By Hamzat Sani, Special o the AFRO Dr. Kristian Henderson is shameless about her purpose. “We wanted to connect people with products that were better for them and products that weren’t linked with hormonal issues, cancers, fibroids,” Henderson told the AFRO. She officially launched her eco-conscious business BLK+GRN in February of this year and has […]
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Lip Bar Founder Makes Leap from Wall St. to Target
By Charise Wallace, Special to the AFRO Straight from Detroit, Michigan, founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, Melissa Butler went from working on Wall Street to landing her own beauty line in Target, but she wouldn’t be where she’s is if it wasn’t for education and her mother’s tough love. The Lip Bar, a lipstick line started in 2012 […]
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Temptations Musical Makes D.C. Debut
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO It’s not just your imagination running away with you, so get ready. “Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations” hits the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this week before landing in New York City for its Broadway debut. The cast of […]
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White Civil Rights Rally in DC Scheduled for August
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A year after the Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which turned violent and deadly, the National Park Service approved the same White nationalists to have a two-day rally near the White House in Lafayette Park on August 11 and 12. Jason Kessler, who organized last year’s Charlottesville […]
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DC Sniper Gets New Hearing
By The Associated Press A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled June 21. The 3-0 decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies an appeal by prosecutors who said they already complied with […]
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Trump Policies Dominate at ACLU Conference
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The ACLU held its 2018 Membership Conference in the District of Columbia from June 10-12 at the Marriott Marquis hotel and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and President Trump and the actions of his administration were on everyone’s mind. “This is a chance for all of us, civil […]
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Incumbents Win; Initiative 77 Passes
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Despite spirited campaigns from opponents, the incumbents in the District of Columbia’s June 19 primaries had no problems being re-nominated to their seats. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser easily won her Democratic Party primary. (Courtesy Photo) Of the registered voters in the District, 17.62 percent of voters participated in the primary, […]
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3 Rising Rappers Reppin’ the DMV
By Jannah G. Johnson, Special to the AFRO 2018 has been a year of women taking control of their narratives, of their sexualities and of the rap game. With female heavy hitters like Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma, this has been the year of female rappers dominating the charts and DMV women aren’t about […]
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Father’s Day Fun Day Celebrates Fathers in Kenilworth Gardens
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO The swimming pool at the Kenilworth Recreation Center was filled with parents and children splashing and having a good time. This included Sheldon Robinson and his seven children. “It feels good to be a dad. Some fathers don’t even get to see their kids,” Robinson told the AFRO. […]
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Trotz Leaving Caps After Stanley Cup Not A Good Look For DC
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO By any measure, this is not a good look for the Washington Capitals. It’s not unprecedented for a coach to ride off into the sunset after leading a team to a world championship. It is, however, new for a coach who is still basking in the afterglow to […]
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Women Clergy Stand Up for Children and Immigration Reform
By Hamil Harris, Special to the AFRO Chanting “let the children go….let the children go,” female pastors from across the country stood in the shadow of the United States Border Patrol to call for President Trump to end the practice of separating children from the parents of those trying to enter the United States illegally. In […]
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Wizards Willing to Move Back in Draft, Botch Another Season
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO On the heels of the Washington Capitals bringing home the Stanley Cup Trophy to the streets of Washington D.C., the Washington Wizards are on the clock. The 2018 NBA Draftclock starts in a few days and at pick 15, the Wizards should be looking for somebody, anybody, to come […]