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 […]
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D.C. Celebrates Pride Month
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO The District of Columbia is launching a number of events in honor of national Pride Month, which both celebrates and raises awareness about the LGBTQ community. (Twitter Photo @CapitalPrideDC) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration on June 9 will lead the Capital Pride Parade, which steps off […]
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Superhero Focused Library Opens in Ward 4
By Lenore T. Adkins,Special to the AFRO Can’t get enough of “Black Panther” and Marvel’s other exciting super heroes? Disney Publishing Worldwide and Little Free Library have joined forces to launch a Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War-themed library at Upshur Recreation Center, 4300 Arkansas Avenue NW. Jesse J. Holland, author of Marvel’s book for the hit […]
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The Phillips Collection Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
By Hamzat Sani, Special to the AFRO Racism seems to be having a moment. Whether it’s your local legislature, at the culture of carshare service Uber; in the syrup at your local Waffle House or disrupting your cup of coffee at Starbucks, incidences of overt racism seem to makes news at a daily clip. Often as […]
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Newcomer Lewis Seeks Council Seat with Positive Message
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com During the Nov. 6 general election, voters in the District will elect a independent at-large representative on the council. Rustin Lewis hopes residents will consider his bid. “I come from a non-profit background and I work at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) as a member of […]
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Gentrification Sparks New DC Lawsuit
By Brianna Rhodes, Special to the AFRO Over the past 12 years, District land use policies have been put into place in an effort to attract “creatives” to D.C., with little regard to how long-time residents are being affected. That’s according to a lawsuit filed April 13 by civil rights attorney, Aristotle Theresa. The complaint alleges […]
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Battle for DC Dems Central Committee
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com On June 19, District of Columbia voters will go to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary. Many will focus on the mayoral, attorney general, D.C. Council chairman, and ward council races. However, near the bottom of each ballot will be positions that don’t get a lot of […]
