By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Last week the AFRO reported about harsh emails from D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman to Joshua Lopez, a former advisory neighborhood commissioner and commissioner on the D.C. Housing Authority, because of his support for Council member Trayon White, who was accused of being anti-Semitic. This week, on May 1, Lopez […]
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Reid Scores Big Endorsement in Ward 1 Race
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com Sheika Reid, a candidate for the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat, recently got a huge endorsement. Reid received the nod of approval from the American Federation of State, Council and Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) District 20 Council on April 29. Andrew Washington, the executive director of the union told the […]
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Northeast Social Security Office Temporarily Closes
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Citing unexpected repairs, officials have closed the Postal Plaza Social Security office in Northeast D.C. until further notice, the Social Security Administration announced April 30. People with existing appointments there should expect to hear from the administration with two options: to either receive services over the phone, […]
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Hackers Try to Ruin NASA Competition for Three Black Teens
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff and Bria Snell are 11th graders and members of the cheerleading squad at Banneker High School in Washington, D.C., who are spreading their “Black Girl Magic” in the world of STEM, the famous acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. How? The young ladies created […]
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Inside MPD’s Efforts to Teach Cops Black History
By Lenore T. Adkins, Special to the AFRO Words matter and are not to be taken lightly, University of the District of Columbia Professor Bernard “Bernie” Demczuk told nearly two dozen Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) recruits on their mandatory Black History tour along U Street April 20. In his opinion when people say “riot,” they’re talking […]
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Following Anti-Semitic Comments, Fallout Continues for Trayon White
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com A Jewish member of the District of Columbia and one of the leading Latino leaders in the city recently got into a confrontation with one another over the latest events taking place regarding D.C. Council member Trayon White. Joshua Lopez, a former advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 4 and […]
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D.C. Junior ROTC Students Honored by Masons
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com D.C. students in Junior ROTC were recently honored by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Orient of the District of Columbia. The Americanism Committee presented “A Star Spangled Evening” to acknowledge the accomplishments and achievements of District high schoolers who excelled in their Junior ROTC (Reserve […]
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Students Talk Gun Violence in Communities of Color
Aya Elamroussi, Special to the AFRO Washington D.C. high school students gathered last week in McKinley Technology High School in Northeast to discuss the issue of gun violence. The Interschool Seminar, titled Student Voices on Gun Violence & Social Justice, comprised mainly of five student-led discussions. The AFRO observed a student-facilitated discussion on gun violence in […]
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Battle is Winning at Pepco
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com One of Pepco’s brightest stars has an extensive community history, a historic political career, and is committed to seeing that his customers get the best service possible. Marc Battle is vice president for the District of Columbia with Pepco, the Washington, D.C. area utility company. Battle has worked at […]
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Senator Tim Scott Talks New Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Communities of Color
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO “If there is no succession plan, there will be no success.” U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said at a moderated session during a Washington, D.C. stop of his National Opportunity Tour on April 25 at the Washington Court Hotel. The session was moderated by national syndicated news […]
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Ward 8 Dems Don’t Endorse in Chairman, At-Large Race
By James Wright, Special to the AFRO, jwright@afro.com The chairman of the D.C. Council, and one of the at-large council members, didn’t receive an endorsement from one of the most influential political organizations in the District of Columbia. On April 21, the Ward 8 Democrats held their endorsement meeting for the positions of the District Attorney General, […]
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Founding Member of Celebrated Go-Go Band Rare Essence Remembered
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com About 2 a.m. on April 20, Rory Felton, better known as “DC”, founding member of the famed go-go band Rare Essence, was found dead of stab wounds in an apartment in Southwest, Washington, D.C. The Washington Post reported Felton, 57, was discovered in the Bellevue neighborhood with at […]
