear that Major League Baseball scored a home-run with District of Columbia residents and visitors during All-Star Fanfest, one of the many activities part of All-Star Week (July 13-17). All-Star Week took place at various venues throughout the District, with the three most prominent in the Walter […]
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Synthetic Marijuana K2 Likely Cause of Widespread DC Sickness
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2, might allow someone to pass a urine test, but Washington, D.C. is asking is that worth risking death? With four District residents dead after using synthetic marijuana and about 140 falling sick, officials are attributing the epidemic to a bad batch of K2, […]
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Police Misconduct Weighs on DC Residents
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com D.C. Council member Charles Allen recently held a public hearing on police misconduct in the District of Columbia, particularly Wards 7 and 8. He got an earful. Allen, a Democrat who represents Ward 6, held two hearings July 12 on police misdeeds, with one in the morning at the […]
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What Summer Vacation? D.C. Council Members Plan to Work During Recess
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia Council started its annual summer recess on July 15 but that doesn’t mean legislators will be taking a long vacation from their jobs. “I am planning on attending legislative conferences that will help me do my job better,” D.C. Council member Robert White (D-At Large) told […]
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Mayor Bowser and Police Face Criticism After 10-Year-Old Killed
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com On the evening of July 16, Donetta Wilson gave her 10-year-old daughter, Makiyah Wilson, money for the ice cream truck that had just pulled up in the buzzing Clay Terrace community in Northeast. Moments later, residents say Wilson was holding Makiyah’s dying body, yelling, “Please don’t let my baby […]