By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor NBA champions Kevin Durant and Steph Curry have Long made it clear they won’t be attending the White House so long as President Donald Trump is in office. But they’re not the only recent world champs to turn down the traditional invite. Washington Capitals player Devante Smith-Pelly—one of only two […]
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Southeast Tennis and Learning Center Inspires Kids from the Court, Stage and Wardrobe
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com In recent weeks, there have been headlines about violence, particularly affecting young people, in the District’s Ward 8. Despite the violence and crime facing the ward, there are a lot of wonderful strides happening in order to improve the neighborhoods and the lives of its residents, including the […]
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DC Candidates Face Tough Questions Over Police Reform
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Candidates for the District of Columbia’s City Council chairman and at-large member spent the evening of May 30 answering tough questions about criminal justice reform. One candidate called for the ouster of Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham and another said the city should fire “bad cops.” Candidates at […]
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Goodwin’s Personal Stake in DC’s Affordable Housing Crisis
By Brigette White, Special to the AFRO The District is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis with the median price of a one-bedroom apartment $1,310 per month and a two-bedroom going for $1,520 according to Apartmentlist.com. “For many families, rent is a financial burden that adversely affects their economic well-being, which is often tenuous […]
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Skyrocketing Water Bills, Elder Abuse Addressed in 2019 Budget
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The District of Columbia Council recently passed the city’s 2019 $14.5 billion budget that deals with major issues facing Black residents. On June 5, the D.C. Council passed the budget for the final time using a procedural tool known as the Budget Support Act or implementing the necessary legislation that makes the budget a reality. This was after the required […]
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D.C. Spots to Enjoy Your #CoffeeWhileBlack
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO In April, two Black men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia for no apparent reason. Cell phone video of the incident helped the news go viral and the well-known, pricey, coffee chain was forced to act. Starbucks issued an apology saying it […]
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Contract Worker at White House Arrested on Warrant
By The Associated Press Authorities say a man wanted on an arrest warrant from a Maryland county was taken into custody when he reported for work at the White House, where he was employed as a private contractor. News outlets report 29-year-old Martese Edwards was taken into custody at a checkpoint Tuesday. Prince George’s County […]
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New DC Council Emergency Law Allows Chronically Absent Students to Graduate
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com District policy currently states that students who have 30 absences in a class should fail the course, yet on June 5 the D.C. Council voted 12-1 on an emergency bill allowing this rule to be overlooked for those who have met all the academic requirements needed to advance to […]
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Psychologist Insults Black Fathers at Co-Parenting Forum
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A leading Black psychologist recently told a conference on co-parenting in the District of Columbia that the role of fathers – particularly African American fathers – is increasingly becoming obsolete. “I take psychology from the real world,” Dr. James Ballard II, told participants at the “Inspiring Fathers, Celebrating Co-Parenting: […]
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Trump Commutes Sentence for Kardashian-Backed Drug Offender
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump commuted the sentence June 6 of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House. Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, two White House officials said. The […]
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Montgomery County Faith Leaders Assert Political Agenda
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Montgomery County’s clergy of color are working together across race and faith perspective to represent the needs of their congregations and ensure all voices are heard as the 2018 election season approaches. Pastor Haywood Robinson Jr., president of the Montgomery County Black Ministers Conference and pastor of the People’s […]